I don't seperate my laundry. I am sorry, but I don't. I do take out my sweaters and things that have to be hand washed. I may do a load of towels on their own (not for seperating purposes, but because I love to come to 'that' load when it comes to folding...it goes so quickly!), but for the most part, whatever is in the hamper goes in the washer.
I don't move the baskets/tv/toys/knick knacks/etc. on my shelves when I dust. Once a month I will (maybe), but I usually just go around them.
I make the same dinner 2/3 times a week because it is easy...
The twins only get a back about twice a week. Freddy does get a bath at least every other night.
Sometimes I will do nothing but lay on the couch during the entire nap-time, and then act like a maniac to pick up just before Dennis gets home (and I go to work) so that he comes home to a clean house and I don't feel guilty for being lazy.
Some of you may be wondering why I am saying this. Do you know how many times I hear this question: "I just don't know how you do it?!?" I hear it multiple times a day. As much as I appreciate everyone knowing that I do a lot (and I really do take it as a compliment), it is getting a little much. I mean seriously...everyone is busy. I am just a different kind of busy. How do I do it??? I just do. And not by myself. Dennis is an amazing husband. Our families are our greatest supporters. We have wonderful friends.
Do you know who asks me this question the most??? NANA!!! For those of you who don't know Nana (ok I know that only 2 people read this and you are both related to her, but let me pretend that there is a wider audience), Nana is one of the most amazing woman that I know. She single handedly raised 4 children while working 2 jobs. She does more now than some people my age do. I can't beleive that she "doesn't know how I do it."
I feel really good about everything that I do to raise my boys, and keep my house looking nice, but I could never do some of the things that you all do. So the next time you want to ask me, "how do you do it?". Stop, look at everything amazing that YOU are doing, and pat yourself on your back for doing a good job. Because I often wonder how YOU do it!
3 comments:
You're still pretty awesome, Beck. I spend two hours with you and the boys and feel like I could sleep for a week and still wake up exhausted -- I definitely don't think it's odd that you spend nap time napping, too!
Nana's amazing, and clearly thinks you're pretty awesome, too. :)
It's all Nana's fault Becky. She is such an amazing woman that she turned us all into over achievers. That said you do a fabulous job with your home and your boys.
Hey Becky, it's funny, because as I was reading your blog I could relate to some of those things you do throughout your day---& yet I only have 1 child........ you are amazing and so is everything that you do--you're a MOM and you're right...you do it because you have to.
Your Nana- is just so proud of you and maybe this is one of her ways to show you...(by always asking you the same question over and over)
Just keep doing whatever it is that you are doing--- or not doing. Continue to live your happy life, enjoy it and when someone asks you how you are doing it all?----just answer them, "happily"
p.s. I would be your third person that follows your blog...I just don't always comment :)
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