Normal

I am feeling refreshingly normal today. After a busy week of playdates and appointments it is "cleaning day" for me and you would think I would not be happy about this but I am. Since about week eight of this pregnancy it has been difficult for me to get anything done around here without it being sporadic or just a big old pain in the butt. It's not that the house is dirty, it isn't, but I haven't been able to spend an entire day doing the chores in one fell swoop like I used to. I like getting everything done in one day, that way I don't have to spend the entire week thinking about something that needs to be cleaned or washed everyday. So, in honor of feeling "normal," I am going to list everything that I have accomplished today, just so if it doesn't happen again before the baby arrives I can say that at least it happened once druing this pregnancy!

• Finished four loads of laundry, including the bed linens
• Dusted the entire house
• Vaccuumed the entire house
• Deep cleaned the blinds on all the windows
• Deep cleaned the master bathroom
• Mopped the tile floors
• Washed all dishes for the day
• Ironed Rob's button down shirts
• Hung all of Avery's clothes and organized her closet
• Went to the grocery store and finished up shopping for the weekend
• Made Avery breakfast and lunch (hey, it counts!)
• Half an hour of potty training time... no success
• Read books with Avery and colored
• Made spaghetti sauce for homemade Eggplant Parmegiana for dinner tonight. Still simmering.

I think that's everything. Either way, it is a day full of accomplishments for me and I couldn't be more exhausted! But at least now I don't have to think about cleaning the house this weekend and can just enjoy myself. Definitely worth it!

Comments

[Jen]

dude!!

i am exhausted just reading this list.

does this mean you are in your nesting phase?!

[Lisa C]

OMG - I have NEVER accomplished this much "home" work in one day!! Bravo! Now get your little pregnant butt over to my house and help me accomplish something too!

[Lins]

You and I are so alike - I LOVE accomplishing like this. I can't do it all in a day anymore though/ But last week, when I'd done all the cleaning over the previous two days, we dropped Sam and pre-school on a glorious sunny day and I said to caitlin "What shall we do now?" And sge said "Cleaning". I said, "No, not today - shall we go outside in the garden?" And she replied. "No outside - cleaning!" Poor child!

[Alaena]

Deep cleaning.......I can tell you've worked in the hotel business!! :)