The Dishes Can Wait... Girlyness Galore!

As a mother, sometimes I just feel exhausted with the day in and day out tasks that I feel are necessary to keep my home in good working order. You know, things like the dishes, laundry, picking up toys, baths, and so on.

While I am not a complete neat freak, I do feel like I am more relaxed when my house is in some sort of order. Therefore, I have a routine of always cleaning up the dinner mess and loading the dishwasher immediately after dinner is over. I don't play or do anything else until that task is accomplished.

And tonight that task just proved to be much too exhausting for me to tackle.

So, instead, I left the mess...

and indulged in "Girly Galore" with my sweet little Emmie Kate!

We took a bubble bath....

We roll brushed her hair and blew it out with the blow dryer....

We painted her toenails for the first time ever...

And for the grand finale of "girlyness"....

A Fashion Show in which Miss Priss modeled her new hand made clothes from Melissa, which are absolutely adorable, and a few of her new bows to boot!

Playing with her newly painted (and smudged!) toes

How precious is this little outfit?

Emmie is pointing to the "pretty" on her shirt!

How cute is that bow (which the outfit was made to match!)?

Now seriously... does it get any cuter than this?

Another adorable outfit from Melissa!

I think the model is tiring!

I had to post this one because today it was so windy... and it made me think of little Lindsay and the wind blowing through her hair!

Look at that bubble baby booty!

And as PRECIOUS as this dress is, my little model declared
"Fashion Show Over" and I didn't get a very good shot of it!

Anyway, I had so much fun playing with Sissy tonight while my kitchen sat unkept.

And you know what?

While I was playing and relishing in the time with my daughter, I didn't feel tired... at all.

I read blogs everyday that make me cry. I read stories about mothers who lose their babies and children. I read stories about babies who live in the hospital. I read stories about mothers who have to hand over their babies for very serious surgeries. I read stories everyday that make me cry.

And when I read them, I always vow to NOT allow myself to get caught up in the busyness of living life. I vow to cherish each moment with my children. I vow to be thankful for all of the frustrating moments that come with being a stay at home mom.

But I am human.

And try as I do, I still find myself feeling exhausted with the day in and day out tasks that I feel are necessary to keep my house in good working order.

And truth be told...

Sometimes I feel so exhausted that I don't feel like playing with my kids. And I feel guilty for feeling like that.

So tonight, when I turned my exhaustion into special moments with my daughter, it felt refreshing! And it made me realize what I know to be true, but so often forget.

There will always be dishes to clean and clothes to fold...

But there will only be a very brief time in which I can indulge in "Girlyness Galore" with my sweet as pie baby girl!

So tomorrow, even though I will do a lot of the same day in and day out tasks...

I now know that the dishes can wait!