may 17: breaks (aka, the less favorite things)

Today is becoming one of those days. A day where we just have to put the routine aside and tackle a few looming projects before they get out of hand. The paperwork that got out of the drawer and sorted but never filed, so I put it in stacks under the bed. The clothes all ironed in the closet, ready to list on eBay but I have to write up the listings. The thank you notes I want to send. Cloth diaper covers to order (we're still using disposable, and she's almost three months old).

Life is so full of activity. It's good to have a routine so that when you decide to veer from it, you know what you are missing. I've told myself I will not weed the garden or even go outside until late in the day. Today is housecleaning day. So if you visit my house over the weekend, the floors will be extra dirty (even though we swiffer and sweep every single day). Actually, everything will be extra dirty. But the paperwork will be filed!!

In honor of taking a break, I thought I would take a break from my regular Every Day in May theme (i.e., My Favorite Things), and tell you a few things that are NOT favorites. Not that I'm complaining; these are just things I have to work harder for to be thankful:

• slugs in my strawberries
• slugs in every part of my garden
• dirty feet from dirty floors
• cold tea (when it started out hot)
• not enough sleep
• paperwork in disarray
• old bandaids stuck to the floor 
• clothes that don't fit right
• mending piles (but I love having "new" clothes!)
• wasting things
• unmailed letters (do you ever write a letter but forget to send it?)
• scratched cds/dvds
• missing library books

I have MUCH to be thankful for: a growing baby girl, children who are well and love to play outside for hours on end, good food, sweet family members far and near, and a thousand comforts in this life and the next.

After I finish nursing this baby, it's back to the grind (but not the garden or cleaning) for me.