New Years Eve Eve cleaning and the case of a naughty 3 year old!

The sun is shining! But am I out skating or running or swimming... no! Why? Well quite simply I have to clean up my house in the aftermath of all the rain. There is mould and mildew everywhere that wasnt there a few days ago. I am sad of all the things that are wrecked because of this bloody weather.

I am also trying to clean up as we are having an everything fun New Years Eve party at my place which I am entirely unprepared for. I am hoping that everyone just drinks a lot and has fun - so no one notices that I feel unprepared :D Because j is involved I am sure the whole thing will look and be perfect because he would not stand for any less - however in the process it will totally do my head in. My idea of a good party is music (any music will do!), alcohol and some nibblies! J wants to have all the right lighting, the music set up in the right way and place and all the right music (apparently this will make or break a party), games set up so everyone will have the required level of fun... either his method or mine, I am sure that it will be a fun night!

Thank you to fairy tales of years gone by, I was up at 3am assuring my 3 year old that there was no witch with a poisoned apple after him! Getting a baby back to sleep after the 3 year old ran screaming through the house and then not getting back to sleep after all the excitement and the reading of 2 age appropriate stories and a thorough check under the bed and in the wardrobe.

My cleaning efforts today are hampered by said 3 year old who wants so badly to help. His helping makes everything take 3 times as long though. As I have folded clothes, he puts them away.. this involves me finding where he put them and then re-folding and putting them in the right place.

My main exercise today has involved walking up and down the stairs over and over again! This is actually better exercise then what I give it credit for and I have thought about actually doing some stair sprints later this evening.

Food today is not worth writing about. seriously not a good day - feel like crap now, so is all my own fault. Tonight I am making a home made fried rice with marinated chicken, so I dont feel so bad about the whole day... just everything until this point.

Tomorrow I am going to blitz the house for a final clean up before the New years eve party and am I making any resolutions?? Hell yes! Here they are:

• Cut back/out coke. Do I need it... really = NO
  

• Make more snacks for my daily grazing (I am a grazer) and make them healthy!

• Fit in exercise every day. If the only time available is while folding washing, do squats! If playing with kids - engage the core and make the play a cardio workout... seriously kids are endless sources of energy.

• Improve my skating. For this I plan to take more risks and not hold back. Great advice I once read ;-)

• Be a better mother. I love my kids and do so much for them, but lately I havent had the patience for them that I know I should. I have yelled more then I want to and I have lost my cool way quicker then I think I should. So I am going to learn to take deep breaths and count to 10 before reacting. Wish me luck as I think this will be my hardest resolution!

• Be realistic. While I will try to achieve all of these goals they are just that - GOALS! I dont have to achieve them overnight, but as long as I continue to work at them then they will be something I will achieve over the year.

• Be Honest with myself. After all - who else am I cheating if I am lying to myself??

There is a lot more on this list that I have chosen to leave off, I know what they are and that is all that matters.

Happy New Year!! :D