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.
