Two Mondays, Two Fridays

I have such a strange schedule. Every week, I have what I refer to as two different Mondays, and two different Fridays. Maybe five days out of the week, I have two mornings. Lunch is sometimes brunch, and dinner is almost always at 5:30, my husband and I feel it's important to sit down for dinner every night as a family. About a week ago, I was joking with Mark that it must be great to be Mia, because she gets amazing sleep, and is on a typical schedule. Her weekends are really the weekends, and she gets three full meals a day. Isabel sleeps, sometimes. She eats, sometimes. She throws parties at 3a.m. and tries to include all members of the family. 

So why this crazy, mixed up schedule? Mark sometimes doesn't get home until 6:30a.m., then he has a short wind down time. Then I wake up, start my day with the girls. School, errands, cleaning, laundry, feeding, cleaning up food messes, Words With Friends, and shopping. It's no wonder I have a whole drawer full of different types of sweat pants. His Monday is really Friday, and his Friday is really Tuesday. So on Sunday, I have to prepare for the week ahead so Mia has all her clothes cleaned, and Isabel too. But then on Friday I have to do all my laundry so that I have all my clothes cleaned for the beginning of our work week. Hold on, let me process this a little bit..

It's no wonder I don't have much time for myself! I cherish my night during our work week, as soon as I get the girls to bed - I generally don't do much and I love it that way. So kids, this is where it gets interesting! I finally made my spring cleaning list - color coded - and printed it out. It has 21 major things to be done this spring. I'm also aimed towards using my spring "greening" recipes. I'll share them!

All purpose cleaner: equal parts white vinegar and salt.

Disinfectant: Mix 1/2 cup borax powder with 1 gallon hot water. Add a few drops of fragrant essential oil like thyme, rosemary or lavender.

Glass Cleaner: 1/4 undiluted white vinegar, 1 TBSP cornstarch, 1 qt warm water. For a line free shine, use crumbled newspaper or an unused coffee filter. 

Here's the best part:

POST CLEANING HAND SOAK: Warm in the oven a small bowl of olive oil. Soak hands in oil. Add sugar and scrub away the extra dry skin that has accumulated over the winter!

My crocus's are coming up! Along with daffodils, tulips and blue bells. It's so warm outside, I'd swear I was ready to get the rototiller going. I also cut most of my hair off, trimmed some side bangs and added multiple different layers and had it thinned. It feels so light! This morning I actually had time to put some stuff in it to give it some volume and it's awesome, it was long overdue! Now I get to take Mia to Chuck E Cheeses for a birthday party.