Dishwasher is loaded and going, laundry is being washed and dried... Oh how I love living now instead of in the 1700s, or even 100 years ago. I really take for granted how easy life is. I can't imagine how you could have time for everything you needed to do in a day when everything was not done for you. I complain about "doing the dishes" when all I do is rinse them off slightly, put them in the dishwasher and push a button. Wa-la! Clean dishes in less than an hour. Or "doing the laundry". I make it sound like I actually had to do something. I can't imagine taking my clothes and washboard down to the river and scrubbing them clean. I would have been a terrible wife back then, not that I'm so great right now. Did they ever have time to do anything fun? I doubt it... In pictures they always look dreadfully unhappy. Well atleast their hubbies had clean undies and a home cooked meal when they got done plowing the field. That's really all that matters right? :)
So, I am trying to make a list of some new things I would like to try or learn how to do this year, things to do with being a better mom and housewife. If you have any contributions or ideas, let me know... I'll add to them as I think of them I guess because right now only a couple are coming to mind.
1. I would like to learn how to sew better. USually when something gets a hole in it, I get rid of it which is wasteful. I know that I can fix somethings if I just learned how to use my sewing machine better. Oh! And I also desperately need to learn to hem jeans because somehow even a "short" is too long for me now. Either I've shrunk or girls are wayyyy taller now than they used to be.
2. I want to learn to make my own cleaning supplies and laundry soap... so much cheaper and probably healthier too. We'll see about this one. This one might go at the bottom of the list because it's just not super important to me at the time... I do want to sometime though.
3. Try out cloth diapers... I'm scared of them... and what will be in them... I know the same thing is in disposable diapers but I get to plug my nose and throw them away, never to be seen or smelled again.. Not cloth diapers, but again, cheaper and better for the environment.
4. Get into a routine of running, or even at first walking on my new treadmill... I think I will be happier if I can get myself in a routine of exercising.
5. Read my bible more... Ugh... I don't know why, even at 26 years old and being a christian forever, I have still not gotten into a solid habit of reading my bible... I suck... Thank you God for your grace, I am going to try to get better.
6. I want to start planning things to do as a family because I know if you don't plan, it's doesn't happen, especially when you have three little kids and not alot of money to work with. I want to take them to the zoo, on a hike, to the beach. We never do things like this because sometimes it seems like more work but we need to go out and start making some memories! Even bad experiences make for good memories later on...
7. Make my bed every day.. I have gone through spurts of doing this and Ryan loved it. He's the one who loves the sheets to be perfect and will turn on the light and remake the bed in the middle of the night if it doesn't feel right. I can sleep in a tangled mess of blankets so I don't care as much. But it would feel nice to lay down at night in a nice, clean, made bed.
To Be Continued...
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