The Daily Hailey

** This isn an incredibly victorious post. I feel optimistic and excited and hopeful and accomplished. I’m not sure whether its my general fatigue, hormones, or what exactly, but I just found out that through the events of the day, a very special piece of furniture got scuffed up and effectively ruined, and I’m feeling quite devastated. It was handmade, and cannot be replaced, and the one person who could repair it is no longer on this earth. Sad. I will put in a solid effort to write the way I felt about ten minutes ago, but if it lacks lustre, know that I truly am happy with the results of the day. Its so uncool when 99 things out of 100 go so well, and I choose to let that one sad thing spoil the day. So I’m trying not to, but hang in there with me if I don’t ace it **

Brady and I set alarms for this morning, so that we’d have time for some breakfast and an episode of Greys in bed. But around 9:00, we surfaced and got ourselves together for the day. My hair was greasy and I was lazy so I put it up in a style that resembled a soft ice cream cone, in my opinion.

Stylin’. I know.

My parents arrived shortly after 10:00 and we kind of made a half assed plan for the day ahead. “Half assed” is pretty generous, though. Unfortunately, Brady and I were pretty unprepared and disorganized. The guys carried all the stuff upstairs that we had piled up, and loaded it into the trailer, but then came asking me what should happen next. I began to flounder and get super overwhelmed. I was so thankful to have my mom over. She talked me off my ledge, and we did a full house walk through. We quickly learned that more needed to be done than just driving stuff to our container. We had a good stack of garbage to get rid of, as well as a bunch of stuff we needed to recycle, like old paint, a couple of old tv sets, and some cans and bottles. So quickly, their unloading trip turned into an unloading trip/garbage run/sarcan stop. As they gathered up the garbage and recycling, my mom helped me pack up some other things that I didn’t know how to pack. We wrapped lots of big vases up in sheets, removed and packed probably half of the linens from the closet, and even wrapped and boxed up the light fixture from the kids room that had been made for us that we are not about to leave behind! My mom also helped me realize that, while we want the place not to be cluttered, and while we want it to look presentable, we also want it to look like people live her comfortably, and that prospective buyers could too. So I started to panic less about clearing shelves and more just about condensing. It was smart.

When the men left, my mom and I put Big and Middle down for naps, and then we fed Little, and then ourselves. Instead of working our butts off, we opted to rest while the kids did. We had a really good heart to heart, and time flew by. The guys were unloaded and back home in good time. They said that maaaybe a quarter of the container is full, which is awesome to hear!! We should have no problem fitting everything else in there when the time comes.

Once the fam was home, we warmed up some leftovers and had a really yummy supper together. But my parents left soon after, and we’re back to our own devices. I was hoping we’d still be rocking motivation, and that we’d get a bit more done tonight. Lots of repairs and small fixes to do, as well as lots of cleaning, laundry, and general tidying. But we are tired, and I think thats ok. We did lots. And without being too gross, the small amount of stitches that I got from delivering Rowan are starting to dissolve/work their way out, and that is not the most comfortable thing in the world. A bath and a sleep might make me feel better than more trips up and down our stairs and heavy lifting.

My mom pointed out that I likely felt a bit lost and scattered today because we had already done so much that there wasn’t much left to do today. And I’m choosing to believe that she’s right! I know there will still be trips out to our storage container, but for now, we can really start putting rooms together and seeing results. Its starting!! Or maybe its coming to a close rather. I don’t know! But I’m excited to see where this all ends up 😀 Hopefully in our brand new house, before the end of the year!