We successfully survived Christmas I would say. An all clear from the CT Scan brought a sigh of relief, our oncologist appointment is next week. The big family Christmas get-together was on Christmas Eve. It was nice to get it done and we had a good day. Then we had our own little family celebration on Christmas day with eggs and bacon for breakfast followed by two days of hanging out in our pajamas.
It has been a good week off from work, although it hasn't been totally work-free. I think I have to be out of town for that to happen...maybe this summer. My hubby and I had a little spat early in the week about the one thing we always struggle with...housework. Somehow in our many years of marriage we have still to find a way to work together where we are both satisfied with the outcome. We had a great conversation and I had a good cry with him. We don't really fight...it's always more of a passive-aggressive behavior where one of us leaves a task for the other to do and they do the same...never works. We also have different priorities when it comes to housework. I hate dishes and laundry, dusting and filing papers. I love to clean while rearranging...it's the only time I truly dust. I know, that's gross, but true. He has his own ideas of what should be the priority for the time we spend and it isn't rearranging. :0)
Anyway, we got through the issues and have had a good vacation. I've spent much of it organizing the house and of course, rearranging -with my hubby's blessing! I read a blog written by a Christian woman who literally took all her children's toys away from them and stores what she kept in the attic, only allowing her children to use certain things at a time. I didn't take my kid's toys away, but I did use my Christmas money to buy bins for the built-in shelves in their closets. Now the majority of their toys are safe and out of reach. They can take down whatever they want to play with, but must clean it up before they start playing with anything else. Having their toys organized and out of reach helps to enforce this habit! I am very excited. Ideally, they will clean their rooms each night before bed, but that may be pushing it too far knowing how busy we get on school nights.
I've also re-claimed our master bedroom from the piles of laundry and other odds and ends that seem to wind up hiding out in our room. It looks like a real bedroom again! I was telling my husband that I wanted to create a place where I could read my bible and spend time with God, but wasn't sure how. He suggested we move my secretary desk to the bedroom and get an artist's desk for the basement. He also suggested we rearrange the basement to share the large desk we have so I can still have a place for my laptop. !!!!Yes, he does love me and know me!!!! The artist's desk was one of those "someday" dreams for me. Something I wanted to do, but never really thought possible in the here-and-now. I have my work cut out for me in sorting through my boxes of stuff in the basement to make room, but I am so excited to not only have a space to do my art again, but to also be so supported by my hubby!
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