Small Successes-January 28th

Celebrating the little things in life that add up.

1. I am caught up with my lesson plans for both of my religious ed classes. Last Saturday, I erroneously thought that I was planned two weeks in advance for my kindergarten class, only to discover that I didn't have anything planned for last Sunday. Talk about an oops to discover at 10pm. I managed to get this week and next week's lessons planned. Maybe now I can get on top of this stuff.

2. I cleaned the bathrooms (minus the shower and tubs which I hope to clean today). It's my least favorite chore, so I try to avoid it as much as I can. Usually I'll tackle one fixture at a time. Getting all three toilets and the sinks cleaned in one day is kind of big for me.

3. I'm managing to survive Bryan's latest business trip without any major crisis. I did have a little sugar incident this morning (yelled at slow moving kid, and the child who was scattering Zingo!, the game with too many pieces, all over the family room) where I slammed the open sugar container down on the countertop in frustration. Note to self: Make sure lid is on the sugar container before picking it up to slam it on the countertop. I created a bit of a mess in the kitchen that prevents me from listing clean countertops and kitchen floor as a small success this week. Can you guess what I'll be doing this morning?

4. I must be insane. I was cleaning up part of the sugar mess (second attempt at that lovely job) and it occurred to me that I didn't even mention that I registered Ellie for kindergarten. Provided she passes the entrance exam/evaluation, she will be going to the kindergarten at her current school next year. I'm working with Ellie every day to ensure that she knows everything she needs to know so she has no problems being accepted. We were the first ones to register on Tuesday, so I know we have her position secured.