Dear Owen,
I am completely frozen in my tracks here. I have no idea how to surmount the overwhelming task that lies before me. So far, staying at home is proving to be a challenging job that I am so incredibly grateful to have.
My-To-Do-List:
Clean entire house top to bottom. Not just dust, swiffer, & tidy up, I mean clean things that have been severely neglected say.....the past year or so.
Laundry.
Prepare, package, and store your baby food.
Decide on short hair cut and make appointment. You are almost six months old (aka you love to pull my hair), summer is just around the corner, and I don't have time to fix my hair.
Figure out how to grocery shop/Costco with you in a shopping cart all by myself.
Write over-due Baptism thank you notes.
Laundry.
Drop summer school classes and register for the CNA course.
Send out April cards.
Laundry.
Try to get you adjusted to some sort of regular nap/meal schedule.
Paint the register in the living room.
Clean out closets.
Separate all items from said closets into: trash, Goodwill, or Craiglist.
Attend Bugs class, story time @ the Library, Mommy & Me, and play-dates.
Organize shelving units in the laundry room.
Clean out blue dresser.
Look for part time job.
Laundry.
Oh yeah....and look after you....which is the happiest part of my day! All I can do is kiss you and stare at you. I have so much to do I literally cannot even figure out how to begin. So I keep staring. Doing nothing. Any ideas on how to get started? And how it get it done efficiently? Any tips/suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Love,
Mom
5 comments:
Good heavens, Jenny, I'm completely overwhelmed by your list!
Why in the world do you think you need to do all this???
It really is OKAY to just be at home and enjoy him without conquering the world while you're at it. Seriously, the house cleaning and organizing and goodwilling and all of that can wait. Just relax with Owen. Work on getting him on a good schedule and just doing your basic everyday house stuff- laundry, meals.
I'm stressed on your behalf. :) Enjoy this time with Owen and don't stress yourself out with all this craziness.
Yeah, I think Kelly is right (although some of that cleaning stuff sounds a lot more exciting than some of my days). But I don't think the world is going to end if you leave the blue dresser packed for a few more months.
I'd totally be useless as a SAHM. I'd stare at the boy all.day. And, kiss him. And snuggle.
I'm glad you are loving this new role!
LOL, my action pants are GONE! :) That is a BIG list you've got... maybe chunk it into a few things a month... or a week... just relax and enjoy a break! Then dive into cleaning and Craigslisting and such (but not all at the same time).
I'm sure you'll be fine. I miss you guys! Tell Owen I said hello and keep me in mind when you decide which baby items you are going to donate!
oh- and I didn't forget that I have your books! I promise to return them to you once I have a chance to read them all (but let me know if you need them sooner!).
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