Sweet Pea is 9 Months Old!

 Oh my word, how did time pass so quickly?

Sweet Pea turned 9 months old today, and her check-up was today as well.

At 9 months old, Sweet Pea...

• Weighs 22 lbs, 6 oz. That's the 95th percentile!
• Is 27.75 inches long. 50th percentile.
• Waves hi & bye.
• Claps when you say 'Yay'.
• Loves to get into mischief. Monster never got into stuff he wasn't supposed to. But this girl? Garbage can, check. Purse, check. Cell phone charger, check. Bathroom cupboard, check. Cat food, check. (eeewwwwww!)
• Adores her daddy. Him talking to her (heck, even looking at her) is a guaranteed smile.
• Is getting cuter each day. So, I may be a bit biased... that's OK. I'm supposed to be. ;)
• Says a few consonant sounds - like 'ma' and 'ba' and 'wa'.
• Loooooves to eat food. Will snatch anything out of our hands or Monster's hand.
• Enjoys taking toys from Monster. To which he responds "Noooooo baaaabeeeeee!!" in a very worried voice.
• Took her first steps last night! This girly will be fully walking before 10 months - yikes!
• Lights up with she looks at Monster. She loves her big brother so much. Although this picture might not do a very good job proving that fact, lol!

Happy 9 months, Sweet Pea! Mommy loves you so much!

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JuJuBe Love!

 So, I may or may not be a little bit obsessed with JuJuBe bags. And I'm also a sucker for a great deal.

I was browsing craigslist, and saw a post from a consignment store for a Blue Bouquet BeSmart for only $55! These bags retailed for $100 when brand new, and have since been discontinued. Depending on the condition, a used Smart typically sells for between $60-100 dollars (depending on how high in demand that certain print is) So I got a fantastic deal on it!

Front

Back (you can see  part of the memory changing pad sticking out)

 I drove 1 hour to this particular consignment shop just to buy this bag. And while I was there, I saw that they had other JJB bags! They had a Brown/Robin BeAll, and an Citrus Sorbet Packabe. Neither one interested me. But then I saw it... a little Perky Perennials BeMine peeking out at me from behind the All! Oh my goodness. I've never liked the pink prints, and I also never thought I'd wanted a Mine. But it was soooo cute. In was brand new with tags still on! And so of course I had to snatch it up! I paid $19 for it, which is a fantastic deal because somebody in the JuJuBe resale forums is currently selling theirs for $40!

Front

Back - love this print placement!

I went expecting to buy 1 bag, and instead bought 2! Three days ago, I didn't think I liked the Blue Bouquet or Perky prints, and I didn't have a desire to own a Smart of Mine. But both of them were fantastic deals, and in great condition. I don't think I'll have any difficulty falling in love!

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A clean house... almost

 About a year ago, I started to follow the flylady method of keeping my house clean. And I did pretty well at it... until I didn't anymore. :)

Since then I've just been struggling to stay on top of the clutter and dirt - and not doing a great job at it. So after seeing many great cleaning schedules on Pinterest, I finally sat down and put together my very own!!

It's now been working for me for a full month, so I figured I'd share it with you all!

 Daily

Sweep

Dishes

Wipe Counters

1 Load of Laundry

Weekly

Monday - Vacuum

Tuesday - Finances & Take out Trash

Wednesday - Clean Bathroom & Empty Litterbox

Thursday - Mop Floors

Friday - Swing Day *see below*

Saturday - Catch-up Day

 Swing Day (Monthly)

1st - Dust & Wipe Down Cabinets

2nd - Scrub Kitchen Appliances

3rd - Wipe Down Walls, Baseboards & Doors

4th - Change All Bedding

5th - Seasonal or Miscellaneous 

I have a few things that I do daily, just to stay on top of the simple messes. Then I have 1 chore I do each day of the week, and I put Saturday down as a catch-up day in case I miss something during the week. But otherwise, the weekends are free for family/fun days. And ok, so doing the finances aren't really a cleaning chore - but I had to schedule that in, otherwise the receipts would pile up and become overwhelming.

I also made 1 day of each week a "swing day" meaning I do a monthly chore on that day. Since there are some months that have 5 weeks instead of 4, and those come around every 3-4 months, I figure that's a good day to do any seasonal or miscellaneous chore that needs to be done at that time.

Now, maybe you do some of these chores more often than I do on my schedule... but the frequency they are getting done according to this schedule, is more frequently than they were getting done without it. :)

And there you have it! It's been working for us for a full month now, and I can say that my house is now always in a somewhat-decent condition, and ready for company. Never perfect and completely clean... but good enough. Which is what I think any of us want, right?!

 How do you keep on top of your housework? Do you have a schedule of your own?

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Updated!

An update was long over-due, and I finally got around to it!

The first and biggest change I've made, is that I removed the page links from the top. You can now find those links just to the right, below my "About Me" section - under the section called "Our Family".
Please let me know what you think about this change - like it or hate it? Should I keep it, or change it back?

And, I've updated those links! I realized I hadn't added a picture of Sweet Pea since her 1 month photo... but that has been remedied.

Check out the recently updated Meet Me, Meet Monster, and Meet Sweet Pea pages, to see what I've added!

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Hair!

 Sweet Pea's hair is finally getting long enough that it is showing up in pictures! Woohoo!

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