Little Henry is almost three months old now and here I am, once again, working at a frantic pace to simplify. So far I've created a chore chart in Outlook that automatically reminds me when I need to complete certain tasks. For instance, I am supposed to mop the wood floors every Monday and Friday. The only problem with that is that I end up getting so busy that I often push off the Monday mopping long enough that it ends up getting combined with the Friday mopping, which in turn often gets pushed back until the Monday mopping. So, I end up living with perpetually dirty floors. If only Microsoft could invent something in Outlook that actually does the chores for you....I complete my favorite and most simple task of the day just before going to bed when I sneak into my kids' rooms to check on them. First, I make sure they are still breathing. (Am I the only person who still does that to a two year old?) Then I stare at them and get all warm and happy. It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes that comes from a children's book titled "Someday." It reads, "Sometimes when you sleep I watch you dream and I dream, too." I actually had it made into a big vinyl quote for the wall above my daughter's bed a year and a half ago, but I haven't put it up yet. Lucky for me, I've got it on the schedule in Outlook to hang it right after I mop the floors next Monday.
