- While there is always laundry to do, it is not piled up.
- Sheets are cleaned regularly.
- The kitchen junk drawer is organized.
- The refridgerator is regularly purged and the shelves cleaned.
- This week’s meals have included: French herb quinoa with spicy black beans; Lime-splashed tofu with red curry paste, peas, and yellow tomatoes; zucchini and basil lasagna with red pepper sauce
- Treats have included: crunchy “grasshoppers,” Triple C’s, Triple C’s with peanut butter swirl, and cappuccino parfaits
- Dust does not pile on the furniture for long.
- Clothes were purged and pick-ups arranged on freecycle.
- Our closet is organized.
- I still get in 30 minutes of soaps via TiVo.
I am The Domestic Goddess.
How long can this continue before I develop a drinking problem?
Aunt Amy | 29-Jun-06 at 4:16 pm | Permalink
Oh my gosh…next thing you’re going to tell us is that you all are moving to Wysteria Lane!?!?! I envy your ambition and energy – are you making up for the nesting you weren’t able to do in your home in NOLA because you were in Mobile?
eli | 29-Jun-06 at 5:38 pm | Permalink
You are going to make the rest of us look bad when we can’t manage the laundry!
So glad you have the energy and time to do the things you need to do AND take photos and spend time with your children!
Holly | 29-Jun-06 at 7:07 pm | Permalink
I think this is less a factor of delayed nesting and more a case of anal retentive.
It’s also survival. Our house is in a state of constant construction that can be overwhelming to live in. There is no sufficient storage for the kids’ toys, no shelving for the study (yet) and our psuedo back bathrooms/laundry area that will still haven’t decided how we will renovate. (AKA: How we will afford supplies and time to renovate.) I have to have a little headway in organization through the chaos. I *am* a little OCD (Bree and I are not so different!)
Holly | 29-Jun-06 at 7:12 pm | Permalink
PS: First children kick your butt! You can’t do anything with a first child; you are totally overwhelmed. For some reason, the second one really turns you into Superwoman. Other mothers told me this would happen — and by golly, they were right.
Also, if I had to manage Will EVERY morning, by myself… it would be a very different story. The days when it’s just me with the kids are long and rough. Having a structured morning activity to wear him out is KEY.
Violet | 30-Jun-06 at 5:48 am | Permalink
Hmm, given that this post is followed by the free beer post, should we be worried? Good thing I know that you are pretty much finished after 1 beer!