My post from yesterday was… unhappy. The feelings of overwhelm were getting the best of me. So I want to write another one where I am feeling *marginally* better.
On Saturday I was naturally up before 6am, sat and stared at the wall for a bit, had some coffee, and went to yoga while the kids were at gymnastics.
After yoga, R’s friend came over, and they played together for a while (amazing). In the mean time, I started picking up the house. Picking up morphed into cleaning, which, I guess, was good. I dusted, vacuumed, and mopped 1st and 2nd floor! I changed water in my mop bucket four times. I even did laundry in between.
Sooo, about that laundry… We decided to get clean laundry baskets for each member of our household since I am not able to keep up with putting the clean laundry away for the four people in our family. I will do the wash, no problem, but it’s the *folding* and *putting away* parts that never end.
Upon taking the laundry out of the dryer, we will sort all of the laundry into baskets. Then it’s up to the individual people to place it into their drawers, or just leave it as is.
Example: L’s basket had a bunch of T-shirts, underwear, tights, and her uniforms. She got the basket with everything mixed. It’s up to her to put it away or just fish things out of the basket. I can’t keep up with folding the laundry for four people so this is our solution. In essence, a person gets a basket with a pile of clean clothes, and what they do with the contents is up to them. I personally put mine away but R and L will probably just live out of the baskets. At least it’s clean.
On Saturday night T and I watched a movie after the kids went to sleep, The Watchers with Dakota Fanning – an interesting premise. After the movie I read my book for a bit, then lights out.
Sunday. Same as Saturday – naturally up before 6AM. Had some time to sit and contemplate, unhurriedly had coffee, planned out my upcoming week, got scared lol This coming week is gonna be a true DOOZY.
The kids had some playground time in the morning while I went to Soulful Sunday, a workshop given by my yoga studio. It was very restorative and had elements of slow movement, meditation, affirmations, and yoga. It was wonderful, with about six people total. This particular one was all about transitions between seasons: from summer to fall and from easy-going summer to back-to-school craziness. In essence, we were conditioning ourselves to let go of what we don’t need, open the space for new things, and establish small self-care rituals, i.e. feeling your feet on the floor when you feel ready to explode.
After the workshop, Kristina (my new friend and a compatriot) stopped by the house with her son. Us moms had tea and cookies while the kids played. After they left, R’s friend came over our house. So today has been a very social day – for the kids. They seem to like unstructured play with other kids, and at this age we have to referee very little.
The upcoming week is ooof… T will be away so it’s me and the kids. I have tapped into the kindness of neighbors to drop L at her school, and R will have to go to before care at 7am. Both kids will be at after care at their respective schools. We will have jiu jitsu once, and I signed up for two virtual yoga classes. At work, I have a class observation on Wednesday.
This week will be a “back to basics” kind of week. We will come home, unpack, take showers, have dinner, go upstairs, play, read, and go to bed. It’s highly likely we will all be in bed by 7:30-8PM.
Pic on the front: a baggie given to us by our yoga teacher this morning, with two affirmations: 1. Enter a new season with an open heart and 2. Release what no longer serves you. if you I can remember to follow those.
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