No, really... it is "Garbage Day" in my neighborhood. However, it is also figurative "Garbage Day" as well. For a few months I had fallen out of my routine and not only did my house cleanliness and nutritious meals slip a little, my self confidence, my ability to be the best mom possible, and my overall happiness slid a little as well. Today I am tossing out any bad habits that I had picked up and am returning to the way things used to be done. I have my "Work Book" (I bought a new one at the store today) and tomorrow morning I am picking up the mail sales ads to search for necessities to complete my menu plan - which also needed to be set back on track. I had resorted to trying to come up with last minute meals at the end of each night. That just added to my stress.
Today I speed cleaned the play room and Aiden's room in preparation for the new mattress set that was scheduled to arrive for Aiden. He and I left at 6:30am to go to Walmart and pick out a few new sheet sets as well. 
He loves his new bed so much! As soon as it was all set up, he ran around looking for stuffed animals and babies to "put to bed" and it was adorable. I've got to say, it's pretty comfortable as well. As usual, I got an AWESOME deal on it too. It was a steal. We got the mattress and the box for $90. They even delivered, carried it upstairs and put it in his room for me. But wait - it gets better. They let me pay via COD and wouldn't even accept a tip! YAY! Once I got the mattress protector (the waterproof cloth kind) and the sheets on, I took on the task of dismantling Aiden's old crib-converted-to-toddler-bed and moved it to the third bedroom. Eventually I will have to trudge back upstairs and set it all back up for Aralynn when she is old enough to move from the cradle to a crib.
Anyway, you will notice that I have two pictures posted right here. The top is of Aiden's new bed. The second picture is of the accent wall in his room. It has a cute little puppy decal on it. Ambria's room has a purple accent wall and flower decals (which we will be changing to butterflies in time) and the third room (which will be Aralynn's room will have a dark pink accent wall. Why did we do accent walls? 1) It's cheaper to only paint one wall. 2) Too much color becomes overwhelming and looks low-class to me for some reason. 3) The kids' taste will surely change so it's less to repaint later on.
He loves his new bed so much! As soon as it was all set up, he ran around looking for stuffed animals and babies to "put to bed" and it was adorable. I've got to say, it's pretty comfortable as well. As usual, I got an AWESOME deal on it too. It was a steal. We got the mattress and the box for $90. They even delivered, carried it upstairs and put it in his room for me. But wait - it gets better. They let me pay via COD and wouldn't even accept a tip! YAY! Once I got the mattress protector (the waterproof cloth kind) and the sheets on, I took on the task of dismantling Aiden's old crib-converted-to-toddler-bed and moved it to the third bedroom. Eventually I will have to trudge back upstairs and set it all back up for Aralynn when she is old enough to move from the cradle to a crib.
Anyway, you will notice that I have two pictures posted right here. The top is of Aiden's new bed. The second picture is of the accent wall in his room. It has a cute little puppy decal on it. Ambria's room has a purple accent wall and flower decals (which we will be changing to butterflies in time) and the third room (which will be Aralynn's room will have a dark pink accent wall. Why did we do accent walls? 1) It's cheaper to only paint one wall. 2) Too much color becomes overwhelming and looks low-class to me for some reason. 3) The kids' taste will surely change so it's less to repaint later on.I have been making a diligent effort to spend a little time nearly every day (except the days when Daddy gets to be home) to implement learning time and arts & crafts with the kids. Learning time is spent being read to, mastering manners, colors, shapes, animals and letters. Arts and crafts consists (so far) of coloring and drawing. Their toys are also (painstakingly) categorized into boxes and although I do have a "fun" box pulled out into the loft, they also ALWAYS have the educational box. Will this make them child geniuses? Probably not. But it might help give them a leg up and hopefully teach them an appreciation for learning. It really is paying off though. Aiden (26 months) can identify all the letters of the alphabet, sing the alphabet, count to 5, knows all of his basic colors, knows tons of animals and the sounds they make and knows a couple shapes. Ambria (16 months) is also learning. She can (kind of) sing her alphabet, knows many animals and the sounds they make, can identify a circle and can count to 2! Aralynn (2 months) doesn't have dedicated learning time but at this point, everything is a learning experience for her. She can sit supported, smiles when talked to, and holds her self up with her arms. It's all going by so fast but I'm enjoying almost every minute of it.
In store for tomorrow:
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