My life in the Rinse Cycle….and other Incoherent Babblings

Ever have one of those days when you just want to run away from home?  Today was my day.  Whoever said that home school was easy is crazy.  I’m sorry let me rephrase that.  Whoever said that home schooling, going to school and maintaining some semblance of order in the home is easy, is either a complete Suzy homemaker or a complete saint.  When I decided to do this I had no preconceived notions about any of it.  I didn’t really know anyone who home schooled their children.  I do know that many people went out of their way to discourage me and tell me that it was one of the biggest mistakes I could ever make especially since I too am going to school.  Like I always have, I did what I wanted to do.  AND I AM HAPPY THAT I DID!  But like anything worth doing in life, it’s not always going to be easy.  Today was a little rough.  Everyone had some an issue. 

            Although home schooling is actually running relatively smoothly, somedays like today can be a bit frustrating.  I must admit though, trying to get the kids settled in the first week of school was incredibly trying.  All three children (I’ve learned) have different learning styles and trying to get them acclimated to their new learning environment was a bit challenging.  But that quickly passed.  Everything kind of fell into place by osmosis.  My biggest challenge at the moment is balancing my school and housework.  I have a pile of laundry the size of Bethusala sitting in my laundry room and a nice pile of pots and pans on the counter waiting for the Brillo Pad.  If you think that’s bad did you see my hair in that picture?  I look like one of those awful before pictures in those shampoo commercials.  CALGON TAKE ME AWAY!! 

            Oops!  I digress.  I think I was supposed to be talking about my wonderful day.  Not!  I don’t know what was wrong with me today I think I was just woke up on the wrong side of the bed.  The problem is, I didn’t particularly have anything to be grumpy or tired about.  For the first time in weeks I actually got a full night of sleep.  I put some homework aside last night so that I could go to bed before 2:00 am.  So, today started off like any other day.  I got up made myself a cup of tea had a pear and a granola bar for breakfast and started preparing oatmeal for the kids.  After the kids ate and got dressed we began our day.  We worked on math, journaling and grammar in the morning and went outside and worked on Science in the afternoon.  The kids and I ran around for a while and then I went inside to start preparing dinner.

By working through our general routine I started to feel a little better until I came in and had to look at my bedroom and the incredibly large piles of laundry all over the floor in the closet.  It was at that crucial moment in time that I just wanted to run away as I stood there intently staring at the mounting pile of wash.  It had been silently calling my name for many days and I ignored it.  But now we were standing face to face and I could no longer ignore its now loud shrill cries.  What to do?  What to do?  Do I once again ignore the large laundry monster or do I fight to the death.  Well…..I chose to fight to the death.  We were all starting to run out of underwear.  I know that some people say that running around with no underwear is very freeing but I just can’t see it.   

A few months ago I blogged about embracing my inner slob, well I’m not embracing it today!  Someone please help!!  All joking aside, I would really like to know who, if anyone can do what I do and still maintain a positive attitude constantly and keep a clean house.  Is it possible?  If you are out there or have some helpful tips on organization (anything!) please leave a comment.  Or if you are just as busy and I am and would like to vent and perhaps tell me that I’m not alone I would especially love to here from you!!  Peace.  It’s time for me to put the clothes in the dryer.