What have I done

Hmmm...it feels like we have been so busy. There are 2 coats of primer on the chairs. After spending last Monday calling around, the wee one and I are in a tumbling class on Mondays. I bought make-up for my September treat: foundation and blush from Bare Escentuals and a sample of mascara. Life had been so hectic for the last week that a day "off" felt odd, really odd. So I packed up my boy and we went to visit my husband for lunch (and to get mommy make-up :)). I need to learn to enjoy the free days.

Pampering myself (September)

So, September is halfway over and I have yet to select my personal treat for the month. Last month I bout the $25 eye cream and have seen no improvement. I have been going back and forth between new makeup (bare minerals) and a haircut. I need both but I still have some makeup (no blush though) and my son loves to bury his head in my hair. It is getting pretty long, longer than it has been in years...that gave me a new idea for September. A perm. I have been toying with the idea on and off for years, so maybe now is the time.

For about the last month I also tried a foot treatment I read about where you rub your feet with something like an Oxy pad then vaseline then wear socks to bed. After subjecting myself to socks to bed in August and September I do not see much inprovement so I am stopping until it is cooler out.

Containers

It is amazing to me how difficult it is to store storage containers. I just spent 15 minutes re-organizing my food storage container drawer. I have Ziploc Snap n' Seal food storage containers, a few odds and ends mostly from Ikea and glass jars and lids. It seems that no matter what I do this drawer gets destroyed within 24 hours of any reorganization efforts. I tried "systems" but the containers were never good sizes and usually cracked after a few rounds in the dishwasher. It is an endless struggle...that and the sippy cup drawer...another day...

One week down

Well, I started my journey one week ago and I am still going strong. Today I finished cleaning my appliances in the kitchen. I cleand the microwave inside and out and wiped down the oven and stove top. The inside of the oven will have to wait for a cool day and the inside of the fridge until it is not so jammed full of food that would spoil in the 80+ degree room.

This month my project will be blinds for the master bedroom. Thinking about this made me decide that I should do a personal project as well. Each month I will do something for me. This month I bought some eye product I have been wanting to try but passing up on since it is about $25. Some other ideas:
Trading my makeup for Bare Minerals (which I love)
Haircut
Pedicure
I can't wait!

Window sills

Today I didn't finish the appliances; I cleaned the window sills. I got out my Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and it was a piece of cake. Only the smallest amount of elbow grease and the dirt came right up. I keep forgetting how amazing those are for getting grime off paint. I am "lucky and only have 3 to do so this task took about 4 minutes (the family room window was disgusting).

Domesticity

Today I windexed everything that can be windexed on the first floor of my house. I even did my windows on the inside. It was hard to wipe away the finger prints and kitty noses but I know they will be back. It is surprising how much grime collects on the inside of your windows. Now I need to do the outside. I want to try the new windex product, especially since one of my windows would require a 2-story ladder. I am up before my boy thanks to heat, opened windows and the garbage man.

I looked up domesticity: Home-life or devotion to it. Hmmm...nothing about the balancing act of running a home...the cooking, the cleaning, the bills, the childcare... I do like the word devotion though. I wouldn't say I am devoted to my home as I would gladly trade it in (for a bigger one of course) but I am devoted to my husband and son, my home-life. Off to pick some zucchini. I will have to write about my garden sometime.