hum·drum
/ˈhəmˌdrəm/
adjective
- lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous."humdrum routine work"
The definition of hum drum sounds dreadful doesn't it? I mean, coming from a woman that loves being a homemaker, how can I even attribute this word to homemaking? But the truth is, if you are a homemaker, you understand that it IS a very monotonous, constant, repeat sort of work. How many times do we do dishes, make dinner, wash laundry, clean the house, before turning around and doing it all over again?
Many my friends, the answer is many. It's not necessarily a bad thing though, it is what it is, just a humdrum of our lives.
Tuesday has been one of those repetitive days, the administrative chores of running a home can be tedious at times, and there's days that I don't want to do the same thing yet again, but I usually will pray through that and give myself a reward after. A piece of chocolate, or some reading time in the afternoon. That may not sound appealing, but I am a simple woman who is easily pleased.
Mornings usually start with my Bible reading. I am starting the Bible from the beginning again, and I am very much enjoying it and looking forward to another year with the Word, just reading, not expecting anything but listening.
There is always eggs coming through the kitchen, and we have dozens in the fridge, we give them to family, we give them to our neighbors and our girls are just happy to continue cranking them out. Thank the Lord!
A lot of the administration of the house, means computer time, whether I'm checking emails, paying bills, checking the bank, checking on the blog, looking up recipes or whatever it may be, it does require some downtime at the computer and I don't mind it.
I usually have a candle going, and my hot cup of coffee keeps me company.
Today I had to get groceries, so started the morning with a list of what was needed. I always check the fridge and freezer, pantry, cabinets and bathrooms. I walk around with a paper and pen to jot down what is needed, so that I don't forget.
I still used Walmart delivery today, but in two weeks when I have to get groceries again, I will be going back to the commissary and doing the shopping myself.
I have loved using Walmart delivery and it is a nice perk to those days where you can't leave the house for a reason or other. But what I have realized is that it has made me quite lazy when it comes to grocery shopping. It's a great option to have, but I think it's time I get back into the actual stores. I miss shopping in store, picking my own things out and showing you the groceries too. So that will be coming back in two weeks.
I just wanted to show you all real quick my double sink. I mentioned that we had to get it back in December, or was it the first week of January? I honestly can't remember, but anyway it's been over a month now and I am absolutely LOVING it.
One of the things that one of you commented on when I showed you the sink in that previous post, was that you would love one too, but you would miss having the double sink because of being able to use one side for rinsing or washing.
I understand that and I had the same thought at first, but nothing that a tub won't fix. I picked that white tub up at my Dollar Tree and it is exactly what I needed. I also picked up those sink mats at the Dollar Tree as well, and love them too. The big sink was the best decision we could have made.
My sweet Elliott loves keeping me company in the kitchen. He will sit on the counter and watch everything I do, just looking at me with the sweetest look in his eyes. How adorable is this little guy?
I've mentioned this before as well, but just thought I would again. I have started using my grocery and meal plan notebook to mark off items as I take them out of the grocery bags. I love Walmart but to be honest, every once in a while, there are missing items and before I started taking note as I took out the groceries, I would sometimes not even realize it until I went to make a recipe and was missing something.
Now I mark them off before putting them away, and then make a note of anything that is missing, and know to pick them up myself the next day.
I will say that meal planning, grocery list making, putting away groceries and all that goes into that part of homemaking, is probably one of the things I enjoy the most doing. There is something about putting items in the fridge and seeing it full, that makes me so happy knowing that I have food to feed my family.
I made a delicious dinner which consisted of BBQ Pork Ribs, a five bean salad and roast sweet potatoes and broccoli. I will be sharing the recipe for the Five Bean Salad on the food blog today. I am getting ready to head over there and post both this recipe, and my recipe for the yummiest Snickerdoodle cookies you will ever have.
Which means I need to get off here, and get on the food blog or I will just get busy with something else and the recipes will never make it on there.
Have a blessed Wednesday ♥
