It’s a beautiful day and I’ve just finished making beds cleaning up some dishes serving breakfast and am now happily sipping my coffee. Mmmm. I am so happy that summer is just about here. Life seems so much easier without having to rush out the door to get Emma to preschool. I’m glad it’s over.

I have finally conquered my laundry. I don’t know why I always let it get away from me but it is so relaxing when everything is put up and in order. I think the trick is really just doing a load or two of laundry everyday. Can’t remember if I shared my homemade laundry detergent recipe but it’s really cheap and works great! Don’t remember where I got this recipe but here it is:

1 bar of Ivory soap or Kirk’s Castile grated finely (Ivory is much cheaper but I prefer Kirk’s when I can swing it) + 1 cup Borax + 1 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda (found by the cleaning supplies at my local Kroger but not at Walmart)

I like to triple the recipe and keep it in a large pretty tin container beside the washer. Use two tablespoons per load. For softner I use one cup of white vinegar. It’s amazing how well this concoction works. My next thing is to get Billy to put up a clothes line but we haven’t gotten to that yet.

So anywho with the laundry caught up it seems to give me more time to get everything else nice and clean which makes me really happy.

We are headed to the pool this morning. I might take the girls to the nursery and swim some laps by myself first and then go get them. The water feels so good. It’s really the only exercise I’m inspired to do lately. When I overdo it I feel like crap and my left foot hurts really bad for some reason.

It’s crazy how when I let the household stuff get away from me I can’t concentrate to do anything but when I have everything tidied up I can suddenly focus and make little goals. It sounds really simple but it works for me.

Random Cate Funny . . .

A few weeks ago when we went to the gym the older lady who works in the nursery called Cate “Sugar Pie” to which Cate replied “Don’t call me Sugar Pie Lady you call me Baby Cate!!!”

Just a moment ago I told Cate we were going to the gym so I could exercise and she could play with the ladies and then we’d all go swimming and she said “STAY HOME!” And I told her that she’d have fun. She loves playing with the other kids and going to the pool. She said “but the lady will call me Sugar Pie again.” *insert Cate’s sad face* LMAO! Silly kid.