A Test Already?!

So it's only a few days into my project to change my life and I'm already being tested-- the kids are on spring break. Today this meant I dragged all three of them to school with me and tried to keep them happy in the small video room, while I attempted to pay attention to the class on the monitor. Everything considered, it went better than expected. Most days doing this with just Bug stretches me to my limit, but today I didn't get quite so overwhelmed. This was in part because some generous soul recently filled the video room with kids' books and puzzles which kept everyone fairly occupied. But there was something else to it.

Which brings me to my next thought. I think my homeopathic remedy is playing a part in this recent life change. I don't know if anyone else can notice from the outside, but I feel profoundly different than I have in years. Not as uptight, not as oversensitive to everything, not as overwhelmed,not as stressed. I don't feel the same need to accomplish things either, although I am accomplishing a lot! I mean, I cleaned the house this weekend, almost completely organized 2 kid rooms, had friends over for dinner (didn't cook it though), went to my clinic shift, AND squeezed in a few rounds of COD! I am also finding that because I am not so worried about completing things, it's less stressful to me to hang with the kids, relax with Myron, take a bath, or read a book.

So if this is because of my last remedy, I am ecstatic! But part of the reason I am blogging it here is so that I can remember how good I feel if I start slipping back into my old mindset. Which, again, there is a decent chance of considering this whole spring break thing. But I am instating mandatory "Leave Mama Alone Time" each day. This allows me to blog, keep my nails pretty, eat without stress, and hopefully stay sane.

No pic today, but if I finish the kids rooms this week, I will post pics!

A Slow Process

A tiny step today toward a cleaner house and happier me-- "put away totes" for the kids. Thanks to a suggestion from our nanny, we now have a tote for each kid in our family room. I simply throw things that go in each of their rooms in the tote, and they have to empty it by putting everything in the correct place in their room. This latter part is most likely wishful thinking, but for the moment I am thinking positively. If nothing else, it gives them a concrete idea of exactly what needs to be put away.

The coolest thing about these puppies is they have pull handles and wheels! And I couldn't help crafting a tiny embellishment-- their initials on each. It satisfies my craft quota for the day, so extra bonus!

Back In The Saddle

So it has definitely been a while since my last post....
Yesterday I came to the realization that I need to start doing things that I like again. I know this isn't rocket science, but for some reason I never really got it before. I kept thinking I would do something fun as soon as I finished the laundry, or the dishes, or some other project, but guess what? My chores are endless! And I never get to the fun-- or at least if I do there is guilt associated with it. So in order to prevent myself becoming a bitter, resentful old woman (or at least the bitter, resentful part), I am focusing on myself. Little things.

Today I began with small steps: I painted my nails, wore jewelry, used skin care products, sat down with a coffee (the sitting part here is what is new) and started a fiction book-- a pretty mindless fiction book-- win! These little things didn't take much time and I feel better so much better!!

So we will see how this pans out...because I also started blogging again... maybe for longer than 4 posts this time???