Remember the new years resolutions I wrote about at the beginning of the year? Yeah, me neither, but I looked them up and doing Fly Lady was one of them. Well, the only kind of flying I've done lately was our summer trip to Vermont. There has been no schedule, no cleaning, and no organizing other than the little bit of maintenance it takes to keep our home from looking like the victim of a tornado.
Oh and remember when I talked about going Gluten free or at least eating somewhat healthy? Well, most Ben & Jerry's ice-cream is Gluten free so that much I have stayed true to. Yeah, pretty much all bets are off this summer. Our diet would absolutely mortify Jarod, Jenny and Jillian. By which I mean the subway guy, Jenny Craig diet lady, and girl from the biggest loser.
Then there is this really cool program called Code.org where children can learn computer science. Z
There was a time when I did cloth diapers and reusable shopping bags. There was also a time I was going to finish redoing this website! The list could go on, but do I feel bad? No. This summer I've handled what I can handle. This whole section of life for that matter. J has been in school full time and some overtime. I've been in single-mom mode and even if that wasn't my excuse I don't feel guilty for not being super mom/wife/woman. And of course you shouldn't either (just in case anyone reads this and has those feelings, not that any woman ever would). I mean, it would be super if I could keep my children from coloring every inch of their bodies with a marker
or if I didn't send the school lunches packed up in breast milk storage bags
or if I didn't discover an old avocado in the kids room hiding among the children's stuffed animals.
That would be super, but I'll take what I can get. I probably shouldn't use the word SUPER, because I am superb in many areas, perfection is more of what I am referring too. Regardless of all that I haven't done, I feel like we've had a successful summer. For us today is the very last day before school starts back up. It's a super fun Monday for us, I hope it will be for you too!
2 comments:
Hahaha, so funny. I think you're still doing great :). Whenever our kids have birthdays, the thing I'm most excited about is having kept them alive for another year. Lol.
Haha! Awesome! Thanks for keeping it real! :) I don't know of a mom out there who hasn't sent lunch in something other than the designated type of bag, discovered assorted rotting or petrified food in the midst of the stuffed animals or legos, or happened upon a child or two who has marked all over themselves with marker, nail polish, lipstick, or sharpie {or marked up every cabinet in the kitchen & breakfast nook with sharpie...not that I'd know anything about that!} I could probably write an entire series on this! ;) You have made memories this summer, and your kids have enjoyed themselves. I'd call it a success!
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