I'm Not Dead, Okay?
Oh, my heck. I can't believe that it's been nearly a MONTH since I last posted! Horrible, horrible, horrible -- I know! I had such hopes that this blog would not follow the same pattern as my journal (long periods of neglect followed by periodic marathon entries), but considering their common author...well, you get what you get, I guess.
Anyway, this isn't really even a real post. This is just to give a little explanation. Logan and I decided that our lives needed a little more structure in order for us to accomplish all of the most important things. We gave ourselves a curfew (it's 10:30 p.m., so I'm obviously breaking it tonight) and set up a schedule for scripture study, chores, bedtime, etc. Its been very good -- in most ways. I do laundry on Mondays and Wednesdays; cooking, sewing and household/craft projects on Tuesdays; housecleaning on Thursdays; catch-up and errand running/shopping on Fridays. However, this is all amidst church callings, Logan's work schedule (which has been more than a little crazy with the beginning of the school year), family events, and regular day-to-day things (dishwashing, CONSTANTLY bathing, feeding, reading to or cleaning up after the kids, etc.). Where is blogging on the schedule, I ask you? Oh, nowhere, you say? THAT'S RIGHT! So there's my pitiful excuse for neglecting the blog. I have about a million pictures saved up, and I'll probably just throw them all on here in one very random post...but that's better than utter silence, right? Oh, I don't know. I'm not sure why it feels so difficult lately to get everything done. Somehow I feel that I'm never 100% on top of anything. Am I the only one who feels this way? Even with the new schedule, each days' activities seem to bleed into the next, and I am never, NEVER done! I still hold out hope that one day, I'm going to get there...but I'm beginning to think that day isn't going to come until all the children are in their mid-30's. I'll let you know in 2038 what it's like to have my life under control...
Anyway, this isn't really even a real post. This is just to give a little explanation. Logan and I decided that our lives needed a little more structure in order for us to accomplish all of the most important things. We gave ourselves a curfew (it's 10:30 p.m., so I'm obviously breaking it tonight) and set up a schedule for scripture study, chores, bedtime, etc. Its been very good -- in most ways. I do laundry on Mondays and Wednesdays; cooking, sewing and household/craft projects on Tuesdays; housecleaning on Thursdays; catch-up and errand running/shopping on Fridays. However, this is all amidst church callings, Logan's work schedule (which has been more than a little crazy with the beginning of the school year), family events, and regular day-to-day things (dishwashing, CONSTANTLY bathing, feeding, reading to or cleaning up after the kids, etc.). Where is blogging on the schedule, I ask you? Oh, nowhere, you say? THAT'S RIGHT! So there's my pitiful excuse for neglecting the blog. I have about a million pictures saved up, and I'll probably just throw them all on here in one very random post...but that's better than utter silence, right? Oh, I don't know. I'm not sure why it feels so difficult lately to get everything done. Somehow I feel that I'm never 100% on top of anything. Am I the only one who feels this way? Even with the new schedule, each days' activities seem to bleed into the next, and I am never, NEVER done! I still hold out hope that one day, I'm going to get there...but I'm beginning to think that day isn't going to come until all the children are in their mid-30's. I'll let you know in 2038 what it's like to have my life under control...
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p.s. we sold our condo!!
It seems to me that schedules are made just begging to be broken, but at least they give us some feeling of control over our lives. I usually have more fun making schedules than following them!
There will be plenty of time to catch up on laundry in 2038, so I say... let it go and post a picture of that cute new refinishing project you've been promising! :)
I'm always reminding myself that it's not a race.
Good to hear from you.