Less Effective Mothering

Today is Friday. I have not gotten enough sleep this week and I was cranky and tired of a messy, cluttered house. Because we have a small house everything has a place and when you add Christmas decorations into the mix, things get cluttered.

So today I had no obligations, no carpool duties, no preschool, nothing! I finally got Child #3 to fall asleep for her morning nap (difficult task as she was struggling with a full belly...) and I demanded that Child #2 watch TV. Luckily she found some sort of math cartoon and watched about 20 episodes back to back.

I am not proud but I am thankful for everything I was able to accomplish.

• Cleaned the kitchen, really cleaned it!
• Finished my Christmas card list - that last few were in Russian and I had to dig out my old Russian/English dictionary.
• Made my parents their Christmas present, it is ready to mail
• Baked 4 dozen cookies (almost all gone!)
• Organized all the toys and items I have for stockings and gifts to go under the tree. (I couldn't find one of my bags, I hid it so well. I only just remembered where it was!)
• Packaged up all the gifts the kids are giving away to "children who don't have as many toys"
• Uploaded the last of the 200+ photos needed to make my mother-in-law's photo book
• Went through all the piles I have around the house

I know it won't last long but I feel lighter  - I really hate clutter! And to finish out the day look at these good piles...

Thanks to my happy little sorter!

Nothing fancy but quality stuff!

 

Happy week-end everyone!

Kirstin