Little things that make the day happier

Before I became a SAHM, before James came along, before I went through the 'nesting' period, I will admit it my house cleaning skills could have been better.  There was always that dash to clean up as fast as you could before guests came over; sweeping, vacuuming, making the bed to give the appearance that you didn't live like a total slob.  But since I am inside my home about 23 hours a day, hey thats almost like solitary confident in jail, the house as really turned around.  It's still not perfect and still doesn't look like my mom's house does.  My sisters and I have already decided to give up trying to reach that level of clean all the time but for me, it works.

Keeping the house pretty clean is one of the many things that I try and do through out the day to make time here at home happy. I don't always get around to all these items or are able to have them all the time but they always seem to put a little smile on my face when I do.

Making the Bed

I view I see almost all day long. 

 I know a report just came out that making your bed isn't healthy and it traps in bedbugs and what not but I feel like there are always those types of reports coming out and soon making your bed will be the healthiest thing that you can do, mark my words.  I give it about 3 months.  Before staying home, I was never a bedmaker,  of course I would make it when guests came over or when I washed the sheets but 8/10 times the bed was never really made.  But now it's rear that I will get past noon without going in and making the bed.  Our bedroom is right off the kitchen so any time I leave the babies room or just in the kitchen,  I can see our bed.   When it's not made, I feel like it's just staring at me 'come make me, come make me' and after I do,  it's always nice to look in and see it freshly made.  I think it kind of gives me the feeling that even if I don't get anything else done for the day (which sometimes happens) at least I made the bed, I tried.



Flowers on the table

The flowers just keep blooming on this thing.

I love fresh flowers.  I not really into the smell of them,  I don't hate the smell of fresh flowers but I guess I find that a lot of flowers that I get at the store or the farmers market doesn't really have that flowery smell but I do love how they look.  Our kitchen/dinning room is the center of our home and from any doorway I can see the dinning room table and it always brings me joy when I see flowers on the table.  I feel like this need for them really peaks around the summer time when the farmers market opens and I can go to my favorite flower place.  I'm not sure what the name of the business is but their flowers last forever.  I can get 7 stems of sunflowers for $10 and they will last two weeks.  Two Weeks!!!  So that means if I go there every Saturday I get to have two bunches of sunflowers around the house which makes me even more happy.  But due the amount of energy to takes to take a newborn to the farmers market and weave through the people, we haven't been hitting it up lately but I was able to find these great flowers at Meijer this week.  I'm very happy with them and they were only $2.50.  They are slowly blooming and making my table looking really awesome.

Having the dinning table set

This one, I will admit is kind of strange.  I got the idea from a article about how to keep your house cleaner.  And yes, while my house is cleaner now then it ever has,  I still need help from wherever I can get it, especially with Wes who likes to drop things places for long periods of time.  I'm sure many of you can relate, your kitchen/ dinning table is a dumping ground for things, groceries, mail, projects that never seem to get put away or finished so I took the table out of play.  I keep the table set at all times.  The placemats, plates, bowls and cups are all from our camper that we sold awhile back. I bought them before I ever went camping and before I realized how much easier paper items where to camp with.  Live and learn.  The sets are really colorful and plasticish and we don't use them to eat but they are nice to look at.  When we do eat at the table, which happens about twice a week,  I group the place setting up and move them over to the other side of the table.  I know it seems ridiculous but it makes me more aware of what I put on the table, which makes me clear it faster, which makes me happy.

The time 6:15 or lately it has been 7:00 pm

All clean, cozy and quiet after our
nighttime bath.

First let me begin this one by saying that i love spending time with James.  He makes me laugh and so so happy and I couldn't imagine spending my days any other way but when the time hits to start his bedtime routine, it makes me happy.  Anyone who has had one or watched a newborn/infant knows that you are pretty much attached all day long. I'm always checking, feeding, singing or rocking this incredible little boy but when the bedtime routine starts, I know there is an end in sight.  That for about 5 hours, I can relax and not worry about if Truman is licking James or if I have enough time to get this chore done.  90 % of the time, once he is down for the night he won't wake up until the next feeding.






Catching Truman sleeping in a crazy way

I like the call this one, "Mom, I swear I'm
watching the baby."

Whenever I walk out of the babies room, I never know which sleeping position truman is going to be in.  I've found him underneath our bed or laying beside our bed (this usually happens when there has been a lot of crying),  sitting in the spot that I just vacated about 5 minutes ago even though there is 5 other spots to choose from (he is a known seat stealer),  or my favorite, when he is upside down and legs in every which way.  I never really knew he slept like this until I started staying home but I never fails to make me chuckle.










James

He was looking at himself in the camera.
I can't get over the eyebrow raise.

And the biggest thing that keeps me happy and smiling through out the day is this little guy.  I don't think there is a need for more details on why.   But this kid has some serious jokes and is always willing to share.
















So here are the list of things that keep my happy and sane through out the long day at home.

What do you put in your house to keep your happy or sane?

What do you find yourself doing now that you didn't a year ago?

Thanks for reading and enjoy this wonderful day.

Megan