So...I have been MIA for almost three months, and the reason is right here:
On October 19th, we welcomed our second sweet baby boy into the family, and between nursing him, changing his diapers, and chasing around our two-year-old, I have barely been able to keep up with the shop, let alone blog about it! No one told me how difficult it would be to divide my attention between the two kids in these first few months, but I feel incredibly blessed to be doing it!
Which brings me to the reason for today's post:
I have now added downloadable files (as well as a printed version) of an organizational creation that kept me sane after the birth of my first son (and I'm hoping will have the same effect now!) We are introducing Weekly/Monthly Chore Charts and Cleaning Checklists into Tweet by the Sea, and I'm hoping these will be at least somewhat helpful to new moms (or housewives, working wives, or stay-at-home dads) like me!
As a new mom, I wanted to be ready to host visitors at a moment's
notice! However, I didn't want to spend all day, every day cleaning the
house and missing out on spending time with my sweet bundle. The
arrival of baby #2 six weeks ago made this task even more challenging!
Thus, this simple checklist was born in order to help me organize my
days with a few simple cleaning tasks during the week so that the house
was always at least "presentable" (if not spotless!)
If you follow the suggested list, you should spend about an hour or two (depending on the size of your home) each day cleaning and doing household chores (I usually try to complete them in the morning before naps so that we have the afternoon free, but many tasks can also be completed during naps, if you don't want the precious time to yourself :).
If you prefer, we're also offering blank lists that can be completely filled in (and thus, customized) by you! Please continue to watch the shop for more downloads for grocery lists, weekly meal planning, and a complete "Company's Coming!" cleaning checklist. I truly hope these help someone else the way they have helped me!
