i am not good at this.

dave got back last night...and I can't think of what happened in the last three weeks..

maybe tomorrow I will remember and write something.

Some fun things I did to organize myself...

I had some fun... 're-purposing' things to organize!!! Check it out!!

Two ribbons are turned into a cute way to hold baby clips!!

Tin cans pinned to the wall make a fun way to hold scissors and pens!

More fun containers! (and an adorable tape dispenser!)

Mason Jars make for some cute dry food storage

Mason jars holding bathroom goods...and a re-purposed spray bottle painted (and a ribbon glued on) filled with water makes a pretty thing that Sonia will let me spray on her....

Woah.

This...has been a LONG 5 days.

Me and Sunny

I don't even really know what to post.  I've learned that single mums are probably the most awesome, strong and organized humans on the earth. 

aka...single mothers and fathers are super heroes...

Reading about belly buttons.

I am, however, impressed with myself. My kids have eaten things other than cereal. I have no dirty dishes (that's a lie.. I have a dirty glass...) and the girls have been wearing clean clothes...ish... and we have left the house a few times.

mama and kiki

single mother time is approaching.

In a few days Dave is heading up north for work.

Very bittersweet. 

He has been out of a job and on EI for a few months.. so this is really good.

Downside: He will be gone for three weeks at a time.

This would have been easier if he left right after getting laid off before because I was kind of used to doing things on my own. But now? Yikes. He has been home everyday for about three and a half or four months. I'm so used to having him around to help out that I'm not sure I can juggle things the way I used to!!

So, since he is leaving, I have had a lot of people asking me how they can help while he is gone.

I have figured out two things. 

1) Food. I can't cook. Sonia and I will probably starve. So my friend suggested a cooking party where we make a bunch of meals I can freeze. Awesome. This will be like teaching me to fish...rather than just handing me a can of tuna. I can watch these capable ladies/mothers/etc make stuff and learn from them about their tricks and tips. Can't wait. 

2) ORGANIZINGGGGG!!! My house is a disaster. Most things don't really have a home. we have a HUGE walk in closet that we use for storage, but no human can actually walk into it at the moment. Also, we have a ... crap pile a.k.a. freezer/shelf/other shelf buried under things. It stresses me out to just look at it. I found a blog that has inspired me to do something about it.. but it is such a BIG JOB!!!! I think I just need extra hands.

That all being said. Anyone who can cook and/or create things.... feel free to come over. If not.. feel free to come over for coffee or something! I'm going to need all the help I can get to stay SAAAANNNNNNEE!

I would like to turn this....

...into THIS!!!

(check out my inspiration here!)