Friday, May 22, 2015

How being a mom turned me into a procrastinator and why I'm not sorry


When I have a list of things to do (and I always do, it never goes away), I start to get overwhelmed. I rush through tasks, I feel anxiety and an urge to get it all done. But I can't. I simply cannot  do this anymore. I have two little beings, two beautiful little beings that need me. They have to come first when they are in my presence. If this means that I have dog hair in my dinner or dirt on my dishes, so be it. If there is anyone among you who judge me for putting my family first, I don't care. This being in my 30s is awesome. I have really given up on caring about what people think of me and do what I do for myself and my family. Of course, this also involves doing lots for others, too. I just worry that too many people don't live their lives because they are too busy trying to please others. I wish I could bottle up my stance and sell it. It has created a much happier life for my family and me.

















When I have a list of things to do (and I always do, it never goes away), I start to get overwhelmed. I rush through tasks, I feel anxiety and an urge to get it all done. But I can't. I simply cannot  do this anymore. I have two little beings, two beautiful little beings that need me.








Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Beautiful bins

This is my beautiful mess before I added my fav: BINS!

This was the bookshelf in my dining before...it's a horrible picture, and a horrible mess.

The bottom just got overrun by toys, junk and who in the world knows what else is down there. My kids access this area a lot with the play food and play dough for the kitchen beside it. I also use it for recipe books (rarely, since I love Pinterest for recipes now.) So, I decided to do what I always do and make some bins. Check out here how I did it before. Last time I used amazon boxes, and this time I used boxes from the post office. They are strong and sturdy. As you can see, I was able to throw all of the food into one box and all of the play-dough into another box. It turned out pretty good. Of course, if I took a picture today, it would be messy again.




The bookshelf after the makeover with the two bins from post offices boxes.