Sitting on a Cornflake

Not long ago, the monthly weather forecast made rather damp, depressing reading. Even this past bank holiday weekend was meant to be wet. However.. things have changed, and spring is most definitely with us! The rain has stayed away, the sun has tried it’s hardest to come out, and it’s been pretty warm.

So, hubby has been sent up in the attic, and the girls have tried on the summer clothes. The good news is that they have quite a few clothes that still fit. The bad news is that we had loads of ironing to do! Still, it’s done, and the cupboards have been reorganised.

The dry weather is meant to continue, and later in the week we’re predicted 75 degrees. Let’s hope it doesn’t switch round again!

Well, hopefully it has! The weather has been so changeable recently.. and wet.. but we’ve had a couple of nice days, and even today it’s warm, despite being overcast. Anyway, I’m determined it IS spring, so this morning all the winter coats went away, and the summer ones have been freshly washed. Amy has quite a collection, now that many of Beth’s old ones fit her!

In addition, the windows are open, and at the moment, even the patio doors! I feel the cold, so for me to do that, it’s gotta be warm! I’ve even got a skirt on! LOL

Glen has finished stripping wallpaper and paint, and has today started painting.. in his own unique way, of course. (For those who I haven’t moaned to before, he has a strange way of decorating.. I just leave him to it these days!) He must have been feeling brave when he started.. he even let the girls help! Amy soon got the roller taken off her, but I think Beth managed to do some.

Oh yea.. sort of connected to spring, I tend to get myself a little stressed over mess. It’s not that I’m particularly neat myself, but I have little phases of getting annoyed, and tidying every up.. then getting even more annoyed when it’s messy again within a matter of seconds!

I’ve had two very experienced mums tell me that with children running around, they gave up - other, more important things took priority, and they’re much happier for it. So, what’s your philosophy.. especially if you have kids.. do you keep things tidy, have you taught your children to be tidy, or have you given up, and left your house ‘lived in’? {grin}