My life as a Catholic Warrior Princess.
Current project list:
boy baby romper for a friend
finish Charlotte's smocked dress
backyard crop cages (to save my garden from evil squirrels)
clean up/repair garden boxes
purge/organize garage
Replace swing pad
Chartlotte's bow and headband holder
Massive clothes purge
Not as overwhelming when all written down.
Long time no post!
I'm not sure why it's so hard for me mentally to write in this blog, but I am here again with a renewed effort to do so. I thought maybe I would make it part of my Lenten discipline, but just to warn you: I'm not super good at that, either.
I did used to do these lists on my Xanga blog and they would help me, sometimes.
I am giving up: Kate Quinn.
Y'all...I know that sounds kinda dumb. But I am a complete Kate Quinn addict (they make and sell amazing baby and mama clothes). Their business model is one that keeps you checking the site constantly for price drops...like for example, a $49 quilt will go on sale for $6 and if you happen to get their first, you score the quilt. It is very successful for them, but bad for me. I love their clothes...they are amazing quality and made out of bamboo or organic cotton type materials. But I spend wayyyyy too much of my time on that (not to mention money). So I'm not going to be doing any KQ stuff till after Easter. Hopefully I can curb my habit.
I am taking on: cleaning my house.
This is my biggest sense of shame that I have. I. am. so. messy.
I'm not talking about those people who say "Oh my house is so messy!" and all they have is like, some groceries on the counter. I mean it is full on, every surface cluttered, things in the way...MESSY. I could blame having a baby for this, and I will. I am not trying to put myself on blast, here. I live in mental SHAME over this and it affects how I think about my whole life. I know it affects my husband too, and I owe it to him to get this stuff cleaned up.
But when I say that having a baby is to blame, that is on top of me already being a messy person. I am super creative: I always have 5 or 6 projects underway or in the works, so I can't just put everything away and be done with it. I don't have a sewing room, or a project room since we made our nursery, so it's not like I can put all my stuff in one area. I am writing this from my dining table...my laptop is in the middle of a sewing machine, pattern peices, smocking, embroidery floss, half cut out patterns, elastic, a breast pump, the baby monitor, bubble juice, headphones, baby toys...you get the picture. It's overwhelming me, and it's hard to see progress. So I am going to force myself to blog what I tackle everyday so it doesn't get lost.
I also want to stay humble and not just present the fake/best/beautiful side of my life, so bear with me. I might post pictures...MAYBE. But again, I am not going to put myself on blast, because I am already deeply ashamed of my housekeeping skills. Just ask my mother-in-law about them ;)
So while the baby is taking a nap and my coffee energy hasn't yet worn off, I am doing laundry. That's a start.
