Happiness...

It's my birthday,
It's my birthday...

Oh wait, no it's not. It's Paige's birthday!

See, here she is with her birthday breakfast

And her new camera (I plan to steal this while she's at school).

Yep, it's her birthday alright.

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So why'd I think it was my birthday today?

#1 because of all of the blog love I received from my last post. Thanks for all of your encouraging words. You've made me feel much better about spilling my guts to the world.

And...

#2 Miss Easton found my long lost timer today.

I LOVE this timer. Love it, love it , love it! Why? Well I think Mary Poppins said it best when she told the little Banks children that, "Well begun is half done."

Since I've decided to go ahead and tell all on this blog (well, not really ALL. That might get me into trouble) I will admit that I am a terrible self starter. Terrible! Which is why I so very much LOVE this timer. I use it for what I call the five minute rotation. With this timer I pick a room to clean my little heart out in for five minutes then move on to the next room to do the same, repeating the process until the house is nice and spiffy.

It's just a trick to get me kick started really because most of the time I get caught up in the task at hand, forgetting about the timer altogether. Cleaning has been no fun without it, which is why I now sing, "It's my birthday, it's my birthday..."

I know, I know...

I'm not really trying to steal Paige's thunder.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAIGE! You are the most fabulous fourteen year old on the planet and I LOVE YOU!!!