Sometimes you just need a good laugh

Sometimes you just need a good laugh and today is one of those days for me. I needed a break from the daily routine and here are some of the videos that had me chuckling -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mMRY2N6s2I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-x8t0JOnVw

Inspiration Monday - Be Thankful

The following video is a great reminder to be thankful for the ordinary moments and days in our lives. They fly by too fast. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olSyCLJU3O0

The woman who is reading in the video is Katrina Kenison. She is the author of "The Gift of an Ordinary Day". This book is on my "to be read" list for this year. 

Mom's Tool Kit | Item #1

Every mom [whether you work or stay at home] has tools in her belt that help her keep the household running smoothly. Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing some of my most precious & helpful tools. 

Tool #1 – My Outlook Calendar

If it needs to get done, it's schedule – no wonder I'm a Traffic Manager. You want to meet with me to talk about project initiatives, check my calendar & send me a meeting notice. You want to go on a date night with me, send me a meeting notice. Throwing your kid a birthday party and you have invited the Willard's, you are on my calendar. I need to get to the gym because I've eaten to many Peppermint Patties, it's on my calendar! It's the first thing I look at when I wake up on the weekdays since it integrates nicely with my iPhone.

Below is a screenshot of one of my weeks. I color code my work meetings and personal engagements. I put any over arching deadlines as "all day" event with the status of "free". For example, my renewal to LA Fitness was due this particular week. I marked the day on the renewal on my calendar and now I'm another year committed to the gym. My Outlook calendar keeps me on time, social and helps me juggle everything that needs to get done.

Shhhh. . . a little secret. . . I still use paper calendars too. They come home with kids from their teachers. They hang on the fridge. It's one on the only things I like hanging on the fridge. They have save the day when someone is the "special person" or someone needs to wear a particular color to school. Don't tell anyone!

Inspiration Monday

Sunday Craft

It's a super cold day in Atlanta and we are quarantine to the house because Jonah has the flu. Luckily, it's a mild case of the flu since he got a flu shot a couple months ago. He has been pretty spire for being sick. 

To pass the time and to remedy "cabin fever", we have been finding projects to keep busy with. We created a lego raceway, put puzzles together, and created lots of art. 

I'm not a hoarder of anything in my house except for craft items. I keep scraps of paper, ribbon and other random objects. I actually have a large Tupperware bin that I keep my random craft objects in. Obviously, it comes in handy on "staying inside" weekends such as this. 

The kids made some pretty cute works of art will all my scraps. I enjoyed putting together some cards from scrap ribbon and rubber stamps. 

My spring time stationery created with scraps of ribbon & paper.

Fun with glue, ribbon, stickers & scraps of paper. 

The Hair Experiment

The scenario:
One pair of scissors.
Two innocent children left unsupervised while mommy showers. 

Can you guess what happens next?

That's right. . . A self-inflicted hair cut. 

The best part is that I didn't notice the hair cuts until an hour after they had happened. I was getting ready so we could go to the park. I rushed the kids out of the house. While at the park, Jonah sat down beside me on the park bench and I noticed the hair on his shirt. I turned his face towards me with my hand and saw the chucks of hair missing. He easily confessed his actions to the point he was proud of it. I called McKenna over and she had a long lock of hair missing on the left side of her face. 

My mischievous devils. [see the mischievous smiles in the pictures]

When we arrived back home, I went to the living room where the hair experiment had taken place. There I found large amounts of hair pushed under the couch. After sweeping the hair out from under the couch, my living room looked like a hair salon floor. 

The moral of the story: Hair grows back. Smiles & memories last forever. And mommy will have to be more careful when she decides she needs to shower.