It is currently midnight, I noticed as I sit here to type out a blog post for my wonderful readers.
This seems to be the new normal time for me, the new quiet time, study time, reading and writing time, or anything else I might want to get done while I am finally alone… (shower!)
I’m not complaining at all, though! We have been doing a ton of stuff in and around the house over the past month, at least! And it’s been a blessing!
We have been redoing bedrooms, cleaning out storage and clutter, planted a garden, tended the garden (my grandparents more than I on that one), and now harvesting vegetables from that garden!
The pandemic has brought changes to our routines, as well…
Appointments are mostly on a computer screen, for various things.
Going to the store requires masks, not taking the whole family along, and “social distancing” keeping at least six feet between people in public places.
There was no baseball this year, so crying has been acceptable.
The church we just started attending at the beginning of the year had closed their doors to gathering for months, and was able to reopen, only to close again during a spike of the virus in our area.
During this “social distancing” lifestyle change we have had several events take place that would have been much different.
Birthdays, anniversaries, funerals, memorials, graduations, and so much more.
There were no party gatherings.
The twins will be a year old in just over a week.
There will be no party gathering.
What there WILL be, however, is a happy family here in my home, together and safe, all in their newly renovated bedrooms, with their gaming systems and desks, computers, books, games, puzzles, toys, notepads and sketchpads, art supplies, and more all in their places for us to grab when needed and do something fun and cool together.
Not to mention their fuzzy house shoes! Lawd Jesus, these boys have some fun taste in certain fashions!
The flooring project has been testy, to say the least. My poor father has sweat, bled (literally!), and labored over the flooring in the bedroom he is working on now, for days, and it is still not quite finished.
I had planned to paint over the past couple of days, but this garden took lots of attention (besides the normal kids, laundry, dishes, cooking distractions of course), and the walls are still unfinished as well.
No setback has been significant, though, which is a good thing! We have made many big steps forward on the projects at hand, and no steps back… just some pausing here and there. That works for this mama!
Baby milestones are being met, and such joy all around as they are doing so!
Part of the problem at nighttime lately, is the constant flow of thoughts that invade my attempts to sleep.
There is much yet to be done, a little bit of a time crunch, and this mama who wants to see it ALL completed in that timeframe. And then some!
And then there have been the lists!
Oh…the lists…
Anyone who has an overactive mind understands exactly what I am saying, here!
Let me give an example of what I wrote out two nights ago:
To Do Lists
Menu for the week
Shopping lists accompanying the menu
Shopping lists for hygiene, cleaning, laundry, necessities other than food
List of needs around the house
List of needs for the back porch and garage areas
Baby needs
Big kid needs
Working the Scentsy business
Blogging
Scheduling all of the above and organizing it in the daily planner
Rewriting some of it so it all fits into a single day
Remembering something that was forgotten and changing a list or five
Lists of calls that need to be made, appointments, emails, etc.
Prayer lists
Reading lists
And even a list of goals (many hopes and dreams) for myself and the family.
Now, I don’t do this every night. But I do tend to write this much at the beginning of each month, and I often go over these lists near the end of the month to see how much of it all I accomplished.
And yes, I know there isn’t a list of “Mommy needs” mentioned above…
That seems to happen after the rest, and once I think about it those above lists are the “mommy needs” that I would prefer to see done. 😊
I typically get my joy in seeing completion of the other projects, and maybe some rest here and there, in between.
So, here I lay, dozing off as I type. This post will be finished and posted during the daytime tomorrow… or maybe the day after… depending on when I get some free time. Ha!
Speaking of tomorrow! I can’t wait! Because more will be done, and I’ll be one day closer to the finished product! Yayness!!
All the love to you!
B
