Getting my act together...

So did anybody rent their FREE Redbox movie this past Monday!? I did! Eden and I had our first official movie night. Thomas and I have recently tried putting more of a schedule over our lives-we're still in planning mode and we'll always be flexible- but Monday's are now officially Family Movie Night. I'm so excited! Movies in our family are going to be a big treat as Eden grows up because we do not have cable television and actually have started watching movies less and less. I know she can't be excited about it yet but I can just picture her little curly head bopping around in excitement before future events :). We rented our movie, picked up a pizza, had a picnic at the SFA duck pond, saw Thomas off to his movie (we do actually plan to do this as a family in the future, but he wanted to see The Watchman and I wanted to watch Fireproof- can there be more polar opposites?), and Eden and I had a big, girly time.

Thomas and I have also agreed it would be healthy to have nights designated for our individual hobbies. He's grabbed Tuesday and I've grabbed Thursday. It worked out super well this week because a friend delivered her third child and FIRST BOY! Thursday morning (they wait to find out the sex of the baby- it was quite exciting). I finally got around to using this cute book, had a left-over- never-used onesie, and threw together the following gift in 2 hours:


I am so excited about how easy these little kimono pants were that I've already cut Eden's size out of the pattern and hope to make her a few pairs. But first, her easter dress must be finished! I have actually started sewing and to great relief am finding it easier than expected.

The rest of the scheduling is just for my sake. I finally divided up house cleaning chores and spread them out Monday-Saturday. Sundays are reserved for not doing anything or doing monthly tasks like cleaning the car or straightening the yard. I don't know how anyone else does it- but I need a schedule- otherwise I end up doing surface cleaning of every room, every day, all day long. I'm a little OCD about tidiness and dishes but not about deep cleaning- hopefully I'll have more time and a cleaner house if this works. I'd be interested to hear anyone else's systems!