Michelle

I’m going to attempt to get my fall and Halloween bins from the Attic tomorrow. Our attic is a massive set of stairs up from Salvatore’s room. Then I still have to carry them down from the second floor. Basically our house has 4 floors. Bins need to go from attic to main floor and empty the bins then to the finished basement until I’m ready to pack them up again. It’s just so much work.

We have such a busy week ahead of us. I haven’t even recovered from this sickness nor Matteo or from last week yet I have so much to do/ prepare and clean. This cold has went from person to person in my house for over 2 weeks now and I’m ready for it to leave.

Thank god I have bi weekly cleaning help because I don’t know what I’d do honestly. I would give up any extras to keep my cleaning lady, I might even starve. If my husband was home more or had time to help and it wasn’t literally just me 12 hours a day doing all the child care and I have super needy kids ..meal planning for 3 separate meals each meal, food shopping with a baby who refuses to cart sit, cooking, laundry, House management like dog poop clean up and water deliveries and pest control appointments and shopping and daily cleaning and picking up it wouldn’t be a big deal but by the time I get everything picked up to dust or mop or whatever well let’s be honest there just not anytime after I get all that done. Like I’ve realized I’m only one person and I can only do so much. I literally never have time for myself already. Having a cleaning lady come every other week and scrub my bathrooms (I have 3!) and change 4 beds sheets and vacuum and mop 3 floors of massive house is seriously such a help. Anyway, there’s a lot that needs to be done this week.

I also need to pump more because I haven’t been so successful. And we have a wedding in a couple days. I finally found a sitter who is experienced with food allergies and is epi pen trained and I cannot be more thankful. My husband and I went on our first date a few weeks ago to dinner and to see Trevor Noah and seriously I wish I would have found someone a long time ago because it’s been years since we’ve been out alone. I’m actually kinda excited to go to this wedding, usually social events make me super anxious but I’m excited for adult time.

We have company coming mid week, then more company flying in this weekend. My husband has a work trip coming up quickly. Then Salvatore’s birthday. Back to school night is this week, plus soccer practice and a game.

It’s just been nonstop with salvatore in school and fall soccer. He’s loving both and it’s so nice to see him so happy. He thanks me everyday for taking him to school. I hope it lasts because he can’t just quit 😂🤷🏼‍♀️

I’m trying my hardest to stay ontop of life/everything but I won’t even front, most days I’m struggling. Hoping we get into a routine quickly though because I’m so tired and I feel like the days are even shorter now with salvatore in school all day.

Sucks so bad as I donated all my milk from before I cut his allergens from my diet. Not that he could have it because he can’t but still.

Traveling to Florida both bags are too heavy and I’m pulling shit out and switching between bags.

Stressing myself the fuck out.

What more could we be taking with us this time

FUCK

We think our basement flooded a few days after we left from a bad storm, so it’s been a total nightmare to clean up. We think we lost power and the pump didn’t turn on right away. We’re also locked out of our garage because we didn’t realize it wasn’t the same key as our house. Go figure.

It’s been interesting week. I’m so happy that baseball was canceled today because of rain storms. I don’t know if I’m happier to not have to go or for some of the pollen that has been killing me to be washed away.

I’m taking Sal out with me this afternoon for Sal and Mom shopping time. I have no gift for my MiL or SIL and still no idea what to get them. I also desperately need clothes because I’ve lost 40 or so lbs and nothing fits and I’m not wearing jeans in Florida summer heat. Wish me luck. Sal hates shopping but he’s been doing a lot of talking about “before Matteo it was you me and dad” he’s so jealous and I wish I could make it go away.