Wednesday Recharge

While it's been amazing to be back at work for the past 2 months, it was nice to have a day off today. Even with the boys I was still able to recharge. I told the boys last night that I was going to sleep in today, and they actually left me alone until 9:30! Daniel asked what we were going to do today and I said probably nothing. 

Well...that turned not to be true. Once I was up and dressed, I kicked into high gear and told the boys they needed to clean their room. Daniel of course called me out on "not doing anything today", but begrudgingly complied when I told them that if they didn't go through their stuff today, that I would when they're at their dad's, and throw things away. We got things pretty well organized and I even got them to part with some crap. James is more willing to let go of things than Daniel is. I decided the boys needed clean bedding too, so I stripped those and tossed them in the laundry.

Next we had to get our grocery pickup from Walmart. Daniel has really stepped up on grocery days. He always helps carry the bags in and sometimes he'll grab the ones I'm already holding and tell me that he's got it. Today he unloaded it all while I put everything away.

Once that was done, "purge mode" was activated again. I was tossing things right and left. I swear, nothing feels better than knowing you're freeing yourself of clutter. I still have more to do, but it felt great. 

The sun was shining and the sky was blue, so we decided to take a drive. I had to drop off some stuff in the UPS box anyway. It was beautiful. A little chilly, but I'm so happy that the cold front finally moved back in. We ended up at the lake. I sat and stared at the water for awhile, while the boys played on the little playground. Why is water so comforting?

Once we were home I did a little more cleaning and had some me time while the boys hung out upstairs. And tonight was just low key.

All in all, it ended up being a perfect day off. Back to work tomorrow, but we're doing pajama day and a movie the next 2 days, so it should be pretty laid back.