Hard Work!

Wow, is it ever hard work to get anything done around here with a baby on the move! While Jared was out having a good time today, I was at home cleaning up after him. Sound familiar??? His work desk (that is out in the open for all to see) basically doubles as a garbage can. That's what it normally looks like. I take that back--a garbage can that hasn't been emptied in over a year..... I decided to tackle it, my desk, and his bookshelf today. What would have already been an all day project, was even more of an all day project with a baby to constantly entertain and redirect. I was pretty impressed that the only thing he managed to get into his mouth was a piece of charcoal, and we only had to change his clothes once. He did take a couple good naps, which I could have used to get serious about my project, but instead used some of it to eat and sit in the recliner for a few minutes. The rest of his naptime I used to fold clothes--so I was productive. And he had the nerve to come home and say I earned my keep today!

Porter thought the boxes were an obstacle course--all he wanted to do was climb over them.

Before.....

You can't even see the 2 huge stacks of junk on top of the file cabinet that I had to sort through to see if there was anything important that I shouldn't throw away. Then I realized if it had dust on it, it probably could be safely thrown away.

After.....

I didn't get an after picture of my desk because the camera battery died, but it is completely clean now too.