Yesterday I felt like a failure in my P31W venture. I did no laundry, no cleaning, no dishes, I didn't even do much playing with the kids (unless of course you count taking them to Chick-Fil-A). I spent most of my day on the computer; car shopping, on fb and pinterest.
However, I know that my family is still happier than one month ago. The purpose of this journey was to challenge myself, which I did. I memorized half of the scripture I set out to. Meditated and thought about it all. Maybe someday I will write a Bible study on all of the things I learned so others can learn from them too.
I can honestly say that my husband and I are closer now than we have been since he deployed. My children are happier, especially the 5 year old. She cherishes her "mommy time." The baby boy loves when I sit on the floor playing with him. Yesterday, I took time to play with him on the floor, and like any 1 year old, he walked off to play in another room; but when he finally came back to where I was waiting, he dove in and gave me a HUGE hug. It was sooo sweet, and kind of slobbery. :)
My house is so much better too. The bathrooms have been cleaner than when we lived in the apartment. Our kitchen counter has seen daylight nearly everyday (which wasn't a norm). In fact, I have arrived at a place where I am almost OCD about getting the dishes done (almost). The laundry is kept up, in fact so much so, sometimes there isn't room in the drawers for all of it.
Thanks again for all the support and encouragement. It will be interesting to see how I continue this journey in the future. Maybe a repeat once I get used to working full-time again.
Until next time,
Erin
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