It has been extremely cold lately.. for Hawaii.. around 60 degrees in the morning… which is the equivalent to -20 degrees for people who were born and raised in Hawaii. I’m pregnant and hot all the time, and even I think it’s very cold right now. But this cold is giving me trouble because it is keeping my daughter awake at night and keeping her fussy. She doesn’t like to wear pajamas, and doesn’t like to sleep in clothes. And she doesn’t like to sleep with a blanket either. But she’s freezing so she wants so sleep on me or Nathan. But I’m pregnant and I can’t sleep on my back and Nathan still has work to get done.
So my solution this evening (which is only working a little bit) was to put her in some long sleeved shirt and pants, with socks, in a sleep sack- backwards, so she can’t unzip herself when she’s uncomfortable. And so far, it’s almost working. She’s woken up two times already before writing this. Hopefully I’ll get some sleep tonight. Last night was terrible.
I’m not sure how I’m feeling about my FlyLady beginners baby steps right now. I totally understand that I’m in a phase of life where I’m just doing what I can, but I just wonder if my heart is only halfway in it. Today’s baby step included doing laundry, which I did sort and put away a portion of our laundry, but didn’t do it all, which made me feel a bit discouraged. Maybe it’s just the perfectionist in my head telling me it’s not good enough. But then again, that’s the point of the baby steps right? Just to do a little here and there until I’ve built up the skills to keep my house clean all the time?
I mean, even just making sure that the dishes haven’t piled up over the past 20 days has been outstanding for me. Usually I would just leave it until morning, but I really have been putting in the effort to have an empty sink every evening. And I’m sure the sink photos are boring by now, but it has really held me accountable these past 3 weeks.
We woke up early this morning to pick up a crib that I found in Makakilo from our local buy nothing group. It really is a beautiful crib and I’m so grateful to the family who gave it to us. When baby is big enough for a big kid bed, I hope to give it back to the group and bless another family with it. Hopefully I can show some before and after photos of that later.
Ok. Time to get some sleep for real.
February 4, 2021 – I am thankful for sleep. Please God help us all get some good rest tonight and the next few months leading up to the welcoming of our newest family member.