afternoon naps

 We took lots of pictures of Micah when he was little sleeping, and I realized the other day that we don't have any of Lydia.....because she only sleeps in the carrier. After 10 attempts holding the camera behind my head, I finally got this shot without much of me in it. She's much cuter in person, but this gives a fairly accurate picture of what I see 3 inches below my chin 5-6 hours of the day. :)

And this is what I usually feel like after both of the kids "go down for their naps". What can I really get done without killing my back or burning my child? Here are a few things that work well:
-watching Turkish soap operas
-peeling potatoes
-folding laundry (because our dryer is on top of our washer - making it such that I don't have to bend over!)
-ironing Rick's shirts (isn't he so lucky!)
-posting blog updates

what doesn't work so well:
-baking things that need to come in and out of the oven
-picking up toys
-sweeping the floor and trying to use the dustpan
-napping
-sitting on the couch for more than 10 minutes (someone gets restless and threatens to wake up early)

I'm open to suggestions!