My Life As Tanja

Here we are... we have come to the end of our cleaning journey... Today is Sunday...I have finished what I wanted to finish... the amount of cleaning I have done over the last few days is absolutely crazy. I can not believe that I needed to do that much! Cleaning the first day was the kitchen, it took me HOURS to clean it. Which is crazy to me.. because I clean it very often lol.. but not the way that this list had me cleaning it. after wiping down the base boards and the cabinets and cleaning the fridge( again)...I was ready for a nap! hahaha! Cleaning my living room on day 2 wasn't that long... not sure what I did so different... maybe I was just aware of how much more work I would have to do for that room therefore I was prepped better. I did a lot of cleaning, it was great... even my kids noticed that the house was starting to look newer, which is always nice. Oh, and also, my vacuum broke.... I had to go buy a new one right in the middle of this. Now, I don't have too ...

The day after my Birthday and I have TONS to talk about!! How can I start this post without recognizing the obvious... I turned 30 years old and it was the quarantine. For those of you living under a rock... right now our EARTH is trying to survive a pandemic known as COVID-19 or The Coronavirus... it is a respiratory virus that is very contagious. Because of this most of the state that I live in is shut down. We are in self quarantine going on almost 1 month already... and there is talk of it going on for much longer. Any who... this is not about the virus, it is about me.. OF COURSE. My birthday this year was filled with a bit of reflection honestly. Having children so young has been difficult. I missed out on things in my twenties...it is ok, I love being a mom... but I can't help but think about my life the other way sometimes. Keith and I always say that we are prepping for 30. This age milestone seemed to be super important to us. After struggling for the last 10 years....

Day 4 and 5 were Strange... I think that had to do with the fact that I went back to work and I had to clean around my work scheduled... Which doesn't seem hard, but it is. There is almost no way to scrub the toilet and call a carrier about a payment for an insured. lol Like I said in my last post. I am giving myself grace. I am allowing myself to be a work in progress.. so let me tell you how the last two days went... Day 4 : The Kids Room So honestly, I don't really clean the kids room. The kids are in charge of cleaning their own room. Keith I feel that it is important for them to take care of their belongings. It teaches them to respect their things and the people that get them for them. So, I did not really clean their room. I think that later on during the weekend I will be cleaning underneath their beds... because well who knows what is underneath that lol. Day 5 : The Bathroom Here is the deal, I live at home with two males... cleaning the bathroom regularly is...

So i missed a day of posting about this, ok well in my defense... #momlife called me. lol In the meantime, I also went back to work full time. My job initially laid me off for 8-10 weeks and then a week into the lay off I got a call to come back. Oh and then... my Fiance, who is an essential employee got sent home to work. So now there are 4 of us in my apartment trying to be respectful, tidy, healthy and safe together.... oh and a cat.  Day 2 of Cleaning was my living room area. Honestly, it didn't take my as long as my kitchen. I move all the pieces out of the way and swept the floors and cleaned the based boards- which again was something that I had never done. The when I went to clean out the couches, I realized that my vacuum was busted.... ugh! What a time for a broken vacuum! So I bought a new one with target pick up lol. At the time I'm writing this 2 days later than the day I cleaned the living room, I still have to go back and clean the furniture out lol. At the e...

Yes, the title is scary. I turn 30 on April 6th... Although with all of this pandemic stuff happening, not sure that I will actually have a celebrations. Maybe instead I'll have an  Un-Birthday when this is all over...  ehhh lol who knows. That is not what this post is about. This post is a list of things that I wish that I had done prior to turning 30 years old... the NON Mom version. 5 Things I Wish I Did Before Turning 30 1. Buy a house I wish that I had bought a starter home, would have made the process after having children and being in a relationship a whole lot easier.  2. Saved and put  $10,000.00 in the Bank Having money in the bank would just make life easier in general. That safety nest would have made life so much easier. I cant tell you the  amount of things that could have changed if I had a safety net like this.  3. Gotten a college degree Ok, so I did not go to college. I have always said that I knew myself enough to kno...

All I can say is that...I am Exhausted! I cleaned my whole kitchen.. which really wasn't all that dirty, Keith had just washed the floors and I have been keeping up with the counters and dishes... this should have taken me like 30 min right? Try 4 hours. Yes, I said 4 hours. When is the last time you thought about cleaning the base bored in your house? When was the last time you went through that Tupperware cabinet? Or better yet, when was the last time you cleaned the outside of your cabinets? Yeah, I can tell you that it hasn't been done in my house for quite some time. I really am enjoying the outcome. My kitchen some how feels more open.... which I really like. If I was using this guide for deep cleaning and picked another cleaning schedule I don't think this would have been as exhausting as it was today. Would have just been a guide to clean my kitchen with. Below is the list of things that I had to do today. I checked them all off of my list-- which was nice, ...

Every mom is different. No one way to be a parent is the right way. I am sure that there are moms out there that would look at the things that I do and think " that is just a bunch of bulls**t", and you know what... your probably right. This parenting thing did not come with a manual.  Everyday I try my best. Keith and I make decisions about what type of people we want our children to be. We agree that they should be kind, respectful, honest and helpful people. Everything we do it to make sure that they are better than us.  When we talk about parenting we can not help but think about our own parents. We think about our own child hoods. Keith and I come from two COMPLETELY different upbringings. My mother was a single parent, and Keith grew up in a 2 parent house hold. Talk about different.  We tend to agree on most things that are child related... now our relationship.. well that's a different story... for another day lol.  What we normally agree to do...