A Home for Mommy and Toddler

I pride myself in being a very organized person who enjoys a very clean house. As a child, I would organize everything even going as far as putting my colored socks in rainbow order (did I just admit that for the entire world to see?)...seriously just ask my mom! Before my son, Aiden, was born I would take all Saturday morning to clean every nook and cranny in my house and I would do all the laundry in one day...but then came Aiden and everything changed. I was always behind on laundry and cleaning just never happened so I decided things had to change. I could not stand having laundry, dust, dirt, grime, and soap scum staring me in the face any longer so I came up with a plan. I would complete one chore and one load of laundry per day (This was not ideal for my OCD, but with a baby it was better than nothing!) 


Here was my schedule:
Monday: Wash colored clothes and Dust
Tuesday: Wash white clothes and Clean guest bath
Wednesday: Wash towels and Clean kitchen
Thursday: Wash jeans and Vacuum
Friday: Wash sheets and Clean master bath
Saturday and Sunday: No chores There is always something to be done but I try to take a break!!


All of this was well and good until Aiden became a toddler and once again my schedule was spun out of control. Aiden decided he only needed one nap per day and he really started playing with his toys every single one of his toys in the entire apartment! 

So a plan was formed again...I would continue to complete my one chore and one load of laundry a day, but I had to completely forget about everything being organized until Aiden is asleep for the night! I have a few short hours of organization and a clean house! Oh life with a toddler! I am learning to give up what I want for what is best for Aiden! Aiden does not need to live in a perfect house....a semi-perfect house is okay as long as he has quality time with me everyday! I know you may all think I am crazy and maybe I am, but I am learning to live with a toddler and have what I want too! There is no place like home...even if it isn't perfect according to my standards! 

Our new home...

No matter where I have lived there has been no place like home! I love being at home with my loved ones spending quality time together. When I am away from home for a long period of time, I am always ready to get back to the familiar...my bed, my shower, my kitchen, my comfy chair! I have only had a few homes in my life...two houses with my family, a college dorm room, two college apartments, one apartment after college, one apartment with my husband, one house with my husband and son, and now we are onto a new adventure in another apartment. Last week, my husband, son and I loaded up all our belongings a wonderful moving company packed and loaded all our belongings and we headed from our home in Mississippi to our new home in Texas. It was hard to leave our home in Mississippi because it was the first house my husband and I bought, we brought our son home from the hospital to that house, and we learned many lessons in that house about life, finances, each other, and parenting. Even though I will miss our first house, I am finding my place in my new home! A house is not characterized by the four walls, but by the people who live in it. As we are unpacking boxes and making our new apartment a home I am reminded that my time on earth is limited for I have an eternal home in Heaven. There truly is no place like home!