So, I’ve been home a couple weeks now. Three? I don’t know, the days go by so fast.
The first thing that comes to mind is, I’m exhausted. I was exhausted before. But this time, I’m not stressed out too, so that’s good. I am going to bed earlier and earlier. My work day ends after cleaning up dinner. And I’m just wiped.
I’m having trouble with timing. There are things I want to do online, with the house, and with my business, and I’m having real trouble putting it all together. Just when I get into a groove – Stop! Have to pick up a kid. Another groove – Stop! Have to pick up the other kid. Believe it or not, I’m going to be putting together a spreadsheet today in 15 minute increments, and placing blocks of time of doing certain things. It sounds anal, but I really need to get some kind of plan in place.
But the height of excitement came when I went to Target. At 11am. On a weekday. It Was Awesome.
The house is still a mess, but the dishes are always done and the laundry is on a schedule and caught up, so I really have made progress. I used to have to do laundry all day long on the weekends, and even then it usually stayed in the baskets with me rummaging around in them to find the kids’ clothes, and mine. And then Sunday I would spend doing all the dishes we used in a week.
It’s been a pretty big transition. But it’s ok. Our budget needs some more tweaking. But I’m working on it.
That’s where my head’s at these days.
The dishes and laundry sounds like a perfect place to start! Hey, as far as I’m concerned, if you’ve mastered these things, the rest will eventually fall into place.