tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74967659943570717902024-02-19T00:39:40.551-07:00Creative Life, Chaotic WorldThis is my blog about being a creative woman, learning to be organized, clean, creative and SANE with 6 children and one on the way!!! Feel free to email me at momof7_lifeishard@yahoo.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011425291333103140noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496765994357071790.post-69273749850561155082013-05-28T18:02:00.003-07:002013-05-28T18:03:04.391-07:00"30 Day Challenge. Here we go." Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">I found this little thing on </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Pinterest</span></a><span style="color: black;"> when I was researching how to become a better blogger. I have decided that I am only going to blog once a day instead of 2. Because, let's face it, 2 times a day is sometimes really hard to think of something to say. Anywho, I am going go for </span><a href="http://www.freckleditalian.com/search?updated-max=2011-01-19T13:57:00-05:00&max-results=5&reverse-paginate=true"><span style="color: blue;">The Freckled Italian's</span></a><span style="color: black;"> 30 Day Challenge! Hopefully this will give me more ideas as my blogging goes on ;o)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">Day 1 - Tells me to discuss my current relationship...</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">Oh what can I say about my current status in this crazy mixed up life that we call marriage?!?!? I have been with my husband for 5 years, 6 months, and 1 day and we have been married for 2 years, 8 months, 1 week and 5 days of those five and a half years. We have had A LOT of downs and we have had A LOT of ups. In the 2 years we have been married we had a beautiful baby boy who is 1 year, 8 months old and we are currently 30 weeks and 4 days pregnant with a baby girl...who will be our last child.</span><a name='more'></a><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Now to tell you how crazy this relationship started...</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">The year is 2007. The month is November. I had just recently gotten out of a relationship with a man, whom I found out was bi-sexual and was more interested in his last boyfriend than he was with me...So now I am living with my mom, working a full-time job, disabled from the Army (yes, I'm a disabled veteran), AND taking care of the 2 daughters that I had just gotten custody of back from my parents (as they were temporary guardians while I straightened out my life...which is a WHOLE other story) in June.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial;">I was feeling like I needed something solid in my life and was feeling very lonely. I mean, come on, I went from being in a room where 244 other women lived (barracks can be very crowded) to living in a dorm room with 2 other women (med-hold was so mice and quiet but at least I still had company) to being at home with my mom...ALL OVER AGAIN at 26 years old...I just wanted my life back. So I thought to myself, "My older sister met her 2nd husband online, my mom met her current boyfriend online, I hear about people meeting online on TV and the radio all the time, I'm single, I'm lonely, and I want my girls to grow up knowing they will have a male figure in their life (other than just my dad)...what harm can it do?"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">So I signed up for some random free site (sorry I don't remember the name of it) and found a gentleman who really sparked my interest. We talked for about 10 minutes and he told me to check out his profile on a different site because it was more complete. "Great", I thought, "more work for me to fill out a sign up form". But I did it. I put in the specs I was looking for in a mate and within 15 minutes I had HUNDREDS of men that would "match" me. Mind you, the guy that I originally talked to was not one of them so I just decided that it wasn't meant to be and moved on...</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Arial;">Then I found the profile of this guy...he was good looking, had A LOT of the same interests that I did, AND he had kids of his own! I thought maybe he wouldn't want a woman with children since he already had his own but I took a leap of faith and contacted him. Now, on this website, if you pay for it, you can say or type whatever you wish...BUT since I was tight on cash (just being out of the military and taking care of 2 kids of my own) I decided to go the free route and could only give automated responses to anything he asked me. He asked, "Do you have Yahoo! Messenger?" I responded with, "Yes." He responded to me with, "Great! It'd be easier to talk to you that way since you can only give automated responses. So find me by searching for _____ (insert screename here)." I logged into my Messenger account and found him right away.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial;">We "talked", sent pics and just got to know each other really well. Then, being stupid but feeling brave, I gave him my phone number. We spent the next 6 HOURS on the phone just talking...like we were old friends trying to catch up on something we have been missing all of our lives. After 6 hours, it was getting kind of late and I really wanted to go to karaoke (my all-time FAVORITE pastime)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial;">and I told him this and that I would really like to talk to him tomorrow. He said, "Hold on! Don't leave yet! Let me put my kids to bed and I'll call you back in 15 minutes." I did my own thing and got ready to leave and in EXACTLY 15 minutes, he called me back. He said, "I know this sounds crazy, but I'd really like to meet you! Can I get your address and I will take you to karaoke." And, of course, my dumb but brave self gave him the address. It took him almost 45 minutes to get to me from where he was living. But I wasn't just going to get in a truck with some guy I had just met and go with him to wherever he wanted to go so I took him to a place where I knew EVERYONE!</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">We hung out, drank, I sang, he listened, we got to know each other even better. I didn't get home until almost 4 o'clock in the morning because I was having such a good time with this guy. As he was getting ready to leave he told me he wanted to see me again. That was Tuesday, November 27, 2007. On Wednesday, after he had only gotten 2 hours of sleep from the night before and then having to go to work all day, he came and picked me up and we walked to pick my kids up from school and then he invited me to a hockey game. I took my kids to his house, met his kids, and left my kids to be babysat by his oldest daughter (who was almost 13). Had a great time at the hockey game, ran into some old friends I hadn't seen in over a year, and just got to know him better. I thought to myself, "Maybe it's just me...but I think I am falling in love with this guy after only 1 DAY of knowing him..." We picked up my kids when the game was over and he brought us all home.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">On Thursday, he came back to my house, walked with me to pick up my kids and then hung out with me on my mom's front porch. It was getting to be around dinner time and he told me he had to go. Then he said, "I have to fly to Las Vegas for the weekend because I am taking my softball team to a tournament. I will be leaving really early in the morning but I will call you when I land and I will see you when I get home." I don't know what came over me, I started CRYING! I told him that I didn't want him to go, I thought he would go out looking for someone a little older with more experience being a mom than I was, I was just heartbroken that he waited until the last second to tell me...I know, I'm a freak in that sense...but like I said, I thought I was falling in love with him. He assured me that was not why he was going to Vegas, they had this trip planned for months, and he couldn't back out now because he was a team member and a coach. So after I calmed down, he drove away. As he did, I cried again. But he called me...2 minutes after he left my house. He said, "I don't do this very often, I have just been playing the field. But something inside me doesn't want to leave you...I think I am falling in love with you." My breath caught and I said, "I think I am falling in love with you, too. Please hurry home so we can find out."</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Friday, November 30, 2007: He called me the second his plane landed and every second he had free after that. At about 9 o'clock at night he said, "If I could fly you out here, would you come spend the rest of the weekend with me? I miss you already." I told him I couldn't because I didn't have anyone to watch my daughters for an entire weekend. He told me to give him some time and he would figure something out...That kind of made me nervous. But I trusted him and I waited. After about 30 minutes, he called me back and said, "I talked to my sister and she said her and her daughters would watch your girls if you wanted to come out here. This is her address..." The next morning (which happened to be his 36th birthday), I was in a cab to drop my kids off at some lady's house whom I had never met before. Her daughter answered the door, I said goodbye to my kids, and I walked away. I had a huge feeling of guilt for doing this to my children, but I didn't want to miss an opportunity to see the possible soulmate I had been looking for my whole life and I flew to Vegas to be with him.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">When I got home on Monday, I went to his sister's house to pick up my kids and finally meet her (she was great! and the kids were safe). He got home on Tuesday and we picked up right where we left off. For about 2 weeks we carried on like this. I saw him every day or we spent the weekends with him and his kids. On December 12, 2007, the power went out in my mom's house and we were freezing and I was talking to him on the phone. He said, "I don't want you guys freezing all night so I am coming to get you." We spent the next 3 days looking for somewhere to move in together while we stayed at his house. We found what we were looking for on December 15, 2007 and have been living together ever since.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;">AND I am pregnant with my last child (A DAUGHTER!).</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;">Not everything has been perfect, but the way we met was and continues to keep me in awe every day of my life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Have you ever done anything that crazy? How did you meet the person you are with?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><em><u>***NOTE: Not all pictures are in order of year or happening...but they are my family***</u></em></strong></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011425291333103140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496765994357071790.post-35066127753933716332013-05-19T09:36:00.000-07:002013-05-19T09:36:34.231-07:00Slacking and no creativity<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really wanted to blog twice a day and make sure my house is clean every day but my heart and body just haven't been into it lately. With pregnancy hitting it's third trimester, I am so fatigued and sore that I just can't do it right now... But that's just the slacking part of my life currently.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here comes why I'm really just saying what I need to say: NO CREATIVITY!</span><a name='more'></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really want to plan my own baby shower (tacky, I know) but I have reasons behind this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.) I hate asking people to do it for me when I already have enough kids to almost make a baseball team.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2.) I know it'll be done the way I want.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.) I know it will look and run the way I want.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know pregnant ladies, they need to have it their way sometimes. ;oP</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4.) I don't want to rely on people to have to put out their own money to do something like this for myself or my husband when EVERYONE on this planet is struggling with finances right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I run across all those negativities in my own little head</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.) People are going to think I'm just asking for gifts for myself so I should just ask someone to spend their momey and say, "Screw it"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2.) I feel selfish doing it because I don't want people to think that I ant to be lavished upon...this is for my baby...not me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many things running through my head right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now...I have done research, thought up a theme (I'll get to more on that in a minute), figured out games, a location, a date and time, and a guest list.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here's the deal...I want to do a baby shower as a coed thing. In essence, instead of me getting all the gifts for our wonderful baby girl, I want to spoil Matt as well. I thought, "Baby showers are just for women, right?" WRONG! They are for the parents-to-be and the gift are for baby. So what I did was plan, basically, 2 baby showers in one. One for the women to enjoy and one for the men. Kids are welcome too! Because, Kendra sat down with me and thought of some activities the kids can do while the men do their thing and the women do the girly games and such.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought that I could do a Diaper Party for Matt, where the men could just bring a pack of diapers/wipes as their gift (that's way less to think about at least) and while the women play their girly games, the guys could play poker...Good idea, I thought. I also thought about instead of doing just diapers or wipes from the guys, they could help me build a "Diapering Kit" with a tool belt (that includes, tongs to grab the dirty diapers with, rubber gloves so he doesn't have to get close, and a clothespin so he can plug his nose), a tool kit (with all the essentials like diaper rash cream/ointment, baby powder, wipes, diapers, etc), and his novelty kit (a Diaper Genie filled with bag refills, headache medicine for those nights that Charlotte just isn't happy, earplugs, and novelty t-shirts that say things like, "Daddy needs a time out"). As well as creating a diaper cake for him that he can keep and use the essentials from. Which I want to CREATE myself! His theme would be bees and dragonflies because they can be done neutrally in either sex and still not be so overwhelmingly girly that all the guys are uncomfortable with just hanging out. And then they can play poker and "bullshit" (I was going to say chit chat but that just sounded too girly to me ;oP) for an hour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While all of that is going on, I was thinking that the kids could have their own party (even though we'll all be in the same location) with a craft that would be dedicated to Charlotte instead of trying to plan games prizes for them. I was thinking maybe a onesie party for them...they each get a blank onesie, some magic markers or puff paint or whatever, and spend 30 minutes creating whatever they would like for Charlotte. They would have one game called the Birthday Card game but that just uses construction paper, markers, etc. That would take up their other half hour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And last would be the party for women. As I stated before, we are all in the same location but doing things that are more appropriate for that sex/age instead of trying to keep everyone happy when more than likely, they end up bored because all they get to do is watch...The theme for the women would be ladybugs and butterflies (because those are the more girly insects ;oP). I already have games and prizes figured out. I even have a timeline figured out so the party DOES NOT last more than 2 1/2-3 hours. I know the games would last about an hour (total, not each) but they are fun and I know time would go by fast.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have even come up with party favors, a gift for my mom and Matt's mom (for giving us life so that we could eventually find each other) and a gift for Matt (thanking him for being such a great dad to all of our kids). I have come up with cake designs (one bee/dragonfly and one ladybug/butterfly) and flavors (one chocolate swirl and one just plain white/yellow cake for variety), what I kind of want the area to look like once it's decorated (like it's a themed baby shower and not just kind of thrown together), etc.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So needless to say, I'm not necessarily lacking creativity, I am lacking how to do it CHEAP! I am lacking how to CREATE Matt's diaper cake, decorations/centerpieces, etc. I know I can get plates, utensils, cups, tablecloths, etc at the Dollar Store...but, let's face it, it's the dollar store and they don't always carry confetti, specific decorations (I'd like my decorations to make a theme...insects, remember?), etc... That is where I need the help...I need to know how to make things for this, to hang up, to keep Matt's part of it a secret from him, to make my invitations (which I have researched online, tried all the Office apps like Excel, Word and Publisher...I cannot find just what I'm looking for...), and to do it all as cheaply as I can. I keep saying cheap because I keep asking myself, "Why am I spending money on things that will last me a day when I can keep that money and get Charlotte what she might need?" But I want ambiance and not just a "hey, let's meet at the park and hope that it looks okay" kind </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, that's my rant...any help? I know I have creative friends out there!!! Let me know ;o)</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011425291333103140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496765994357071790.post-59351792630727031242013-05-07T12:36:00.002-07:002013-05-07T12:37:56.532-07:00Pampering myself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, I am going to pamper myself ;o) <a href="http://www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/31-beginner-babysteps/">The Fly Lady</a> says that each day you should get dressed to your shoes (and not just any shoes, LACE-UP shoes!!!). This includes your face and hair! No heels, no slippers, no slip-ons, no sandals, no shoes that are hard to work in or easy to slip off. She does this because of something she learned when working for a direct sales makeup company (which I did, too, heard the same things...I just didn't believe them until now). </span><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Fly Lady says, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>"The reason behind this duty was that you act differently when you have clothes and shoes on. You are more professional. The customer can tell when you don’t feel good about the way you look. So, if getting dressed makes that big of an impression on someone that can’t even see you, then what is it going to do to those who can see you. Mainly yourself." </em></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">So today, I am going to dye my hair, pamper my legs with a recipe I found through <a href="http://militaryfit-bombshell.tumblr.com/post/26559978586/super-silky-summer-legs-next-time-you-are-feeling">Megan</a> who is in the United States Air Force, put on a little bit of makeup (I think a little bit can go a long way), and getting dressed to my shoes!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So remember, just taking a day to pamper yourself can change your whole outlook on how you feel about your home, your situation, your life, or even yourself. Build that self-esteem, ladies! I know I will be ;o)</span></div>
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shine my sink...guess what? I did it! And let me tell you, I feel like a weight
has been lifted off of my shoulders ;o) Now each time the kids do the dishes
all they have to do is wipe it out to dry it when they are done and my sink
will stay shiny forever! Okay, maybe not forever but you get the idea.</span><br />
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Step 1: Remove all dishes
from the sink. For this step I emptied my dishwasher and then reloaded it. And
of course I started it ;o) Tonight, after dinner my daughter will unload it and
refill it with whatever dinner dishes we may have...it won't be much because we
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Step 2: Run very hot water in
the sink and fill to the rim (be careful because I almost burnt myself). Add 1
cup household bleach (I added 1/2 a cup when the sink was 1/2 full and another
1/2 cup when it was full). Let sit for 1 hour.<br />
(If you have a double-sided
sink like I do, only do one side at a time.)<br />
Now at this point, if you're
feeling adventurous, you could start cleaning something else but for me...I'm
pregnant and tired quite a bit of time so I sat down and crocheted.<br />
When your hour is up, pull
the plug with tongs or gloved hands (I used the tongs we use for grilling) being
careful not to get it on your skin or clothes.<br />
After this side drained I
filled my second side so it could soak while I did the next steps.<br />
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Step 3: Rinse your sink very
well! You don't want to mix cleansers because it could cause toxic gas...so
make sure it is really rinsed well. Dry your sink out with a clean, dry towel.<br />
Step 4: With baking soda,
scrub sink.<br />
I personally made a paste
with vinegar and baking soda, dipped my sponge in, and scrubbed all around the
inside of my sink.<br />
Step 5: Repeat step 3<br />
Step 6: *This is not one of
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cleaned out my drain. All it takes is 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup baking soda.
You put 1/2 cup baking soda down your drain then add 1/2 cup vinegar. IT
WILL FOAM!!! It's going to kinda be like a volcano but don't worry it'll go
down after a few seconds. Let sit for 15 minutes.<br />
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Step 8: Once your 15
minutes are up, repeat step 3 ;o)<br />
Step 9: Make another paste
with your vinegar and baking soda and with an old toothbrush, clean around your
faucets.<br />
I actually cleaned all of the
stuff that wasn't hit by the bleach water at this point. The whole rim of the
sink, that is.<br />
Step 10: With clean towel,
rinse off your faucets and wipe dry.<br />
Step 11: With glass cleaner
of your choice, shine your sink. Don't forget to include as far down in your
drain hole you can reach and all handles/faucets.<br />
Step 12: Repeat step 3!<br />
And you're done! Now you can
just keep up with daily maintenance and it'll stay shiny. Don't forget that
each time you run water in it, you use a dry, clean towel to dry it out when
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, so I didn't sleep well last night because of having so much heartburn I was literally breathing fire! However, today I am feeling motivated to clean! I am a little late on my blogging because I actually took time this morning for myself to rest and gain that energy that I need to get me through today ;o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So, first things first, I have my children cleaning the living room today and, so far, it is going smoothly. I have implemented a new thing that I heard about on Pinterest! A man (yes, ladies, a man...) wrote a party cleaning schedule that tells you to set a timer for 10 minutes and start your task. Now, in his schedule, he goes from room to room. So you would start in the kitchen and clean it for 10 minutes. Then when the timer is up (you can finish the task you were on...if it's small. i.e. drying a plate, wiping a counter, etc), you move on to the next section. With his schedule, it's the bathroom. Reset your timer for 10 minutes and get to work. When the timer is up, move to the next section (which is the living room). Reset again for 10 minutes and do what you do. Now...after that 10 minutes is up, you get a 10 minute break. Drink water, grab a snack, rest, whatever it is you need to do but in that 10 minute period, DON'T CLEAN! When your 10 minute break is done you head back to the kitchen, reset the timer, and start all over. Simple as that! Continue doing those 3 rooms until you are satisfied with the way they look but only working 10 minutes at a time, with a break every 30 minutes, so you don't get overwhelmed! Remember, I haven't mentioned floors yet. Once you are satisfied with the overall look of each of these rooms you can do your floors. You sweep for 10 minutes, vacuum for 10 minutes, mop for 10 minutes, rest. Do that in each room until you are satisfied with how your floors look and VOILA! you're done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now, since my kids are only cleaning the living room I have delegated the 10 minute timer but they are to do one task per that 10 minutes. So they will spend 10 minutes ensuring everything is in a pile, 10 minutes getting rid of the trash, 10 minutes picking up toys, rest...etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Since I have my living room being taken care of, I am going to tell you what my plans are for the day. Last night, I crocheted myself a sponge and I am in the process of finishing a dishtowel (which should take me no more than 30 minutes to finish...once I'm off the computer, of course ;oP). I am going to use those tools and shine my sink! While my sink soaks I am going to implement the 10 minute rule for myself and set to the task of cleaning my kitchen. Depending on how well my new sponge and towel do, I may spend this evening making one for each bathroom in my house as well so that they are on hand and I won't have to constantly leave that room in search of a towel or sponge to clean that space when I'm in it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I don't have a before picture of my living room as the kids have started before I could get one...but believe me...it was MESSY!!! I will have pictures up tonight of the finished product of my living room as well as before/after pictures of my sink. Wish me luck!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Do you have a cleaning schedule you stick to? Have you ever implemented time limits to help yourself not be so overwhelmed?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011425291333103140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496765994357071790.post-3537220210238084912013-05-05T22:58:00.001-07:002013-05-05T23:00:23.094-07:00Feeling unaccomplished...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I know that most people lie in their blog posts and brag of things they have accomplished during the day, but I'm here to do just the opposite...</span><a name='more'></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I had plans to "Shine my Sink" today. <a href="http://www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/31-beginner-babysteps/">The Fly Lady</a> tells you step by step how to shine your sink in a little over an hour and it seems sooo easy! However, today, my pregnancy got the best of me. I had motivation and energy, sat down and wrote my morning blog, got all ready to take care of my sink...and then it hit me. That pain in the lower right quadrant of your belly telling you that you need to sit down and not move for the remainder of the day. I got dizzy and extremely tired I thought, "If I stand at that sink and even remotely start what my plans were, I am going to pass out just from pure pain and exhaustion." So I didn't do anything and my house looks like we were hit by the bomb that hit Hiroshima!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'm feeling like I let my family and myself down even though they understand that I'm pregnant and can't always do what I set my mind to. I am going to get some more rest, crochet a towel that will only be used to shine my sink and start over tomorrow. Wish me luck!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Have there been times when things you really wanted to do had to be put on the back burner? Did you learn from it? Did you push through it? Did you feel unaccomplished?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011425291333103140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496765994357071790.post-79750758193037511152013-05-05T11:42:00.001-07:002013-05-05T11:42:09.763-07:00Goals for my day<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So today I am going to focus on taking it one step at a time. I don't want to overwhelm myself (or make myself so tired that I can't see straight). I am spending my day "shining my sink"! I know this sounds silly but after reading page after page from <a href="http://www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/31-beginner-babysteps/">The FlyLady</a>, I feel extremely motivated and okay with taking it one day at a time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Today is my first day of her "31 Beginner BabySteps" and she teaches me how to shine my sink. Then I will follow step 2 (Day 2) tomorrow but continue to shine my sink each day. I will build each step but continue the one learned before that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">My goals for today are as follows:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shine my sink</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Create my Control Journal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">and relax!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I think while I am on my relaxing I am going to also research daily motivational quotes that I can keep in my Control Journal or some sort of binder and take time for motivating myself each morning.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I found my camera!!! Yay! So now after I shine my sink I can post a picture and show everyone what I have accomplished today ;o)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011425291333103140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496765994357071790.post-30965488853499341432013-05-04T22:52:00.001-07:002013-05-04T22:53:59.052-07:00Cleaning Schedules Rule My World!!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First things first, my kitchen is the only thing that got clean today ;oP My back started hurting, baby is sitting on a nerve somewhere low in my belly, and my round ligament pain is back...SO needless to say, not much cleaning got done today. "To err is human", right? But while I was resting I decided it was a good time to learn more about blogging and research what I promised I was going to talk about this evening...CLEANING!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So after doing a little research and A LOT of note taking, I decided to create my own Home Management Binder. But that's not exactly what this post is about. In the binder I am planning on making/putting together for myself, there will be a section on cleaning. I want to incorporate some sort of cleaning schedule and, since there are about a bijillion (not an exact count...lol) that you can find on <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest,</a> I decided that I am going to highlight 3 of the KINDS of schedules you can use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The first one I found was on <a href="http://twothingsincommon.blogspot.com/2011/08/deep-cleaning-monthly-schedule.html">Two things in common by Angie!</a> She gives you a printable version of DEEP CLEANING by month. She shows you what things she cleans once a month for all 12 months of the year! This is helpful because you don't ALWAYS have to deep clean everything. As a matter of fact, most of us only surface clean all year around and deep clean for spring cleaning... That can get overwhelming to say the least! Trying to cram all of you hard cleaning for a week out of the year or even a month? Why stress out when you can do one thing each month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Another way to approach cleaning is to do one thing per week. <a href="http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2013/01/30-minutes-per-week-house-cleaning.html">Angie @ The Country Chic Cottage</a> does just that! She offers a printable checklist where she focuses on one item (like organizing all desk drawers) each week of the year and does it for 30 minutes! Now I know that not everyone can accomplish all of their chores in 30 minutes. BUT if you choose to, say, clean out your desk drawers and do it for 30 minutes on Monday but don't accomplish all of it on that day, you can do another 30 minutes on Tuesday or Wednesday until that task is complete!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Last, but not least is shown to you by <a href="http://thebewitchinkitchen.com/2012/06/spring-cleaning-checklist-download.html">Randa @ The Bewitchin' Kitchen</a> and, of course, this is a Spring Cleaning schedule ;o) Her schedule shows you what to tackle during your spring cleaning! Her schedule shows by section and then chore, gives a section where you can put in the date it was completed (for future reference), and it even comes with a WHO section so that you can delegate the chores so that you're not stuck doing them all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There are soooo many different types of cleaning schedules out there. There are ones for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, every 2, 3, or 6 months, even yearly! These were just 3 that I thought would show how different everyone is when they clean! Now go on Pinterest, search cleaning, organization, or even cleaning schedules and jot down what you want to accomplish and how often. Then log into either Excel or Word and get busy customizing your own (which is what I did) or find blank/customizable printables on Pinterest as well!! I hope this helps those who are trying to figure out a way to clean. I will post more on this subject in the future ;o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can see, I am at my backdoor in my kitchen and it's a tad bit chilly. Today is a no makeup, messy hair kinda day ;o) I am going to try...keyword here is try...to blog each morning and each night. That way, in the mornings I can post about what I hope to accomplish each day and at night I can see if I actually accomplished it! So I think today is going to be the day (after cleaning) that I am going to share some of the blogs I found on how to become more organized in my cleaning schedule. There are so many people out there that are so much more organized than I am and I will pay credit where it is due.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pinterest.com is my "go-to" place when I am searching for motivation and ideas to clean my house. I do have 6 children (although, 2 of them don't live at home anymore) and the 4 that live at home are not so great when it comes to cleaning. The youngest is only 19 months and he is the worst about throwing his things around my living room... Have you ever tried to get a stubborn 19 month old boy to clean? When my older girls (14, 11, and 18) try to sweep things in a pile to go through it, he will sit in the middle of the pile and find things to throw out of the pile! BUT if he sees his older sisters or my husband and I put things in his toy box, he will find WHATEVER (even if it's trash) he can get his hands on to "help" put his stuff away.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the greatest things I have found on </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pinterest.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is called a "Ransom Box".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What this wonderful lady, at </span><a href="http://zitzmanfam.blogspot.com/2012/05/chores-pinteresting-wednesday.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just Another Day in Paradise,</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> does is, pick up her children's things and puts them in her "Ransom Box" and they must do a chore to get them out! It definitely makes kids think twice before leaving their things out ;o) She even includes a list of chores on her site (if you can't think of any of your own, like me) that are great for kids of any age. On another site, </span><a href="http://madsmemories.blogspot.com/2009/08/moms-ransom-rubbage.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mads Memories,</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> she came up with really fun and some funny "chores" for kids! My particular favorite is, "Rub dad's feet for 10 minutes and do 'this little piggy' to him"! My kids hate this chore because (although I love him) my husband <strong><u>is not</u></strong> very good at taking care of his feet ;o) He has worked in construction his whole life and we found out about 2 years ago that he has Type 1 Diabetes (which he is managing, thankfully, without insulin!) so, needless to say, his heels form very hard callouses (thank the Lord for pedicures...which I get but my husband feels that it is a girl thing...even though I convinced him to get one...ONCE) on them and when the kids are forced to touch them (as per the chore mentioned) they squirm the whole time!!! My 19 month old son hasn't quite understood the concept of the "Ransom Box" yet, but he will and we are teaching him each day, the importance of cleaning up after himself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that is just the tip of the iceberg of what I hope to accomplish today. Please check out these blogs because they have some very wonderful ideas on other ways to get chores done! </span><a href="http://www.agirlandagluegun.com/2011/11/shout-outs-sunday.html#comment-80740"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Girl and A Glue Gun</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> has even thought of a way, that if the kiddos want to make extra money (picture #2 below), they can! </span><a href="http://www.organizedmom.net/2012/09/solution-for-kids-messes/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Organized Mom</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> came up with this little poem (pictured below) and I couldn't think of a price/chore list to give to my kids to do to make that extra money...</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011425291333103140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496765994357071790.post-76087114086877420342013-05-04T00:11:00.001-07:002013-05-04T00:11:09.274-07:00Pregnancy pain sucks...So as of right now I am 27 weeks pregnant with my 5th pregnancy but my 4th child (I had a miscarriage between pregnancies 1 and 2; well technically 1 and 3). Anyway, I have experienced heartburn through all of my pregnancies and fatigue for that matter. But with this one I can't sleep (bad), I have no weird cravings (good), no morning sickness (good), and heartburn (bad). Okay, so the no weird cravings and no morning sickness (and heartburn as mentioned before) I have had through all of my pregnancies too. But the sleep thing really sucks. Plus I have experienced round ligament pain, which isn't fun but usually stops within a few seconds after sneezing, coughing, or laughing...<a name='more'></a><br />
Now, at 27 weeks and pregnant with my last child, I am experiencing a whole new pain. Here comes the TMI portion, in case you may not want to read it...<br />
I am having issues walking, rolling out of bed, lifting a leg (either leg) to put on my pants, underwear or any other bottoms I am wearing that day, spreading my legs to wipe after I go to the bathroom, getting off the couch, or any other mundane task that you would think is normally fairly easy to do! I called the doctor this evening to find out if it is something serious or not and she said she thinks my baby girl is just laying on a nerve. However, it literally feels like someone punched me between the legs! It hurts where my legs meet my pelvis (like the insides of my thighs) and all along the cervix/vagina internally, as well as, feeling bruised externally to the touch! (As I said, this may be the TMI portion.)<br />
I have tried Tylenol, resting, elevating my legs, changing positions, sleeping with a pillow under my belly and one between my legs, a hot bath, AND NOTHING WORKS!<br />
Anyway, the doctor said she thinks baby may just be laying on a nerve and I should just take it easy...<br />
That is soooo much easier said than done.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011425291333103140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496765994357071790.post-30547546156873057652013-05-03T18:46:00.001-07:002013-05-03T18:57:33.772-07:00What I have learned today...I have learned that I am already falling in love with blogging because I have a lot on my mind and sometimes it's just nice to write it all out.<br />
I have learned that my blog posts may not always be agreed with and that's okay because this is about me!<br />
I have learned that I miss my children when they are gone or asleep because it makes the house so much quieter.<br />
I have learned that I enjoy a quiet house despite what I said above ;oP<a name='more'></a><br />
I have learned that I enjoy bringing my computer to the back deck of my townhome with me while I sit outside and do whatever it is I want to do on my computer at that moment because it gives me fresh air, beautiful views, and time to myself.<br />
I have learned that I smoke a lot more (I know I shouldn't because I am pregnant and have children...) when I am enjoying the great outdoors.<br />
I have learned that I am not as organized as I would like to be despite what I tell myself in my head.<br />
I have learned that there are A LOT of really helpful blogs on Pinterest.com to get me to where I want to be financially, organizationally, as a person, with a clean house, with my children, and in my life in general.<br />
I have learned that, whether it is bad for me or not, Mountain Dew is my favorite drink AND it gives me major heartburn when I'm pregnant.<br />
I have learned how to make better spreadsheets on Excel, Calendars on Word, and numerous things on Publisher.<br />
I have learned that I need to get in touch more often with my friends and family that I don't get to see very often because they live so far away.<br />
I have learned that I need more motivation to get things done.<br />
I have learned that I know how to be motivated because of my time in the United States Army and just need to tap into that again.<br />
I have learned that I am a well versed person.<br />
I have learned that my children have too many friends that they want to hang out with nowadays, instead of hanging out at home with me...<br />
I have learned that my children are growing up right before my eyes, even though I don't want them to.<br />
I have learned that, despite our differences or arguments, I have met my soulmate in my husband and am thankful everyday that I met him when I did.<br />
I have learned that I am a faithful, true, honest person who wears her heart on her sleeve.<br />
These are things that I have learned today.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011425291333103140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496765994357071790.post-54096797343011073082013-05-03T17:45:00.001-07:002013-05-04T12:24:00.739-07:00My first postThis is my first attempt at becoming an avid blogger. I have lots of things on my mind, lots of things I am passionate about, and lots to say! A little bit about me:<br />
I am a mom of 6 and pregnant with number 7!!!<br />
My oldest 3 are my stepchildren but they are mine.<br />
I absolutely adore my husband...even though some days are harder than others ;oP<br />
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I am a disabled veteran of the United States Army and spend most of my days browsing the internet, playing Aion (an MMORPG) with my husband (although not as often as he'd like), taking care of the children I still have left at home, knitting, crocheting, or cross-stitching, and learning as much new stuff as my little brain can cram in one space!<br />
There is not one thing you could ask me that I wouldn't be truthful about in answering because I feel it is very important for people to know me for me. If that means they don't like me after they get to know me, so be it...it obviously wasn't meant as long term anyway. If that means I make a lifelong friend, GREAT!...the more the merrier. The only thing I ask is this...don't judge me before you know me (even though there are those out there who will) because I won't judge you without knowing you, either.<br />
I hope you will learn to enjoy my posts from here on out because I plan on doing this for as long as I can!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011425291333103140noreply@blogger.com0