A Rainy Monday at Home

Happy Monday, friend.

It feels weird to even add the clarification “at home” in the title of this post, since we’ve literally been home for almost a year now (also feels weird to say that) but nonetheless, it was rainy, today is Monday, and we did spend it at home.

I was actually quite surprised to wake up to rain this morning since we had the most beautiful sunny day yesterday, but (and if you’ve been reading for a while now, you already know this) I am a sucker for a cozy rainy day spent inside cleaning, cooking, playing, and working around the house. My brother always makes a point to bring up how annoyed he gets when people are surprised by the weather when we have a 24/7 weather app directly on our phones to check at our leisure, but I am telling myself (and you) that I like surprises because they keep me on my toes and that’s my excuse. If you’re reading this, Tay, I’m sorry.

PJ has been on a kick lately organizing our entire house, much to my gratitude. We have so. much. clutter. that has been building up in our home for years. He has thrown away huge garbage bags worth of junk and gotten rid of so many random boxes around the house and it feels like a giant weight is slowly being lifted with every piece of discarded trash. Thank you, PJ, for simplifying our life and making our home so much cleaner!

Normally the kids are restless on rainy days, but today they kept themselves busy in between educational videos on YouTube and me teaching older brother school. Our days lately consist of an unbalanced mixture of school and work and house cleaning and it’s been such a season of adjustment for us as parents and as a couple. Who ever would have thought we’d all be teachers in one way or another this time last year? On that note, teaching kindergarten is no joke and not for the faint of heart. Take it from me.

PS: Sex and the City is coming back!