a few thoughts...

I'm on the tail end of a 7 day sprint at life. It's been thrilling but I am ready for a break.

My house is a disaster. My laundry might come to life soon. If my bathroom isn't cleaned this weekend bad things will happen. It's that bad. My vacuum would run itself if it could.

I haven't even began to study for the GACE, which is in less than a month. This is the first time I've looked at an actual computer and not my phone in days.

I had a baking disaster last night. I bake a lot. Disasters shouldn't happen.

I just have about 8 million lose ends to tie up. Everything is a-ok on this end, but I cannot seem to pull my life together. Ya know what I mean?
How do we do that to ourselves? I don't understand.

However, despite the madness, I have had a string of beautiful souls come into my life to send encouragement. Tulips, emails from across the state and ocean, voice mails, and the borrowing of a hand mixer when I needed it most.
It's the little things.

I apologize to my to do list for ignoring it {really, I'm sorry}. I do not regret the sweet time spent with those I love. I apologize to all of those email and phone calls I have yet to return. Tomorrow, is your day friends. Tomorrow.
Until then,

A

P.S. Please GO outside and enjoy this wonderful weather. PTL we've made it through winter!

call merry maids

I am not a maid.
I love maids.
My momma's one.
I am not.
I am in the "pick the cheerios off the floor-oh no, you spilled your milk" kind of way.
[ In reference to teaching, I'm a "wipe the tables after snacks/meals- how did you get paint on EVERYTHING" kind of way]

Sometimes, nannies are asked to do some cleaning. Ever popularly phrased as "light housekeeping". Which often means, 'I hate doing dishes', as in 'while you take care of my children also take take care of my dishes' (because sometimes, having 2 dishwashers in your kitchen is so overwhelming {true story}).
Now, don't get me wrong, "light housekeeping" is perfectly acceptable. As long as it stays just that. I do not need to spend more time on dishes than with the children. Even more importantly, nannies shouldn't be doing very much picking up/straightening up for 2 key reasons:
1) Adults should pick up after themselves. None of us live in a castle (or are engaged to Prince William). Take your own shoes to your own walk-in closet.
2) Parents should teach children to clean up after themselves. Finish what you start. Put it back where you got it. Put your dirty socks in the hamper. Close the lid. Take it back to your room.
Get. It. Together.

Cinderella was a princess and she still cleaned.

xoxo,
april