Yes.Balancing

Sorting out die-cast cars, to give some to charity.

I know, this is a repeating title, but I find that balancing is even thougher on Wednesdays, when the boys are off school.
I hardly touched this computer since I got up this morning. After Chris left for work, began the parade of houseworks & other duties. Of course always called by the boys for something or anything (or both at the same time), because of quarrels or special requests ... it takes me twice the time to do anything. It's 02pm right now, and like most of the time when I'm typing in my blog, a good cuppa (coffee or café au lait) is next to my left hand. This morning, I : ironed (a lot), emptied/hoovered/cleaned/sorted out the two other closets of the hall {making me finish BDABCM Week 2, yeah !} , hoovered (everywhere, while I was at that !), and cleaned the carpet with my eco-mix. (water/white vinegar/dishes eco-detergent/essential oils), asked the boys (and helped them) sorting out their die-cast cars to give some to charity (and I'm doing the same with our clothes, right now) {see the first photo of today's entry, at the top}, emptied the dishwasher, reloaded it & washed other dishes, emptied the bin, cleaned it, talked to my parents & grandpa at the webcam, took photos of crafts I finished yesterday evening (well half an hour after midnight !!), of course had lunch with the boys ...

One of two gifts I finished making yesterday (a tissue cozy, lined with linen)

and am having a coffee right now ... at last !
A Brio train goes through tunnels made of pillows & blankets (this morning)

See, you think I manage to balance it all, but even though it's true that I'm getting better at it, I'm not that excellent at it, and it's not as quiet here as you'd imagine. AT ALL !!!!!

U looking at a bird book (yesterday afternoon)

OK, a whole afternoon is waiting for me now. Some more balancing. Like for each & every of you, young (& crafty or creative) mamas. I'm improving, but it's tough, let me tell you.

BDABCM Week 3 : Hall shelves + kitchen
The shelves residing in the hall contain tons of books, some DVDs & some CDs, and boxes of toys, and other boxes of papers & such.
Of course the kitchen will take me a while, even though it's small. There are always so many things to clean (fridge, oven/microwave/sink/floor/bins/appliances/cupboard ...), and it will be a good occasion to list all of our "stock". (can hardly call that a stock as we have VERY few room & that's why I'm so often at the supermarket & health store !!) Maybe it'd be a good opportunity to make a kind of meme like "what's on my shelves ?" or "what's in my fridge ?" or "what's in my food cupboard ?". What do you think ? And maybe a good opportunity to try to live on our stock till it's over. (and get imaginative at the same time !)

If you need a little magic today, please go read Maya's yesterday blog entry Grandma Bunny. Just what I needed today. A bit of magic & tenderness. (and a lot of craft too ! LOL)

I hope you're having a nice day. It's back to grey, rainy, usual Parisian weather over here. Big hugs to all xoxoxo