Little Victories

How many times do we do tasks around the house which take hours to complete and within minutes they seem to be undone? We make the beds, bathe kids, do laundry, make lunch, empty the dishwasher, clean it up, vacuum the house, change diapers, scrub the bathrooms, run to Wal-mart, pay bills, make dinner, clean it up, put kids in PJ's, tuck them in bed, clean the house once again, fold more laundry and know it will be repeated again when you wake up! It's often a thankless job.

Recently I have done four little projects that seem to be a bit more permanent than most. I think they are like four little victories; things that will still be intact when Rich comes home and I can show them off. They are like little bonuses at work.


Put up new blinds in my room after Josh and a friend had a little tennis ball mishap that managed to break three blinds at once (think along the lines of baseball/my room/ ball flies off the moving fan/broken blinds). Wasn't mad since the old ones were brittle and yellow and needed to be replaced. Couldn't justify replacing the same blinds on Rich's side. Hope a second accident takes them out in the near future.

Installed a new door knob on the kitchen/garage door. Girls can easily pull down on the earlier one and escape. Old handle= extreme worry about their safety. $12.37 new handle later= peace of mind.

Kitchen sink faucet spraying backwards towards wall/window. Funny for about 2 seconds. Trip to Lowe's minus the old faucet head= frustration. Second trip to Lowe's= straight falling water in sink.

Somehow remembered to buy small light bulbs during Wal-mart trip. Changed two, cleaned out bugs and dust. Happily discovered fly leg on cheek after cleaning out. Finally a well lit hallway!

Completed projects crossed off "to do" list= Priceless!