The secret is... Become Hands-Free!

Today has been "one of those days", and that's putting it kindly. Actually, I feel as though the last few weeks have been filled with these types of days. I've had some good moments, but have been finding it extremely difficult to mark anything off if my to-do list! Like yesterday, I was so proud of cleaning my entire apartment. Everything was vacuumed and looked just the way I like it! I went into the room to nurse Malachi and by the time I came out of the bedroom, Stella (my annoying puppy) had my living covered in shredded paper towels. I just about lost it! If it weren't for her adorable looks, we would've had a problem. I'm telling you, an uglier dog and we might have had a fatality on our hands. Today was a marathon of attempts to get some cleaning done (since nothing stays clean longer than 5 minutes). It was terrible. Every single time I tried to do something productive, Malachi was trying to hurt himself ( fingers in the door hinges, attempts to pull the floor lamp over etc)or he was tired from his explorations and wanted mom to cuddle with him. I know this doesn't sound so bad, but now that I'm writing it down I realize that the problem had to do with lack of sleep, high expectations of productivity and a stressful week. Anyways, my husband called from work and I was literally holding back the tears, "I NEED A BREAK!". not my finest moment. I like to think I'm able to keep it cool.

After my hubby got back from work (and I received numerous hugs to console me for my hard day), we went to run some errands. I thought we were headed to WinCo for some discount groceries but my hubby took a surprise turn for Babies R Us! I've been suggesting a baby carrier purchase to aid me in my multi-tasking endeavors. I love having a man who listens to me! He bought me a carrier. Now I can be happy baby-wearing hippie woman! I plan to wear this kid as I blissfully whip through my to do lists.