One of Those Weeks
After coming home late Saturday evening from my baby shower and having a living room filled with baby things and spending Monday being very productive beginning the nursery and organizing baby things, my motivation just ended!
There was no major “fail” that really happened but all of the little things just added up to a week of failure!
The big thing that really threw me off was my lack of meal planning! I had a list of meals on my fridge but didn’t think about the things that were going on this week and then each day I’d wait until 2 or 3 to decide what we were eating, I hate that stress!
Plus I’ve been really tired lately! On Tuesday I slept until 10 a.m and this morning John David literally had to drag me out of bed (after telling me to get up for about an hour!) What can I say, I’m tired! My tiredness and sleeping late is equaling a neglected home!!
Here are some of the little failures:
Here’s a nice bag of trash, packing supplies and a box filled with larger baby clothes that have been sitting in my living room since Monday!! And I’ve just ignored it all!
And then there are my toiletry bags that have been sitting on my bathroom counter since Saturday…I want to wipe down the insides of the bags but, I’ve walked by them about 100 times and think, I’ll get to them later!
And then I’ve allowed my kitchen cabinets to get a little cluttered…none of these things belong here but I have just left them all!
So hopefully by sharing my housekeeping failures I’ll be motivated to get some things done today and turn my “Friday Fails” into my Friday Motivation!!
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Sweetheart, you are pregnant. You are busy. You’re a wife, a sister, a daughter, a friend, an employee. You cant do it all. Dont beat yourself up about it.
Are you familiar with the “Fly Lady?” I am reading her books now to help me get the house organized and keep it clean!
I am praying for you.
~M
Aww, cut yourself some slack. You’re in the process of making a HUMAN! That takes a lot of energy!
Rest, rest and more rest!
You’re right! I do frequently tell my husband I’m growing a person (thus the reason I should sleep in!!)
I can relate to “fails” like the toiletry bag one! I always leave little things on the side, walk past them for days and eventually do them when the day comes when I have extreme motivation to actually do all those little things I let pile up!
You are not alone! Get your rest now, when you can. I am sure everyone tells you that, but it is great advice!
Okay sounds like we’re just alike!! I will let the little things just sit and then one day I clean EVERYTHING…from top to bottom!!
(Friday after publishing this I did finally clean out the toiletry bags…yay!!)
The nicest thing about cleaning and dishes and laundry is that they sit there quietly until you get around to them!
Very true!! I’ve become a bit of an expert at letting the dishes pile up lately…but trying to stay on top of the laundry! Of course I know the laundry will triple once the baby arrives!!
If those are the only failures that you’ve had this week, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. You need to rest when you feel like you need to. All of those things will be there when you get around to them.
You are sweet! I want to warn you that by the final weeks, I always felt something akin to a circus act! In the final two weeks, virtually all I could do was hike myself out of bed and PRAY that baby would arrive today! The final few weeks are just exhausting. Make sure you take time to rest and enjoy some special dates with your husband. Celebrate the closing of this chapter. And sleep to your heart’s content, girl! My eldest of four is now 10.5, and my youngest is 10 months. I don’t think I’ve had a decent night’s rest in over 10 years! Ha!
I’m dreading those last couple of weeks! I’m still feeling great now (minus a little tiredness & lack of motivation at times) but I know the day is coming when I’ll be miserable!!
And I’ve talked to other mom’s, I do believe I’ve probably slept my last solid night of sleep for years (I’m sleeping light & waking frequently already!)
Hi Rachel:
I just recently found your blog, and I love it! Your video’s are excellent. I am a mom of 3, a boy 11 (our surprise!) and 2 daughters ages 23 & 25. You remind me so much of them. The younger dd is married and has two “babies”. She was married on December 15, 2007, her boy was born on December 14, 2008, and her daughter was born on December 13, 2009. Whew! She is very frugal and sticks to her budget. But they are renting an apartment and saving (and looking) for a house. Even though you had a crazy week, what a blessing that you are already in a house before the birth of your first child. And, just like my son-in-law, the Good Lord has blessed you abundantly with a wonderful, godly man. My older dd is single and is still at home, and what an angel she is to our family. I am grateful for the extra time I have with her.
Post-travel always makes for a clutter in our homes, plus all the new gifts that have to be incorporated. Fear not, you will get some bursts of energy here and there!
Just wanted to introduce myself. We live in a small town in Western NY. I am now on my way to babysit, as my dd and her husband are looking at a house this afternoon – they are taking her dad with them while my son and I watch the “babies” (he is quite a big helper!)
Thanks for introducing yourself!!
Seems like December is quite a special month for your younger daughter! How amazing that her children’s birthdays are 1 day apart!!
After “confessing” my shortcomings Friday, I did manage to get most of my failures fixed…nothing like sharing to get you motivated!!
This is the perfect time for you to neglect your house and rely on hubby, friends, or family to pick up the slack. You need to SLEEP! A lot! And put your feet up. Heaven knows you won’t be doing much of either for the next several months after Paxton is born!
you need to rest! i remember at the end of my pregnancy with my 1st (11 years ago) i was so tired. and the first few months too. rest while you can!