Keeping Track of the Mundane
Last night I stayed up late reading entries from 2011 that I had written. I think I've had a hard time writing in here lately b/c I feel like my life is mundane, and nobody really cares to read it. But you know what? I like to go back and read it. And I'm sure my kids will appreciate all the mundane things I've written on down the road when they're wondering what life was like when they were little. So with that in mind, I'm going to try to get back on board with writing about my boring life. Besides, that's the title of this journal, right?
To start off this boring entry, I'll write about how I scrubbed our shower today. See? You're already excited. I can tell.
Every time I scrub our shower, I think about how I shouldn't put it off until it gets that gross, but I always do, and I always kick myself for it. Some things I learned while cleaning today:
1. Glass shower doors are stupid. STUPID, I SAY!
2. I used toothpaste (not gel) and a toothbrush to get hard water stains off my faucet, and it worked. It didn't leave it looking shiny, but it got the spots off. I imagine if I went back over it with some Windex, it would've looked great.
3. Toothbrushes are great for scrubbing corners of showers. Thanks, Andrew, for letting me borrow yours. I put it back.
4. Just kidding. It was an old one.
5. I need to buy more cleaners. I'm apparently out of everything. That's why I got creative with the toothpaste.
6. I'm disgusting and should clean our shower more.
I did a lot of thinking while I cleaned b/c scrubbing doesn't require too much brain power. I thought about writing books and listening to music and old friends. Lauren hung out with me for awhile. She even "cleaned" a little which really means she wasted several of my clorox wipes. haha But I enjoyed her company. She got a stool, so she could see herself in the mirror, got my comb, and started combing her hair. When she was done, she said, "Do you think my hair is lovely?" haha She's so cute. She'll be 4 next month. I just have one more year with her at home before she starts school. Life is moving too fast.
I've really enjoyed not having school these last couple of weeks. I'm sad for Evan to go back. I know he loves school and loves learning and loves his teacher, and I'm glad he does. If he didn't, it would be so hard for me to send him back. I hate getting up early. There's so much more stress when he's going with scheduling and such. I've loved how laid back things have been. It's like the old days. They even come snuggle with me in the mornings when they wake up which is one of my most favorite things in the world. But Monday will be here before I know it, and school will be back. Boooo...
I remember thinking once that life would be less stressful when I had children in school. That was a bunch of crap. Life is far too busy now.
The kids are down for "naps" now. I took that time to write a couple of stupid poems on my computer. I just read a children's book to Lauren, and so I wrote about that and nap time. They're dumb, but it made me feel good to do something. I need to do more of that.
Oh, when I finished cleaning the shower, I brought Andrew upstairs to show him b/c I like to be bragged on (who doesn't?), and Lauren called Evan upstairs, so he could see. She said, "Mommy did a lot of hard work! It's all clean!" haha She's the coolest. :)
Well, I suppose that's all for now. Get ready for more of the mundane!
To start off this boring entry, I'll write about how I scrubbed our shower today. See? You're already excited. I can tell.
Every time I scrub our shower, I think about how I shouldn't put it off until it gets that gross, but I always do, and I always kick myself for it. Some things I learned while cleaning today:
1. Glass shower doors are stupid. STUPID, I SAY!
2. I used toothpaste (not gel) and a toothbrush to get hard water stains off my faucet, and it worked. It didn't leave it looking shiny, but it got the spots off. I imagine if I went back over it with some Windex, it would've looked great.
3. Toothbrushes are great for scrubbing corners of showers. Thanks, Andrew, for letting me borrow yours. I put it back.
4. Just kidding. It was an old one.
5. I need to buy more cleaners. I'm apparently out of everything. That's why I got creative with the toothpaste.
6. I'm disgusting and should clean our shower more.
I did a lot of thinking while I cleaned b/c scrubbing doesn't require too much brain power. I thought about writing books and listening to music and old friends. Lauren hung out with me for awhile. She even "cleaned" a little which really means she wasted several of my clorox wipes. haha But I enjoyed her company. She got a stool, so she could see herself in the mirror, got my comb, and started combing her hair. When she was done, she said, "Do you think my hair is lovely?" haha She's so cute. She'll be 4 next month. I just have one more year with her at home before she starts school. Life is moving too fast.
I've really enjoyed not having school these last couple of weeks. I'm sad for Evan to go back. I know he loves school and loves learning and loves his teacher, and I'm glad he does. If he didn't, it would be so hard for me to send him back. I hate getting up early. There's so much more stress when he's going with scheduling and such. I've loved how laid back things have been. It's like the old days. They even come snuggle with me in the mornings when they wake up which is one of my most favorite things in the world. But Monday will be here before I know it, and school will be back. Boooo...
I remember thinking once that life would be less stressful when I had children in school. That was a bunch of crap. Life is far too busy now.
The kids are down for "naps" now. I took that time to write a couple of stupid poems on my computer. I just read a children's book to Lauren, and so I wrote about that and nap time. They're dumb, but it made me feel good to do something. I need to do more of that.
Oh, when I finished cleaning the shower, I brought Andrew upstairs to show him b/c I like to be bragged on (who doesn't?), and Lauren called Evan upstairs, so he could see. She said, "Mommy did a lot of hard work! It's all clean!" haha She's the coolest. :)
Well, I suppose that's all for now. Get ready for more of the mundane!