Get 'er Done

I just want to share that I have had a very productive day today. I started my morning determined to get stuff done today because I was incredibly lazy yesterday and didn't do a single thing. Today, the very first thing I did was I made a list of everything I wanted to get done. I am proud to say that I have accomplished all but one of the things on my list.

This is my list:

• wash, dry, and put away dishes (I have to be specific because if I'm not I will only wash the dishes and then they end up sitting out all night)
• wash the baby clothes
• put away the baby clothes (the only thing I haven't done so far because the clothes are still in the process of being washed)
• tidy/organize
• wipe down counters and surfaces (I took this one a bit far and ended up pulling out the stove and giving it a good scrub and cleaning all underneath it)
• put away the two loads of laundry from the other day (another bad habit of mine is doing the laundry and then just leaving it in the baskets)
• complete at least one scrapbook page (I did one for the first ultrasound photo of my baby boy. I will admit it isn't "complete" as I want to add buttons for embellishments, but I don't have a hot glue gun)

So, it doesn't seem like all that much in writing, but it took me the better part of the day to finish. Also, I didn't want to overwhelm myself. I found myself getting really overwhelmed by all of the things that I needed to do and so I just didn't do any of them. My solution has been to break up my big weekly list down to just a small list for each day. It really helps. I get stuff done and I feel accomplished and so much more satisfied.

Tomorrow I will probably do my big clean for the week. Vacuuming, dusting, mopping, etc. Baby has me in a nesting mood.

In the meantime, I am going to relax while the laundry finishes up. Maybe I will work on my teddy bear now. I haven't even started yet. Although I did make a really adorable crochet newborn baseball cap yesterday and have been working hard on my knit hooded blanket (only 3 more inches to go, then the hood and the border). I would share pictures of the baseball cap but it is a gift for someone, so I can't share any pictures yet, but I will as soon as I can.

By the way, baby says hi. He's kicking away right now. :)