I'm back!

I am back! If anyone has missed me, that is. :) One of my goals and plans for the new year is to do more with my blog. I have some ideas of topics I want to cover, and things I want to share. I want to do posts on natural living, attachment parenting, being a Christian wife and mother, homekeeping tips and tricks, along with other topics.

Last time I posted, I was pregnant, and now little man is 7 months old. He is growing up so fast, and is learning so much everyday. Mommy is his favorite person, with Daddy as a very close second now. I am planning on sharing his birth story soon, because everyone loves a good birth story.

I am so excited to see what this year has in store for me, and I am planning on documenting it all for you to see. Lets see if I can stick to my blogging this year. :)

What do I love more than him?

Today as my darling mechanic was tinkering on his dirt bike, I was feeling replaced. Imagine me sitting on the couch, arms crossed, glaring at him, and thinking, "He just doesn't love me, he loves that stupid dirt bike more than me. First it's the truck, now it's the dirt bike, what will it be tomorrow?" Pout, pout, pout.

Then, as I was sitting there, pouting, I started thinking about what do I love more than him? Does he ever feel the way I was feeling? When he is sitting next to me on the couch, and I am playing games on my computer, is he thinking, "She just doesn't love me, she loves that stupid game more than me."? When he asks if we can snuggle, or talk, or just spend time together, and I say, "I can't, I have the dishes to do, the floor to sweep, the laundry to fold, and supper to cook.", does he think, "She just doesn't love me, she loves cleaning this stupid house more than she loves me."?

I know he doesn't really love the dirt bike more than he loves me, so I need to work on my petty jealousy, but I also need to work on putting him before computer games, and before the housework. I can play games when he is at work, I can clean the house when he is at work, but when he is home, I need to put him first, and spend time with him. That is my twofold challenge for myself this week, stop petty jealousies, but also, put my darling mechanic first, and love him before anything else, except for God, of course. :)

Happy and at Peace

For about a month now, I have been following my daily tasks list, pretty much a daily schedule, but without having specific times set, a list of things I should accomplish morning, afternoon, and night. I know that for me, a schedule, and having specific times set, make me feel like a failure if I don't get everything done by a certain time. I do have goals in mind for getting up, for meals, and for going to bed, and for the most part, I do make those goals, but the rest of my day is pretty flexible.
I have found, though, that having my daily tasks written down and getting them done, along with finally having a menu written out, makes me so much happier and at peace. I enjoy being at home now, and I am not asking my darling mechanic almost every night if, "we can just go out so I don't have to look at this messy house anymore!" I am not stressed out all the time cause the house is a mess, and if you want to stop by for a visit, I won't be ashamed of my house, I will welcome you in with a smile.
Does this mean my house is always perfectly clean? Um, no. As much as I wish it was always perfectly clean, there are people living here, and that means that there will be messes, and the house will look lived in. And you know what? That is perfectly okay! For the most part, it is clean and tidy, and there is normally a candle lit, but what makes it home is that we are here.
Are there parts I want to change about our house? Yes there are, but I am learning to let go of my perfectionist side, and just be happy with the corner that is piled with my darling mechanic's tools, and such. If I don't get the bed perfectly made, that is okay. (And I am also learning that I need to let my mechanic make the bed because he makes it look much better than I do!)
At the end of the day though, I am happy when I go to bed, because I know I will wake up to a happy house, my amazing mechanic, little munchkin man kicking like crazy, and an idea of how my day will go. So, I can say that I am a happy and an at peace girl. :)

Random Ramblings

I'm getting to bed an hour early tonight, yay! I just hope that I will be able to actually fall asleep early tonight. Does going to bed early mean that I got everything done today that I wanted to? Uh, no. I have not started yet on my organize cupboards, closets, and drawers. I have only made one curtain for our bedroom, I have only cut out half of the squares for Wilbur's quilt. But it's okay, going to bed early is more important to me tonight.

Speaking of my whole organizing of my cupboards, drawers, and closets, I'm thinking of doing one room a day next week and see how far that gets me. It would definitely make me happy to have them prettier.

I'm also planning on getting our master bedroom cute and adorable. I have picture frames and cute signs to hang up, I just need to decide where I want them. I have decided what pictures will be going in the frames, pictures will be coming I promise. I'll also have pictures of the curtains and of Wilbur's black and white quilt for his bassinet.

Those are all the random ramblings I have for tonight, and now it's off to bed for me, and hopefully sleep coming soon.

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