Simplicity must come soon...

Simplicity must come soon...to my home, my office...my life!

I am so desperately craving more simple measures in my little world. There are so many days that are rushed through and the weekend comes and theres no slowing down. Where does the time go? I mean I look forward to Friday nights b/c I mentally think "yay it is the weekend" and the next thing I know, it's Sunday night and I think "Oh my gosh, the house isn't clean, the laundry isn't finished and I have to go to work tomorrow". Well, guess what??? I absolutely begin to PANIC!!! Really, I do. I just hate knowing that the house isn't together and I don't have the next day to do it b/c I will be working....speaking of work...guess what???

I may be working full-time again. It all started b/c I asked for a few more hours (8 hrs. actually and now they are wanting a full 40 from me). Anyway, the problem I have is that I love getting off early at 1pm and having some me time and time with KeKe and the other problem...the economy is in such bad shape I think I am crazy for not wanting the full 40 hrs per week...anyone these days would love to have those hours and pay. So what is wrong with me??? I don't know. I am fighting with all the reasons to do it and not to do it.

Some of the reasons are:
1. More money: money is always needed but at what sacrifice do you work and have no time for your child?
2. OOOPS!!! There are no more reasons. Nope, NONE!

Now maybe you can see my dilema on more hours at work. Plus, I feel like I spend tons of time cleaning every afternoon, so if I work til 5pm...how am I going to keep my house clean? How do any of you other full-time moms do it. I mean I have a 3 yr old that destroys everything behind me as I clean and a husband that doesn't pick up behind himself. The 3 yr old is trainable but the hubby is not. Trust me I know this for a FACT!!!

So, anyway, I am in need of tips, ideas, anything to help me get and stay organized to keep me sane if I go back to work full-time. I have searched the internet, I have read some of ya'lls blogs, and even searched for anything I can in magazines and books. Just to let ya'll know too, I crave organization, planning details, lists, etc.

Please forward any tips and ideas. I would ask my mom and grandma how they as women handled raising a family while working full-time but that's not gonna happen b/c well, my grandma didn't work and my mom didn't really "raise" me while she worked full-time at nights. The past is so ready to be written into a book but for now I need to get by with living my life and I want KeKe to have LIVED and not live like I did in my childhood. SAD but I survived so I am not going there in this blog. But really, I need help because I don't know who else to ask. Thanks.