Weekend Winning!

Well, I didn't get as much done around the house as I wanted to this weekend.

 

But the time was well spent!

 

Saturday we spent all day in the basement trying to make something out of that giant disaster.

 

A few months ago...

My brothers started finishing the basement for me. 

 Vinyl snap and lock floors.

 Drop ceiling.

And a laundry room with a half bath.

 

We had just gotten the whole space painted when...

 

Everything had to be moved in, in a hurry!

 

None of it was properly sorted or packed.

I can't even show you the other half of the space... it's too embarrassing.

 

FOR MONTHS

 

Work had ceased in the basement

and,

me and my girlies were digging through boxes to find whatever we needed and leaving a bigger mess behind.

 

It took a few days of hard work and frustration...

 

 It obviously needs to be swept and mopped, but I'd say it was a success!

To the right of this pic is mommy's scrapbook corner.

That is taking me a lot longer to organize...

 

At least now I can figure that out while the kids are occupied and within earshot.

 

Sunday = School clothes shopping!

 

 

 

Feeling Sluggish

We have been spending the last couple of weeks trying to get back into school time mode.

 

Not so easy for me and my oldest...

 

We don't like the morning!

 

Re-adjusting our sleep schedule has proved more difficult for me than her though.

 

I am just not able to fall asleep at night.

 

Two more weeks to fix it.

 

In the meantime I spend my days in a sleepy fog.

 

I think yesterday was the first time in weeks that I actually accomplished ANYTHING around the house.

 

One of the biggest reasons I bought this house was because of the

large, clean, dry basement.

 

Perfect for a playroom.

 

The big plan was for me to use the space during the day when I babysit the nephews and keep all the toy clutter out of my living room.

 

My brothers started finishing it for me as soon as we closed.

 

Unfortunately, we ran out of time and I had to move all of my stuff in a hurry, before the room was finished.

 

So I have an *almost* finished basement piled high with boxes and toys.

 

Toys that I allowed my kids to get out and play with even though I knew there wasn't going to be any way to clean up the mess afterward.

 

It's not pretty down there...

 

but,

 

It will be!

 

This week I am getting it done.

 

Next week I will post photos and show off all the awesome features I made my brothers add for me.