Small Successes-Second week of Lent

Celebrating the little things in life that add up.

1. I am totally on top of the laundry.  I'm so on top of it that Ellie has worn the same nightgown several times in one week.  Hmm...if I can keep this up, maybe I can reduce the number of pajama sets I need to buy for the kids.

2. I am making progress with the 40 bags in 40 days challenge.  I have finally come to my senses and realized that I don't need to save clothing from events in my past.  The incredibly short and revealing dress that I wore for my wedding rehearsal?  In the pile for Good Will.  Is it not amazing what one will wear before kids vs. 10 years later?  I'm laughing at myself as I go through old clothes and continually ask myself what I was thinking.  

3. I am cultivating patience and doing my best to not flip out on the girls over the messy state of the basement. (It's been a mess for days, despite many clean ups.)  What is so hard about the concept of playing with one toy at a time and putting it back when you are finished?  I've tried to enforce/instill this rule since they were infants, but it simply doesn't take root.

Bonus: It's not really my success, but most of the snow has melted.  My deck has no snow. Yay! I can actually see about half of my front and back yards.  Best of all, I see that some of my Spring flowers are starting to come up.