Basic Mom Week in Review - 03/08/15

5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned

1. My husband was out of town for the week, and . . .

my toddler face-planted in the snow and peed on the bathroom floor before his flight even took off.

Lesson: My toddler knows how to properly manage my expectations for a week without Daddy.

2. I ran downstairs for about 45 seconds, and when I came back upstairs, I found my toddler like this:

Lesson: I seriously need to stop spending money on toys.

3. My 6-year-old told me it wasn't fair that I had all the "easy jobs."

This was in response to me asking her to go clean her room (i.e., put toys and puzzles in their places and organize her shoes) while I cleaned the entirety of the rest of the house (i.e., cleaned the kitchen in which we had made cookies - flour EVERYWHERE, did a sink full of dishes, changed my bedding, did a load of laundry, straightened up the living room, put away the 72 Frozen Memory cards that my 6-year-old left on the kitchen table and floor, put away all of the wooden Jenga blocks that my 6-year-old left on the kitchen table and floor, wiped down the surfaces in the bathroom, cleaned my toddler's room, swept and spot-mopped all the floors, etc.) all while trying to keep my toddler entertained. 

Lesson: Next time I should ask her to switch jobs. (You know instead of crying quietly.)

4. This sweet moment:

Lesson: I made this the wallpaper on my phone and will try to remember to look at it when my kids are being monsters. (People might start to wonder why I'm always looking at my phone . . .)

5. I let my daughters do my makeup. (Which means my toddler pretty much just dabbed at my face with a blush brush while my 6-year-old took things very seriously.)

This was the result:

Lesson: I think my kids have been watching The Drew Carey Show in secret.