One thing I’ve noticed since having a child is that it is much harder to get things done when you have a little one to look after, particularly a little one who depends on you for entertainment and mobility. That’s why it usually takes me a few days to actually get all of the cleaning and laundry done. I try to do little things here and there now that Claire can play with her toys a little bit on her own, because when she naps, I like to do something that is just for me, whether that be reading or writing or surfing the web.<\/p>\n
Today I’m trying to do pretty much all of my cleaning in one day.<\/p>\n
We had a call last week from Brian, a good friend of ours from Saint John, New Brunswick. He works for a hotel chain which is holding a conference\/training seminar here in Halifax, so he wanted to know if he could stay with us. That’s definitely more than fine, since it means we’ll also get to visit with Brian in the evenings when he gets back. Neal, however, got the days mixed up during that initial phone call and thought that Brian would be getting here on Tuesday. I figured that since Neal was working on the counter, and I had some other errands to do on the weekend, I wouldn’t bother trying to clean until today, since that would still give me two days to get the house in ship-shape before our guest arrived. Brian called yesterday to confirm that he would be staying here, and that’s when Neal learned that he was actually coming on Monday. Suddenly I have to get everything done in one day!<\/p>\n
At one time that would have been easy, but not so with an almost-seven-month old. There is a ton of laundry to be done. Floors to be cleaned. Tidying up to be done. A bathroom to clean. <\/p>\n
I am very happy, however, to say that almost all of it is done! Between a cooperative baby and naptime, all I have left is a bit of tidying up to do, and another load of laundry. Don’t be fooled into thinking that the house will be perfect, but it will at least meet my expectations when someone is coming to stay with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One thing I’ve noticed since having a child is that it is much harder to get things done when you have a little one to look after, particularly a little one who depends on you for entertainment and mobility. That’s … Continue reading