Inspiration

With this pregnancy, I have had no desire to eat healthfully. And yes, I know that that is THE more important thing that you can do for yourself and your child while you're pregnant...but dangit, I'm just so hungry for junk food! I'm talking, frozen pizza, cheetos, candy, cake, cookies-you name it.
It's frustrating to me, because I know better...but the cravings are so strong that I almost NEED those foods. Can anyone relate?
In the beginning of this pregnancy, I did a lot of research and reading on the best foods to eat while pregnant, and came across this article. I loved that it was all real food, and a very simple diet. I've gone back to it numerous times, just for a little bit of motivation.
I have also been reading through The Birth Book, by Dr. Sears and his wife, where they give more information on eating a balanced diet. If you're pregnant and haven't read this book...do it. It is by far the best book that I read on birth.

Another list

Are you a list maker? I for one LOVE making lists! The feeling of crossing off a task, and knowing that you have accomplished something gives me a feeling of...relief. Lately, I have been making lists upon lists...grocery lists, weekly menus, To Do lists for every day, To Do lists for the coming weeks, freezer meal lists, cleaning lists, etc. Seriously...I love making lists!

Here's what is on my "daily to-do list"

-Dishes
-wipe out counters and sinks
-pick up toys, anything out of place,

It's really simple, but IF I do these three things every day, I feel less stressed out, and am more likely to be productive in other areas during the day.

Life

Life has been busy, busy , busy lately. Isn't summer always that way?
Here's what I've been up to:

-Growing baby #2 (boy or girl...what's your guess??)
-Pinteresting (is that a word?) way too many things during nap time
-The usual, cooking and cleaning
-Coming up with new activities to keep my little mister busy
-Trying to stay cool
-Drinking water
-Attempting to sleep
-Watching Ugly Betty
-Going to a Tuesday night Bible Study at my church
-Nesting

Those seem to be things that keep popping up lately...especially the whole nesting thing. I didn't really have any urge to "nest" with my little mister, but for some reason, with this one I can't seem to clean enough!

What have you been up to lately?

High Five for Friday!

It's been awhile since I have done one of these...but I've been following Kate's blog a lot lately, and remembered that she does this every Friday! So...here goes:

1. Father's day is this weekend! I'm looking forward to celebrating with Mike and my dad. We plan to go to a parade on Sunday, and then to the zoo with our little mister, and then will finish the weekend off at a stay in a hotel.

2. I've been on pinterest lately, searching for ideas to keep my little man busy this summer. I have found a lot of good ideas, and have pinned them ALL! I can't wait until we have a warm, sunny day and I can get him outside. Here's the link to my summer pinterest board. PS- while you're there...check out the great recipes too!

3.Yesterday morning, the sun was out and it was a beautiful 55 degrees at about 6:15, so I got up a little early and took Katie for a walk. She's not a great walker, but it sure was nice to breathe in the fresh air!

4. Naps. I have taken 2 naps already this week! That's all.

5. I bought some poppers at walmart this week for little mister to play with...and he LOVED them! His laugh totally cracked me up, and boy is he sure looking old. Where did my tiny baby go???

I'm linking up over here this week!

I swear...I have good intentions...

Seriously. I do have good intentions and make a goal/plan to blog at least 3 times per week. Rarely does that happen...until I get the itch to start blogging again. So it's been about 4 months since the last one, and here I am. Lets see how long it will last this time! :)

I have started with Money Saving Mom's 30-day house cleaning challenge. That means that after 30 days, I will have a PERFECTLY cleaned house! Ha...not. BUT I'm hoping that it will give me motivation to keep my house clean...you know...in case anyone decides to drop by unexpectedly. Then I won't be embarassed!

Day one: kitchen and living room
This went ok...it took me three days to thoroughly clean my kitchen. Not that it was THAT dirty...I just had to keep washing the dishes before I could wipe down the counter. I have found though that if I keep my dishes washed every night, that it is absolutely wonderful to wake up and come downstairs in the morning. I actually feel like cooking breakfast!
Here's what I did:
Washed the dishes
Wiped down the counters
Wiped off the stove
What I still need to do:
Sweep and wash the floor (as I write this...my child is throwing his lunch on the floor... :))
Clean out the fridge and wipe everything down...including the outside

Day 2: Bathroom
Easy, easy, easy. I clean my bathroom once a week anyway...so it just needed a good wipe down.
Here's what I did:
Wiped down the sink
Cleaned the toilet
Cleaned shower
Swept and washed the floor
Cleaned mirror
What I still need to do:
Wash the rug that goes into the bathroom...but today is laundry day!

Day 3: Bedroom
Yikes. This day did not go well. Our room looks like we moved in a week ago...we still have boxes in there, unpacked, from when we moved!
Here's what I did:
Picked up dirty clothes
Dusted
What I still need to do:
Wash sheets
Vacuum
Organize/go through boxes
Wipe windows and TV

It seems like a lot, but I try to do a few minutes here and there through out the day.
I will TRY to post an update later, with pictures!

I'm stealing this

One of my aunties has a blog over here where she talks about life and the adoptions of their sweet kiddos. Lately, she has been sharing once a week (I think?) a list of things that she's thankful for...and I decided that I would steal her idea. So, here's the first edition.

1. Snow
2. Warm fleece blankets
3. A washer and dryer in the house
4. Food in my freezer
5. Blogs that share information on what I'm interested in
6. New babies all around me!
7. Warm Christmasy drinks
8. Family
9. Baked goods
10. Oreos
11. Laughter throughout my house
12. People who get up in the middle of the night to plow/put sand on the roads so that it's safer for me when I drive to work!
13. Pictures of my little mister every few months
    

 

I'm hoping to remember to do this weekly, so that I can remember to count my blessings :)

That was an interesting start to the day...

You know those days...when you wake up and then want to go straight back to bed, just so that you can start the day over? Yeah...that's today. Unfortunately, I'm not able to go back to bed, but I know that I can choose to start the day over in my own mind. Here's how it started:
-Woke up with an awful headache. I must have slept wrong, because it was all the way into my neck, and then kind of wrapped around.
-Walked downstairs and saw the pile of dishes...worst feeling ever.
-Got the little mister up, and breakfast into the oven (hey, that's a good thing, right?!)
-Played for a bit, and then decided that it was time to get Katie up and outside. Here's where things REALLY went wrong.
-Got my coat on, and had the leash in my hand, because we have to be very quick with her in the morning, otherwise she will go all over the floor.
-Walked into her room, and let her out. She TORE out of her kennel, and ran into the living room....but was quickly stopped when she tripped over a cord that's connected to Mike's x-box. This led to the x-box falling onto the floor, and on it's way down it knocked down all sorts of "junk" that we have sitting near the TV. She then ran around our Christmas tree...luckily that didn't fall over.
-Next, as I was quickly cleaning things up, I saw that she had peed all over the couch. AGAIN! I don't know what it is about our couch that makes her want to pee all over it, but COME ON!
-Then she laid in it.
-SO! I quickly ran her outside, came in and put her back into her kennel (poor girl...) so that I could clean up the mess. (Any good tips on cleaning a couch with this sort of mess?)
-In a little bit, I will need to get her out and give her a bath...

Good thing I'm not going to work today...seems like I have my work cut out for me right at home today! :s