Looking Back @ 2013

Ok I'm a shitty Blogger :-(

Let's do a little Stocktake of the last 12 Month

January , Febuary , March was in Italy , having Coffee Mornings with my Friends , Ben is PreSchool twice a week and Miss Maus exploring the Livingroom .

April the Move o Gütersloh , unpacking , getting registered on the German Net and visiting my Family ...a lot .
May Bens Second Birthday , Hubbies 36 and he stupped his toe , doesn't seems to be healing .
On and off Potty training for Ben .

June / July more Potty training , Hubby in and out of Hospital , tests and treatments . Aparently his Ateries are blocked and can't be opened . In Laws are visiting even though we asked them not to .

August Nieces Hen Party and Wedding , all my Babies in one Place , Bliss !!!

September Hubby in Hospital again , Ben starting FS 1 and still Potty training , having enough of Pee and Poo

October my youngest Niece is moving back to Germany , Abbie turns 2 and still Potty training Ben

November Hubby away for weeks , I went to visit my Friend over the weekend without Kids , talking about moving into our House because Hubby will be leaving the Army .

December , Youngest Niece is in Mental Hospital for PTSD , told my Sister what I think of her and the way she is treating her Children , Ben is still having Potty issues aka Poopy Pants , Babysitting pretty much every day for my Friend , Christmas preparations and looking for a kitchen .

Other Highlights from 2013
~ Renters move out , screaming Match with them and now in the Hands of our Lawyers
~ Hen Night for my Chicken , Drunk in Hannover
~Getting a Hamster , Minnie Cooper
~ 4 of my Friends had Babies this year , 1 Boy 4 Girls
~ Christmas Party at the PRU , having the piss taken out of my by some Stand Up Comedians
~ Getting uninvited from a Party , which lead me to have a sort out on my FB

Here is to 2014 , let's see what it brings or should I say throws at me ?

Am I messy or really organized ?

Sitting down with my first (of many) cups of Coffe , watching the Kids eat breakfast , spreading it all over the table and I'm asking myself .... Am i really organized or kinda messy with a that will do attuide ?
Let me explain , on FB I see posts from Moms complaining that their House is a tip , mountains of washing and they are always busy busy with housework .
I'm not .
Don't get me wrong i do have washing , ironing and cleaning but I don't feel that busy . And this is what the post is about is it because I'm organized and do things as they happen OR is it because I do as much as needed and that's it ?
How can u tell ? There are days where nobody and i mean not even closest friends should pass my doorstep and then days where my house is gleaming after a good clean . For me there is more to life than having a spotless house , if u think so too maybe we should have a playdate ;)

The Day I almost lost my Schmidts or IF I HAVE TO TELL YOU ONE MORE TIME

It's been coming for a few weeks now , I can feel it during the days and mostly one the weekends ...
I want some time to myself !
I want to sit somewhere and read or scrapbook or pee by myself , without having to shout at a child to stop whatever they doing or else , keeping peace when all hell breaks lose over a toy or when Mr Gadget aka DH is doing important stuff on the computer like moving our movie collection on to a Hard drive or checking FB .

Could somebody please explain to me why his stuff is so much more important than 5 minutes to myself ? I remember when I was pregnant with Stinky , he promised me to get up with him during the night or early before he had to get to work , the help with cooking and taking Stinky off me so I can rest .

Fast forward to almost 3 years later , Miss Maus joined us now and I get up with 2 Kids early in the morning and during the night , Mr Gadget's cooking is happening maybe once or twice a month ( and then I have to take the Kids because he needs to concentrate ) and alone time happens when I have a snooze at lunch on the weekend ( while Miss Maus is asleep too and Mr Stinky too ) and that only because I'm incisting on it .

So u can imagine how happy I am to be moving closer to my Family ( free Babysitters ) , already got told by them that they will take them off my Hands and I can have *gasp* time alone .

But for now I'm still in Italy , trying to get my Kids to listen to me , not throw Toys or take the House apart mostly on my own .
While my outings into the World away for Peppa Pig and Thomas are the weekly Toddler group and Food shopping .

Anyhow about losing my schmidts , I just keep imagining what I do when I get out ALONE and how Mr Gadget would struggle and it puts a smile on my face