Operation Wake Up

So I've started working on a new project, which I call Operation Wake Up. The goal is to make it easier for me to get up in the mornings so that I can have some quiet time to myself to study and such before the kids wake up.

I've currently been trying to create a better environment to wake up in, that way I will want to wake up more. I'm also in the process of making different ringtones on my phone to wake up to. For weekdays, I have the beginning of the song "Breathless" by The Corrs. This is a song that I've loved for many years and that has always helped me "get up and go." I'm trying to get a song for Saturday and for Sunday now, but my Saturday song is stuck on Mitchell's old computer and my Sunday song is on a CD that's lost at my mom's house, so it will be awhile before I finish those.

I've been organizing things near my bed. I'm planning on eventually getting a diffuser to diffuse an essential oil to help me wake up. So I'm creating a space to make that possible. We don't have nightstands or anything, so we've never had a place to put things. Yesterday, I moved my bookshelf next to my side of the bed so that I can use it as a sort of nightstand. I dusted it and cleaned off fingerprints, and then reorganized my books. I think it looks so nice, and I love to have a safe spot to put my glasses at night.

Now I'm working on that lamp as a mini-project. You can't tell from the picture, but the shade is really just balancing directly on the bulb because it's missing a part, so we have to take the shade off when we actually turn the lamp on.

Kids' Clothing Organization - Part 4

On Saturday, I went to Kid-to-Kid again. I bought a lot of stuff for just over $175, including a snowsuit for each kid, a pair of snow boots for Joseph, and 2 brand-new costumes, Boba Fett and Sleeping Beauty. I should have taken pictures of the bags or the clothes, but they've already been scattered around the house and worn. I got Charlie a shirt, sweater, and pair of pants to wear to church, as well as 3 long-sleeve shirts and 2 jackets. Annabelle got a dress and a couple shirts. I think that might be everything we got...

Annabelle enjoys wearing her snowsuit around the house, which is pretty funny to see. It's a puffy, magenta, one-piece snowsuit, and you can hear her swishing when she wears it. I need to get a picture of her in it one of these days.

I've gotten almost everything on my shopping list for the kids. Annabelle and Charlie will need snow boots eventually and Charlie really needs some pajamas, but I'll probably complete that shopping a little slower.