First off… for those curious, I only found 4 little ants today…. they seemed lost. hopefully that was the last of them.<\/p>\n
Plus, I figured out that I can sleep quite well on the couch. maybe when it warms up a bit I can sleep in the bed again…. but for now, it’s the couch for me…<\/p>\n
Now…. Today, I spent all day, and I mean ALL day, putting the office back together. Granted, it needed to get done, and there is no one else who can do it. and I finally have space to work at the computer again. But at what cost? I realized this evening around 7pm that I had barely seen my kids all day. They were here. They were nicely playing in their rooms, staying out of mom’s way…. But seriously… talk about a guilt trip.<\/p>\n
Not to mention the laundry is REALLY piling up… It’s about up to my waist now.. and that’s just in my room… I literally have no pants to wear tomorrow.<\/p>\n
And bedtime. Oh my freaking word. I was so worn out…. and then bedtime was pushed back a bit because dinner was late because I was trying to finish nailing the baseboard back up…. The littles didn’t get to bed til 9, and the big guy went down at 930ish.. a full hour AFTER they were supposed to go down… and boy were they grumpy! I so need to get a routine back. We had one. it fell apart when Daddy left.<\/p>\n
I realized something else tonight…. I can’t just tell them to “put your toys away.” Half the time, they aren’t sure where the toys go! Things are so different now…. and they haven’t had time to figure it all out… And to be honest… we are still unpacking things, and moving things around constantly, to the point where I’m not even sure where everything goes. *S* So I really need to make an effort to say, You – pick up those cars, and put them in the box under your bed. You – pick up those barbies and put them in the box in your closet. you know??<\/p>\n
I need a meal plan. I currently have leftover ham, but the kids will only eat that once more before they revolt. I need a plan that will get us all fed, with minimal cooking (since I’m way to busy, and way too tired to cook big dinners). I think I need to do ALOT of crock pot type stuff, and some casserole-types that I can whip together one weekend and freeze for use during the month.<\/p>\n
I also need a routine that includes a home blessing hour, school time, design time, housework, and home improvment time. Did I mention Tae-Bo?? I’ve packed on close to 20 extra pounds, and I’d really like to shed that b4 he gets back from deployment.<\/p>\n
Speaking of pounds…. I need to cut back on my eating. I know the fastest way to lose the weight would be to watch my portion sizes and Tae-Bo. I also know that mom says if they had known before, they could have managed dad’s weight better, to make it less of a strain on his heart. Besides… if I get below 175, I can get a discount on the life insurance…. *S* (Still haven’t heard back from them BTW… they are stuck trying to track down medical records. HA! good luck.)<\/p>\n
And I soooo need to get all this crap off my desk. It makes it hard for me to concentrate and work here with all this crap all over the place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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