It's three days 'til Christmas, and I know I should be writing about something Christmas-y. But I have nothing interesting there, so you're getting this. :)
A sweet friend (who's expecting her second baby soon) recently commented, "I don't know HOW you get it all done with four kids!" I laughed and assured her that I don't get it ALL done, ever. But it got me to thinking about what a satisfying day looks like to me (by the time hubby gets home), and this is the standard I came up with:
1. Time spent in God's word and prayer
2. Three hours teaching the kiddos
3. Bottom level of the house -- vacuumed, all dishes done, all clutter picked up
4. One hour completely to myself during quiet time
5. Dinner that is at least semi-homemade
Pretty simple, right? We have three bathrooms, so three days a week I spend about half an hour scrubbing one of those bathrooms in addition to the daily stuff. I am very blessed to have a husband who is so particular about the way the laundry is done that he does it for us. (Thank you honey!) But . . .
What isn't getting done?
Well, I don't do a ton of picking up in all the bedrooms. I'll admit it. We are far from being House Beautiful upstairs. The game/linen closet is pretty much a disaster. And most days I don't look like a model. (Haha, like I ever look like a model! But you know what I mean.)
So, no, I've never been able to do it all, and it's okay. We've found a standard that works for our family and we're happy. What does a satisfying day look like at your house?
1 comment:
A successful day in my house is that when Hubby walks in the door, supper is cooking, you can see the carpet, kids are done with homework and are not fighting, and we are only one large basket away from all the laundry clean. But typiclly, I'm puzzled as what to make for dinner, the kids are running around screaming, you can't tell what color the carpet is because of the baby's blocks, and there is clean laundry all over the living room. But oh well! :)
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