Monday, January 21, 2013

Sunday Cyclone To Weekend Wonderful



Despite a grizzly teething Sophie, the weekend just gone was in fact a great one in my eyes.  While there was no sleep-in or lazing about reading the newspaper in bed, we had a mixture of relaxing moments and family fun, as well as time spent crossing off ‘to-dos’ around our house.  We had a morning tea with family, caught up on washing, sold two no longer needed items on Gumtree, watched the girls cool off under the slip and slide, enjoyed a fish and chip picnic in the backyard, visited the pet shop to buy some treats for Asha (giving me half an hour of quiet time to do a few chores), menu-planned, spent the morning by the river having breakfast and splashing in the water, read a chapter of my current book and most importantly, stayed on top of things house-work wise.

For the past few weekends, I’ve felt increasingly frustrated come Sunday evening.  After a week of constant tidying, picking up after others and trying to maintain a somewhat presentable home, come the weekend, things seemed to fall into a heap.  Monday would roll around and I would be faced with a sink full of dishes to stack into the dishwasher, endless washing yet to be brought in off the clothes line, toys scattered everywhere and a start to my week that felt like I was constantly playing ‘catch-up’.

Not today.  Today I woke to a clear bench and a tidy family room, with toys in their baskets and books on the shelves.  I have an empty washing line and the dishwasher was ready to be unstacked as soon as I woke.  A frittata for today’s lunch was waiting in the fridge and I have all the ingredients I need for dinner tonight.  Today has been a happy day…

I hope your Monday has started off on a good note too…

12 comments:

  1. Sounds a lot better than mine Amanda! I haven't stopped today, with trips to the vet, groceries to do, plumbers to deal with and so on. Now it's wine o'clock so things have improved.
    That's a really pretty image above :)
    x

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    1. If only all my Mondays could start this way!! Hope Molly is okay? Sounds like you've earn that glass of wine xx

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  2. Amanda, i hear you completely. I think some times its all day every day I am just chasing my tail to keep everything picked up and put away before they next things get brought out and then put away. Like a circle of never ending tidying....glad the rest treated you well. x

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  3. Sounds like you had a great weekend Amanda, now if only that would happen every weekend :-) It is amazing how much better you feel and cope when everything is organised. Hope your week continues to be just as good. xx

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    1. Exactly Nellie, I'm trying to work out how to make this happen every Monday :) I feel so much more relaxed when I'm organized :)

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  4. You sound so happy after your weekend, it sounds like a lovely one.:) It is really nice starting off the week with everything all nice and organised, it's such a good feeling. I hope the rest of your week is a lovely one. xx

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  5. Im glad Im not the only one who gets excited about getting to the bottom of the laundry basket! I get so happy about it and I only have 2 to wash for, I can only imagine how often you need to do washing :) Your weekend sounds pretty perfect to me, waking up on Monday and being organised means you can relax and pretty it's another Sunday x

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  6. Hi Amanda....I know exactly what you mean as I find myself quite often saying 'why do I bother' because it seems as soon as i've tidied up there has been a mess made behind me and I get quite sick of asking the girls to constantly clean their mess......however when it is all done and put away I feel much better and feel as if I can relax....I'm doing my utmost to keep on top of everything at the moment with only just over a week left until I have bub....I'm blessed I have a great hubby who is very house conscious and knows how to operate a washing machine and other house hold appliances....so if there a a few things needing doing while I'm in hospital I know he'll make sure they're done before I come home.....xo

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  7. Your Monday sounds lovely and calm. I'm looking forward to the end of school holidays for a return to a more organised home. Not enjoying the school prep though.

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  8. oh, how how how did you manage that? That exact Monday morning fiasco is my only source of misery. I get the house sparkling clean on Fridays so that the weekend is all about family time, and then wonder why I bother when I wake to a bombsite on Mondays. It can be so demoralising can't it. Not a nice way to start the week. So well done Amanda! What a beautiful start to what is sure to be a wonderful week. x

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  9. totally relatable except for the last paragraph hahaha. I'm still behind the eight-ball. I had the inlaws visiting last week which was both chaotic but had their extra hands to keep the place clean. It seems I am back in the catch-up rut again. Your post gives me hope that I will have a monday like yours one day hahaha! Perhaps getting off the computer will help me. BTW those gumnut flowers are such a gorgeous colour. We don't see nearly enough natives vased up in the house! xxx

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  10. Do you know, it's amazing what a clear bench can do. I very rarely see any clear benches here, but when I force myself to clear spaces the night before, I notice how energised I feel the next day. Here's to more happy days. x

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