I didn’t do much on the house this weekend. Sometimes I think I just might pull this off, other times it will never work.
Either way, I’m losing steam. It’s hard to muster the enthusiasm.
I did do some organizing, and made some finishing touches on the house manual. I dropped more stuff off at Goodwill and my classroom. I sold a piece of furniture on Craigslist. I ran some errands. I cleaned some window sills. My biggest accomplishment was the refrigerator, which I cleaned for the first time since we moved in six years ago (I am evidently okay living, and storing my food, in filth). It took me 2.5 hours and now it’s done. It was an especially stressful item on my must-do list, so I’m relieved to cross it off.
I also saw The Incredibles 2 with my family. And took my kids to their last swim lesson (at least for a while). My husband and I had brunch on Saturday. I picked up my kids’ at my parents’ house. I watched the season finale of Westworld (and then read a ton of articles in my attempts to understand it).
My husband’s back is still bad (it almost starting spasming at brunch), which means I’m also managing the kids alone, and doing all my husbands’ stuff on top of my own. It’s been an intense weekend.
There are only three days before we leave. I still have so much work to do on the house. I need to pack. I need to get my allergy shot and my daughter needs to take her deep water test. The kids and I have to get our yellow fever vaccinations. Neither of them are in camps or daycare this week, but my in-laws are going to help me out. I’m probably not getting much sleep in the next three days, but Thursday morning it will all be over. Here’s hoping I make it.
You will make it AND, you needed to take time off this weekend to be you and to be with your husband and kids……. and the refrigerator…..
Sounds like you have apts for everything outside the house which is great. You can now prioritize house things in order or absolute priority. And remember, worse thing is on arrival you buy 3 outfits apiece to cover bodies and chill! (please laugh!)
Cheering you on!!!
I think you knocked off a ton of items this weekend! You’ve got this!
Instead of saying/thinking you are fine living in filth, think about the fact that you are busy and had other priorities. Life with kids is hard. Life with both parts of a couple working full time is hard. Once your son is done with daycare, could you funnel some of that money to a housekeeping service? Even once a month to do a deep clean?
THIS! Whenever I’m feeling totally overwhelmed by my home, I hire housekeepers to do a 4 hour deep clean (cost is $104 here for that). It forces me to deal with the clutter and then they do the scrubbing and dusting and such that I suck at, and it helps SO MUCH!
Congrats – you’re almost there – getting there is what counts.