Best Dad Ever :)

My kids have the best dad ever. I have the best dad ever also. I guess luck just falls on some families and The Lord just sends all the best Daddys to one big family :)

Finding Balance = Struggle

Lately I have been struggling to find balance. Adding a fourth child to my already hectic life has just about done me in. For those of you that didn't know, I am a control freak (I wish there was a nicer term for that). Anyhow, I don't like feeling out of control. It gives me anxiety to feel like I can't control a piece of my environment. I like structure, knowing what is coming next, what I will be doing tomorrow...next week...next month..etc. This doesn't work when you have four children under six years old. For some it may work, but definitely not for me...yet.

I am determined to gain back the control in my life! The first thing on my list is my house. I realize that I can't control my children, nor would I want little robots...but my house will soon be in complete order! Ha Ha....ok, I am going to "try" and gain back the control over my house. I am on a mission and nothing is going to stop me (except for maybe four little people).

I recently came across an article entitled "The one thing you need to do to keep your house clean". So, of course I HAD to read it! If anyone ever needed enlightenment on housekeeping...it's me. The article was quite funny...the one thing needed to keep your house clean? CLEAN AS YOU GO ABOUT YOUR DAY! You mean to tell me that if I don't leave a mess, I won't have to clean a mess?!? Brilliant!

I love organizing....and it's actually something I'm good at (believe it or not). My house has a place for everything, it just doesn't have everything in it's place :)

Sooo....this week I am going to try my darndest to work on cleaning as I go about my day. Well see how much of a difference it makes. I'm also going to try to make a better schedule to help our days "flow" a bit better, but I will save that for another post. Wish me luck!