Time Out for Excuses

At some point it simply becomes time to stop making excuses. Initially I was going to begin this blog entry with an insult that I felt was bestowed upon me by a loved one. However, the truth is that it wasn't an insult, it was the truth--a truth that was hard to take from this particular person. Often times I complain about being too busy to do a lot of domestic stuff like cook dinner regularly and keeping my house clean and in order. I work full time. I have two children. I'm involved in many different activities and always on the look out for more. But the plain 'ole truth is that I just don't feel like doing it.  I have the best intentions to prepare healthy meals for my family, but I honestly don't have the energy after I get through running around after work. As for the house, I want it clean--even feel deeply agitated on the inside when it's not clean BUT again, I feel zapped by the end of the work day and when Saturday--the one day I don't HAVE to get up early--it's pretty easy to do other stuff. I quietly wish I was wealthy enough to have a cleaning service do it all while I run all around town doing the things that I really want to do. Who wouldn't prefer to have someone else clean their house??? I mean, besides the compulsive types, of course. But reality --whether we like it or not--is that, as the woman of the house it's my responsibility to maintain a clean home and teach my children to do the same. Therefore, I'm not going to allow myself to feel insulted by the comments that were made, but instead I will allow them to motivate me to get my butt in gear!

BIG Expectations

I have some pretty BIG house cleaning projects lined up for myself. And I only have 3 days to accomplish them. Actually 2 1/2 days because the children have a 1/2 day of school on Wednesday. So far I'm not off to a great start having spent the better part of the morning chit-chatting with my mother. No complaints though--it's always nice visiting with her. Now that I'm home, the problem I encountered was trying to do too much at the same time. While multi-tasking is an important skill to hone, it can have great disadvantages if not done properly. I could mess around and spend 2 1/2 days half completing everything, thus defeating the whole point of taking these days off work.

So what I'm going to do is finish up this bath I'm enjoying right now and then get BUSY with my highest priority project--thoroughly cleaning the kitchen from top to bottom.