I get asked that question from time to time.  The basic answer is that I let other parts of our life slide, since busy is my middle name.

My mom came to visit from Thursday night to Saturday.  Brian’s family came briefly on Saturday.  I spoke to a couple about shooting their reception photos in October.  On Sunday I took down wallpaper in our family room and then I shot a commitment ceremony and reception for friends.  Somehow, everything got done, but the house definitely wasn’t clean!  At least the kids were fed and mostly clean. 😉

Guess what I’m doing this week?  Vacation.

Well, a vacation of sorts.  I find that due to the fact that I am so overloaded all the time, that I need to take a day off here or there in order to get things done.  This week, I am keeping the kids in daycare Tuesday through Thursday, and I’m: 

  • Getting my car serviced (what IS that burning smell??)
  • Getting our carpets cleaned (Really, after 4 years of living here and no carpet cleaning, I now know the definition of NASTY)
  • Stripping the remaining wallpaper, clean the walls and paint our family room (I’m pretty sure one of Dante’s levels of hell must have been stripping wallpaper, right?)

If I get that done, I plan on making clothes, making new pillows for the family room, finding some matching sheers and adjust them as needed, make a recipe schedule that should help me out in planning meals, plant some new clearance perennials and get some pots for herbs that I can move inside once the weather changes.  Then if I get that done…I have more for the list.

Wish me luck!