I don't have a good reason why exactly but I feel like I did everything in spite of my list these last few days.
That's not to say I didn't have a good weekend.
In fact, it was super productive.
I can't think of a single thing that needed to be done that didn't get done.
Here's what I did;
--We put up new blinds. The flimsy white ones that are probably sold in massive discounts when a builder states that they are building duplexes, were falling apart. With the help of kids and dogs or course. We were starting to blend in with the neighborhood if that tells you any more...
The ones we go from Menards are the type I had in my house in Moberly. They.Are.Awesome.They're called fauxwood; the panels are thick and heavy. Therefore, they block out massive amounts of light as well as look nicer then traditional "blinds" in an untreated window.
We did the front room and the kitchen. That's all we could (couldn't really) afford to do!
--Next, we attempted to repeat the darkening affect in the boys room since it also receives direct sunlight. Another $80 to put fancy blinds in their room wasn't going to happen. They are durable, but I doubt they would honestly withstand my kids having direct access to them. For their room it was a curtain rod and 'room darkening' curtains. It says on the packaging it blocks out something like 98% of light. I called BS on that and... I was right. It certainly darkens the room, but doesn't completely block out sunlight. Which is okay, I can handle improvement at least.
--Then, I put up a boarder of stars that glow in the dark in their room. Again, I smelled some BS and again I think I was right. While they do have a slight glow to them, I wouldn't trust 'em to navigate me anywhere.
Take a guess at how many times I had to fight the peelie paper and raise my arm above my head to stick individual stars in a random yet even pattern. No, you must guess! (258) okay, now highlight back over the last two sentences.
I'm sneaky... ain't I? :p
Anyway, it was a pain and I wanted to quit, but I stuck it out and it was worth every sticker to hear Shawn say, "Wow!" and that he actually likes it.
--I also planted a new plant. Which isn't all that exciting I realize, but I do like plants and new plants make me happy.
--I even filled my picture frames with...pictures! Yep, I'm one of "those" people who actually had picture frames on a shelf... without pictures inside. I don't know if it would have been better or worst to leave the dummy picture that comes with frames inside versus having just empty frames for about two months.
--I got new rugs for the kitchen in an attempt to cut down on the dirtiness of the floor in their. How does that floor get so dirty? More importantly how can I keep it clean for more then a day at a time?
--Most importantly though, I cleaned out baby clothes! It took me probably 4-5 hours to organize them, find what could be saved and box them up for other families. It is done now and it has been a project to be tackled since before I moved out of my parents house. It was sad to see some pieces go; especially the infant stuff because it's just so darn tiny! I had my moments though and moved on with it. Again happy that I stuck with the project as opposed to just giving up and leaving my mess strung across the garage for another week.
So... I wasn't unproductive I just went against being debt free and didn't spend any time doing anything actually on my list. So now I feel like I have to either add some of this ^ stuff to the list or get over the fact that this weekend wasn't part of "the list".
But right now, it's time to get up on Monday and start another week. I may be back sometime soon to add pictures to this post (I realize all of this will be more read-worthy with some color added).
Thanks for reading!
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