James had drill this weekend and I swore I would get my house clean.  I've been in a funk for a while and I didn't have much hope for my weekend but I have to say – I got stuff done.  Wifey, homemaker stuff.

I did get some cleaning done (which included hanging our freshly-washed coverlet over the deck rail redneck style so that it could bleach and dry in the sunshine).  I thought if I could sunshine-dry my laundry, maybe I could take this homemaker thing a step further and make cinnamon rolls – from scratch.  They came out looking a little like sea urchins but they were tasty and Evyn and I were so proud of ourselves we ate them for lunch.  We used this recipe with the modifications suggested by reviewers.

I got so domestic this weekend that I even made a skirt out of my old jeans (I promise, I'll show you soon).  It wasn't that difficult and they didn't turn out ugly. 

Then – then – we planted stuff.

I am a person who needs to be able to see my productivity – not just experience it.  I thrive on producing stuff – be it food, a clean room, freshly potted rosemary, or a thing to wear.  Furthermore, I need to be graded.  I thrive on grades, performance appraisals – I want to know where I stand.  Which makes it tough to be a stay at home mom.  Where everything I do either creates more mess or gets slowly unraveled.  And the most common performance appraisal I get is exasperation from my four-year old. 

It's probably selfish, to need more validation than the obvious picture of overall health and strength of our family.  I am trying trying trying to live to glorify God.  To not need anything more than to look back on my day and know that everything I did would please Him.

Maybe that's why I was so content on Sunday night.  Maybe God knew I needed sunshine.  And to not screw anything up for a couple of days.  This was a Successful Susie weekend if I've ever had one, and my ego is ever so thankful for it. 

*****

For a good read, visit this article on redeeming our time.

James had drill this weekend and I swore I would get my house clean.  I've been in a funk for a while and I didn't have much hope for my weekend but I have to say – I got stuff done.  Wifey, homemaker stuff.

I did get some cleaning done (which included hanging our freshly-washed coverlet over the deck rail redneck style so that it could bleach and dry in the sunshine).  I thought if I could sunshine-dry my laundry, maybe I could take this homemaker thing a step further and make cinnamon rolls – from scratch.  They came out looking a little like sea urchins but they were tasty and Evyn and I were so proud of ourselves we ate them for lunch.  We used this recipe with the modifications suggested by reviewers.

I got so domestic this weekend that I even made a skirt out of my old jeans (I promise, I'll show you soon).  It wasn't that difficult and they didn't turn out ugly. 

Then – then – we planted stuff.

I am a person who needs to be able to see my productivity – not just experience it.  I thrive on producing stuff – be it food, a clean room, freshly potted rosemary, or a thing to wear.  Furthermore, I need to be graded.  I thrive on grades, performance appraisals – I want to know where I stand.  Which makes it tough to be a stay at home mom.  Where everything I do either creates more mess or gets slowly unraveled.  And the most common performance appraisal I get is exasperation from my four-year old. 

It's probably selfish, to need more validation than the obvious picture of overall health and strength of our family.  I am trying trying trying to live to glorify God.  To not need anything more than to look back on my day and know that everything I did would please Him.

Maybe that's why I was so content on Sunday night.  Maybe God knew I needed sunshine.  And to not screw anything up for a couple of days.  This was a Successful Susie weekend if I've ever had one, and my ego is ever so thankful for it. 

*****

For a good read, visit this article on redeeming our time.