Today is the Monday after day light savings time. AKA the worst weekend of the year for parents of young kids. Yesterday we "got an extra hour of sleep" and my kids woke up at 3:20, 4:45 and 6:45. I felt like a zombie all day and was counting down the hours until bedtime. SO. MANY. MELTDOWNS!
We made it to Monday! I hated Mondays before I had kids but now I love them. It's a day where I can reset my house and my mindset. Leaving survival mode and entering thriving mode...at least for a few hours while the 2 big kids aren't home. It took me years of being a mom to realize that if my mind is in shambles and my anxiety is high, I will not be a good mom.
One of my biggest anxiety triggers is mess. Honestly, it's funny because my house is always a mess no matter how much time I spend, but as long as I can quickly pick up throughout the week, I'll be ok. Fast forward to Mondays, and the level of mess I'm left with starts making me itchy. You know what I mean??
I've started a Monday routine and it really helps start the week on a good note. What is it? Clean my room and do the laundry. I understand that sounds extremely minor and basic but how many times have you tried to incorporate something "hard" and then never keep up with it? While my kids aren't around and the baby is napping, I can get it all folded and put away.
My favorite part about this task is the SMELL. Oh my gosh, Tyler Laundry Detergent - DIVA scent is the best thing ever. If you haven't used it, click the link below and buy it today. I kid you not, you'll become obsessed after the first wash! MOM HACK - use free & clear detergent on your laundry and only add a cap full of the DIVA detergent to your wash. A little goes a long way, and it stretches a bottle for a long time! There have been seasons of life where I run out of a jug of this detergent and forget to buy a new one for a while, but then I pull out a shirt that I washed months prior and it STILL smells so so so good. You will get so many compliments and questions about your perfume and I can guarantee you'll be excited to tell the person that it's actually your laundry detergent and they need to buy it immediately!
Moral of the story - buy the Diva detergent, then next Monday clean your room and wash your laundry. One fully cleaned space and some damn good smelling laundry will put you in a good mood and then you can tackle the rest of the spaces the rest of the week.
You got this, sis!
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