Mid week check in

I'm halfway through week 2 and old habits are dying hard....well at least I feel like they are about to. Yesterday we had a great day of play, some out in the backyard, and some in the playroom. I felt very proud of myself for mostly staying engaged (I did make a sneak tidy attack in the craft room while the kids played). But the other mommy duties suffered. When I got home from my nighttime walk with the puppy, I found dishes still out from the previous day's baking (ewww), in addition to the accumulation of the day, two bags of laundry, dirty, and none of what I brought down to wash actually went into the washing machine.....so something's gotta give. I'd like to think that my kids can entertain themselves for enough time for me to do dishes and laundry, but experience tells me that there will be constant calls for "Mommy" to come either settle a dispute or "play with me". With that in mind, the remainder of the week will be about trying to encourage some independent play with the kiddos so I can still get some work done....or else my choice for underwear tomorrow is granny panties or a thong that is too small.