Ramblings of a Stay-at-Home Mom

Day 5 of Week in the Life done! I lost a bit of steam again today with everything, but I still did manage to keep on taking photos and writing down some stuff. It counts, right? Anyway, I'm running behind schedule this morning with everything, so we'll just get to the photos, shall we? The Photos: Number of photos: 20(iPhone) 13(DSLR) The story of today was that I didn't clean up my kitchen last night, so when I walked into it this morning, this is what I was greeted with. Ugh. The story of today was that it called for a nice big cup of tea. Pumpkin Spice to be exact. The story of today was that I was able to do all my dishes before Violet got dropped off and she got a bit mad at me for doing so (she's me little helper in the dishes department). The story of today was that I had to help my Mom finish cleaning out her old place, and in the process, I had to move all her plants for her. The story of today was that I almost burst a gut laughing at Violet. "Magic Schoo...

Today saw a decline on photo taking with the big camera and with journaling as well. Wednesdays usually see me in a bit of a slump with everything, and it didn't help that I was helping my Mom pack/move, but I did what I could do. That's all I can ask for, right? Anyway, onto the photos and words for Wednesday The Photos: Number of Photos: 33(iPhone) 9(DSLR) I know this shot is blurry and Violet's got the Deer in the Headlights look, but it was cute. I was just getting out of bed and she decided to go into my dresser and start getting me clothes. Should take that as a sign to get my lazy butt out of bed. The story of today was a very messy kitchen that never got cleaned up properly. Such is life somedays. The story of today was helping my Mom pack/move. Actually it's been a story this week. The story of today was that my Hubby rocks. His new job is quite different from his old one (going from sitting at a desk all day to doing physical labour all day), but he likes it. ...

Hello Day 3 of Week in the Life! I was actually surprised with how many photos I got on my DSLR today. A lot of duplicates, but I was having fun playing around with it. I usually use my iPhone for primary photo taking, so using the "big" camera today was challenging, yet fun. The Photos Number of Photos: 27(iPhone); 33(DSLR) The story of today was this is the time that I woke up this morning. Tuesdays are busy around here and I need the quiet time in the morning before the kids wake up. The story of today was this little girl was up shortly after I was so that she could spend time with Daddy before he went to work. The story of today was being able to do my Bible Devotions before the kids got up. And even got some journaling done! The story of today was that I'm very thankful for this Church and the communities that it builds. Especially the Mom's Group this morning and for the awesome volunteers who look after our kids. The story of today was that for lunch I cheated...

Day 2 of Week in the Life is in the bag! Although today I slacked off a bit on the journaling part. Something about spending almost half the morning at my Mom's place, helping her pack up her house for her move later this week. Oh well. You do what you can do. Right? The other challenge for today was Violet's tantrums for everything. She's going through a bit of the needy stage right now (either that, or the green-eyed jealously monster is finally coming out), so I had to deal with quite a bit of the 3-year-old tantrums today. Something we have to deal with and (hopefully) shall soon pass. Anyway, onto today's photos and words. The Photos Number of photos: 28(iPhone); 10(dSLR) The Words Midnight-6am: Up around 2:30 for Dominique’s feeding and diaper change (peed right through everything) 6-8am: Keith’s alarm goes off, I keep on sleeping. Dominique wakes up, Keith brings her to snuggle in bed with me. 8-9am: All wake up; throw laundry into the washer, get breakfast fo...

This week marks the start of Week in the Life, hosted by Ali Edwards. Week in the Life is basically documenting your entire week via words and photos.  This is the 2nd time doing WITL, and I absolutely love it! It's nice to actually document the day-to-day stuff that goes on, and now with 2 kids, it will be interesting to look back on this. I'm using a notebook to mark down stuff every hour or so and then in the evening (or next morning), I'll upload my favourite photos and the day's journaling to blog. It will be exciting to see what this week brings. As for equipment, I'll mainly be using my iPhone as well as my DSLR. My iPhone is on me all the time and when we're home, I'm going to try to make more use of my "big" camera. Now, onto Sunday's photos and words! The Words Midnight-6am: Woke up around 2:30am for Dom’s feeding and diaper change. She was not a happy camper about her diaper and screamed loud enough to probably wake the entire house...