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What to do when you can't "nest"???

Hmmm...that's a hard question to answer.  Well, since we are in the process of buying a house, we have put off  procrastinated putting Rett's room together.

Some of that is strictly procrastination on my part (I'll admit) because I HATE making decisions and I don't know what to do with his room.  However, since the impending house purchase is upon us, I decided to wait until we moved to put his room together anyways...PERFECT TIMING, RIGHT!!  :)

So, what do I do when I want to nest, clean and organize and have no where to do it?!
                 
  • I organize all of Rett's clothes.
  •  I have packed parts of the house.  (We haven't even closed on the house and I pretty much have 40% of the house packed up)  It's in piles and boxes all around the house.  We have a maze from our front door to the kitchen.  :)  
  • I clean the kitchen a lot, well....that's a lie.  I want to clean the kitchen a lot but I don't always do it.  So, I think about cleaning the kitchen A LOT.
  • I have started organizing other areas of our lives since I can't organize a new house. For instance, I made a brand new budget, made a 2 week menu, went to the grocery store and for the most part cooked most of the week.  Hence, why my kitchen is dirty and I don't want to clean it.  
  •  I take naps.
  •  I know I am carrying a little human in my belly but it doesn't make me feel better about the weight gain....call me shallow - but I am convinced that, especially, every pregnant woman experiences this - so I have started walking more than months previous. Maybe it will help Rett come sooner :)  One can only hope.
  •  I over think things.  And probably have started to stress to much but the walking helps.
  •  O and I pinterest like crazy!  This one is probably my favorite thing to do.  I pretend NEST.


Hopefully, in the next week, fingers crossed, we will close on the house,  begin our renovations and move in before the end of the month or PLEASE PLEASE before Rett gets here.  And since we have had to wait on all my nesting, I will probably be nesting all summer long with a new house and new baby especially since the in-laws get to come visit at the end of the summer!!  Can't wait to see them.  It has been too long.

I will try to find more things to organize probably before we are finally moved...or I will at least try.  Or maybe I will just try to stay on top of the laundry and the dishes and call it a night.

Good night all.  :)







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  1. AnonymousMay 11, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    you can come and clean and organize my house :)
    Lynda Martin

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