"Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees."
J. Willard Marriott
You all know how much I love my sleep. And not just daytime, but nighttime too. But I also know that life doesn’t stop just because someone is asleep.
Even if that someone is a baby.
I never understood why people tiptoe around when the baby is sleeping. Yes, you don’t need to scream and shout, but life can’t stop. Nothing bugs me more than when I see the sign on the doorbell that says, “Shhh. Baby sleeping.”
Seriously.
You have to train your children to sleep through the noise. During day, you have to keep noise going. Even when they are babies. Have the TV or radio going. Keep their door open. Go about your daily activities.
With my children, I could even vacuum in their rooms while they were sleeping. I would shut the door and turn the vacuum on in the hall, move it to just outside the door, then open the door. Vacuum away!
The Chocoholic even preferred the noise. He didn’t wake up when it was noisy, he would wake up when it was quiet!
Trust me. Your life will be much easier if you train them to sleep through the noise. They will be better sleepers!
Even if that someone is a baby.
I never understood why people tiptoe around when the baby is sleeping. Yes, you don’t need to scream and shout, but life can’t stop. Nothing bugs me more than when I see the sign on the doorbell that says, “Shhh. Baby sleeping.”
Seriously.
You have to train your children to sleep through the noise. During day, you have to keep noise going. Even when they are babies. Have the TV or radio going. Keep their door open. Go about your daily activities.
With my children, I could even vacuum in their rooms while they were sleeping. I would shut the door and turn the vacuum on in the hall, move it to just outside the door, then open the door. Vacuum away!
The Chocoholic even preferred the noise. He didn’t wake up when it was noisy, he would wake up when it was quiet!
Trust me. Your life will be much easier if you train them to sleep through the noise. They will be better sleepers!
When I was in 6th grade, we were living in Great Falls, Montana. In our ward was a guy who delivered dairy products, and always gave my parents nearly expired yogurt.
We loved the yogurt, but we would get so much of it, that we couldn’t eat it fast enough. So my mom started throwing it in the freezer.
I now do that on purpose. I buy a bunch of it and just throw it in the freezer. When the kids want a treat, instead of ice cream, we pull them out. Take the lid off and put it in the microwave for 1 minute at power 30. They come out perfect to eat. Cold and creamy.
I love to buy the Light Yoplait yogurt because there are so many different flavors and there are only 110 calories and 0 fat. And it’s only 2 points on Weight Watchers. The kids really like them because they feel like they are eating ice cream.
It’s a win-win!
We loved the yogurt, but we would get so much of it, that we couldn’t eat it fast enough. So my mom started throwing it in the freezer.
I now do that on purpose. I buy a bunch of it and just throw it in the freezer. When the kids want a treat, instead of ice cream, we pull them out. Take the lid off and put it in the microwave for 1 minute at power 30. They come out perfect to eat. Cold and creamy.
I love to buy the Light Yoplait yogurt because there are so many different flavors and there are only 110 calories and 0 fat. And it’s only 2 points on Weight Watchers. The kids really like them because they feel like they are eating ice cream.
It’s a win-win!
This afternoon the house was quiet. It shouldn’t have been. This is what my kitchen looked like:
Why? Because it was so warm outside!
I broke my long-standing rule that you do homework before you go out to play. It was so nice and the sun was so warm, that I sent them out. They didn’t even ask, I sent them. I couldn’t stand the thought of making them stay inside when it was warm.
Now, this won’t become a habit, but when it’s the first really nice, warm day after a long, cold winter, that I had to make an exception. And they were all very happy!
Why? Because it was so warm outside!
I broke my long-standing rule that you do homework before you go out to play. It was so nice and the sun was so warm, that I sent them out. They didn’t even ask, I sent them. I couldn’t stand the thought of making them stay inside when it was warm.
Now, this won’t become a habit, but when it’s the first really nice, warm day after a long, cold winter, that I had to make an exception. And they were all very happy!
When I ask you what your most monumental moments in your life have been, what would you say?
Okay, so we would all say getting married, having babies, etc. Those are the obvious ones.
I want to know about the other monumental moments. The ones that still meant a lot to you, or changed your life.
I have several, and I thought I would start Monumental Moment Mondays. Just for fun.
Here is today’s moment :
After baby #2, I started having the feeling that I needed to finish my education. I had put it on hold to have babies, and really hadn’t planned on ever finishing, but I just couldn’t shake the feeling that I need to go back.
So I enrolled at the University of Phoenix, where you attend class once a week, in the evening. When I started college before I was married, I was majoring in Elementary Education. Then after we got married, I switched to Medical Transcription. But when I started going for my Bachelor’s at UOP, I went into Accounting. I needed 2 years to finish.
2 months after I started school, I got pregnant. So I spent the first year of my schooling pregnant. I gave birth 1 week after finishing the hardest class of my program…Advanced Accounting.
I then spent the second year of my schooling taking care of an infant, driving 90 miles round trip to take my son to preschool (that’s another story in itself), and I had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands (that’s another story!).
But I did it. I finished. I got my Bachelor’s degree in Accounting! I was an accountant!
I haven’t done too many things for myself, but this one was just for me. I still smile when I think about it. It was so hard, but I kept going and I finished.
That was a huge Monumental Moment for me.
I have more moments coming but I would love to hear some of yours, whether it be in comments or your own blog posts.
Okay, so we would all say getting married, having babies, etc. Those are the obvious ones.
I want to know about the other monumental moments. The ones that still meant a lot to you, or changed your life.
I have several, and I thought I would start Monumental Moment Mondays. Just for fun.
Here is today’s moment :
After baby #2, I started having the feeling that I needed to finish my education. I had put it on hold to have babies, and really hadn’t planned on ever finishing, but I just couldn’t shake the feeling that I need to go back.
So I enrolled at the University of Phoenix, where you attend class once a week, in the evening. When I started college before I was married, I was majoring in Elementary Education. Then after we got married, I switched to Medical Transcription. But when I started going for my Bachelor’s at UOP, I went into Accounting. I needed 2 years to finish.
2 months after I started school, I got pregnant. So I spent the first year of my schooling pregnant. I gave birth 1 week after finishing the hardest class of my program…Advanced Accounting.
I then spent the second year of my schooling taking care of an infant, driving 90 miles round trip to take my son to preschool (that’s another story in itself), and I had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands (that’s another story!).
But I did it. I finished. I got my Bachelor’s degree in Accounting! I was an accountant!
I haven’t done too many things for myself, but this one was just for me. I still smile when I think about it. It was so hard, but I kept going and I finished.
That was a huge Monumental Moment for me.
I have more moments coming but I would love to hear some of yours, whether it be in comments or your own blog posts.
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