If you are a stay at home mom then people have probably asked you the question, "What are you going to do with yourself when your kids are in school???" Well... I know exactly what I am going to do!!
I will get the kitchen table cleared off before lunch. As of now the kids will occasionally eat lunch with their cereal bowls still on the table.
I will fold the laundry as soon as it comes out of the dryer. Right now it piles up on my couch, my bed, and my treadmill.
I will vacuum every morning. People will never again know what kind of crackers my kids were eating for snacks just by looking at my carpet!
I will vacuum my car every week and the only thing you will smell when you get in is a pina colada air fresher instead of curled milk from an old sippy cup lost under the seat.
I will take the time every morning to do all three of my girls' hair in the latest style instead of reminding them to at least finger brush their hair as drop them off at school!
My bathrooms will be sanitized every morning and smell lemony fresh and guests will feel privileged to use my bathroom instead of wishing they had stopped at the corner gas station for their pit stop.
I will have time to run whatever distance I would want each day and when I got home I will even be able to take the time to stretch with out kids climbing all over me.
I will spend and hour every morning improving my spirituality and become a scripture scholar like Bro. Belnap and always have fascinating facts I discovered in my studies to share in Sunday school, instead of just popping my head in to tell a parent their child is in need of them in nursery.
I will have time to cook the gormet meals I read about in my Food Network magazine that I drool over every month.
And if I am cooking like a chef I better take the time to cut coupons and bargain shop so that I can brag to my friends about how I got 10 grocery sacks full of food for $8.69!!
I will read all the books I want to read now but can't because every time I am at the library I spend the whole time chasing kids and carrying all their books that I can't even remember how to read let alone remember what book I wanted to check out!!
My flower beds will never even know what a weed looks like! I will be a gardener extraordinaire and people will stand in awe of the rainbow of colors that grace their street!
And that's just twelve things I plan on doing when my kids are all in school... And if there is anytime left after that I just might take nap!!!
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I'm trying to tell myself to enjoy now....
ReplyDeleteSo funny! I will have 3 kids that aren't even school-age yet come January (but Marcus does start half-day kindergarten come fall). Check me for my sanity. Seriouly considering hiring a nanny...
ReplyDeleteThat would be nice. I'd love to get some of that stuff done too.
ReplyDeleteCan I steal your list? Better yet just sign my name at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteLoved it! cause oh how true it is to mommyhood!
Wow--that is so weird, cause I'm planning on the same. I will tell you something else I added to the list: I will craft at least one cute project a week (cause everybody will be receiving homecrafted gifts for Christmas and birthdays) and each day when the kids come home, I will have a wonderful snack waiting. Yep! That's what I'll be doing when school starts.
ReplyDeleteWow, Carre, that is an amazing list! Love it...and let me know how it all works out!
ReplyDeleteSo true! I would love to accomplish those things someday - I have a few years to go. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking when all my kids are in school I'm going to sit here and not do a dang thing! I 'MIGHT' get up and get myself something to eat from time to time, take a bubble bath, pick fuzz out of my teeth...... :D
ReplyDeleteha ha, love it! Well I'm in that boat this coming school year. I will be home alone! But my list doesn't consist of all the wonderful things you have, though it probably should. I'm getting a bit greedy and I want some extra cash flow. I'm hoping to start a part time job and maybe do foster and adoption homestudies. I must say I am a bit sad that all my babies will be in school but it'll be nice too. Have fun no matter what.
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