Loving Life

I've been on my new work schedule now for a couple of weeks, and I am LOVING it!  Yes it's a pay cut and our health premiums nearly tripled, but I actually feel like I now have the energy to do things.  Sleeping during the day was always hard for me, and even if I did get a full eight hours of sleep during the day it's just not the same as getting eight hours of sleep during the night.  Plus being awake when it's still light outside is refreshing.

I'm trying alot harder at keeping up with the chore schedule I made at the beginning of the year, having one or two chores a day (besides the daily dishes, sweeping, etc).  Today was the bathroom - Gavin helped me with the toilet, which slowed things down a bit.

A few weeks ago Gavin and I babysat for our neighbour.  Gavin was a little jealous at first, but by the end of the evening he was sharing his toys and giving Eve her soother (binki for the the Americans) when she started to cry.  

 

Last Saturday we went on a 'hike'.  That's how nice my new schedule is - I worked that afternoon, but because I'm no longer trying to switch my sleep schedule around and I'm working less hours I had the energy to actually go do something before going into work.  It's not like it was that big of a hike, I think what would have taken Jared and I about 10 minutes took us close to two hours with Gavin.  It was so much fun thought, and cute watching Gavin climb up the path with his little back pack.  Before we started our hike we went to the park to fly the airplane.

Here's Gavin chasing Daddy down the hill.

 

Jared with his cool new airplane

 

Gavin's First Hike

And this was at the beginning of March!  Loving the warm weather!

There were many stops along the way to pick up rocks

Time for a break (10 yards from the parking lot)

We've also done a few little projects.  It's hard to see in the picture, but we got this wall art as a wedding gift and have never put it up.  So I finally decided it was either time to put it on the wall or get rid of it - I'm glad I chose to put it up!  If you can't see in the picture, it says, "Sit Long, Talk Much, Laugh Often"

We also put shelves in the random little nook in our bedroom.  This is going to be my sewing area, but I'd like to get a sturdier table to set here - one that doesn't shake back and forth as I try to sew.

BEFORE....

AFTER......

I still need to do some organizing and I'd like to get a more sturdy table, but I'm excited to have a place for my sewing and other projects, and to be able to pull things out that have been in hiding under our bed!