Ramblings of a Stay-at-Home Mom

  Wow, it's been a long time since I've been on here....... Anyway, I've decided to start up my 101 in 1001 list again. Seeing as all 3 kids are in school (!!) and I have quite a bit of free time on my hands, I figured it was as good as time as any to jump back into this and finally get some stuff done. Start: January 1, 2024 End: September 28, 2026 Done 0/101 House 1) Make a routine cleaning schedule for daily cleaning 2) Make a deep cleaning schedule for fall & spring cleaning 3) Replace baseboards 4) Replace flooring 5) Put up book shelf/shelves 6) Organize Keith’s office Kids 7) Purge all the toys 8) Purge the kids' closets 9) Organize kids’ schoolwork 10) Declutter playroom 11)Declutter kids rooms x3 Living Room 12) Replace couch 13) Paint the living room 14) New curtains for the living room 15) Put up a gallery wall in the living room Kitchen 16) Paint the kitchen 17) Overhaul/organize the pantry 18) Organize basement kitchen 19) Declutter kitchen fully 20)

Fact of life right now is that Zach was up really early this morning. 4:30am to be precise. Although he fell out of bed and woke up crying for me that he bumped his head. I tried going back to bed after getting him settled again, but Keith’s alarm went off 5 minutes after I crawled back in, and then Zach woke up 10 minutes after that. Feeling like I needed a creative outlet, so I hopped on my laptop and updated yesterday’s WITL blog post while Zach watched cartoons and the girls slept. Feeling grateful that the girls slept through all of Zach’s shenanigans this morning and got right to it as soon as they woke up. I love the feeling of a good hot shower in the morning while the kids have breakfast. Got my hair washed, properly dressed and make-up on! Taking care of myself like this in the morning always helps me feel more productive and have a better attitude throughout the day. I love the fact that the girls help out with daily chores. To

Around Here , we’re up early as usual. As of course, that means Zach is up early as well and eating his breakfast. Around Here , Zach helps Daddy get ready for work and get his morning tickles in. Around Here , Violet and my niece Madison get dropped off around 6:30am, after spending the night at Grandma’s place. They go join Zach in the living room and watch some cartoons. Around Here , I had to get Dominique up so that we could start the day. Around Here , it’s garbage day, so while the big kids were eating breakfast, I took all the garbage and recycling out to the curb. Very thankful that our city didn’t stop garbage pick-up amid this whole COVID-19 pandemic. Around Here , I finish uploading and working on yesterday’s photos while Zach puts his puzzles together and the girls watch Frozen 2. Around Here , I make my usual breakfast of eggs & toast and then get started on cleaning up the kitchen, while Zach invades the fridge