As I sit here in my chair, thinking of what can I write a ’bout today, I hear the beating of the melting snow on the air conditioner that is still in the window. The sun is peaking through the curtains, that I never opened this morning. My dog, Tucker, is still laying right beside me and is snoring up a storm! I can hear the dryer is still running, so that final load of laundry still can’t be started in the wash. The dishes are waiting on my hands to scrub them clean. The kids get home in two hours. What is going to happen next on my show, I binged a whole season of yesterday??
So many things go through my mind in the course of a day, an hour, even a minute. The lives we are responsible for, the homes we run, the little extra things we have to do every day to make this family run like a well-oiled machine. Some days, well we creek a little, but it is my job to keep us on track. The mom usually gets that role in each house. Is it like that in yours?
I know that I am so much more productive while I have the house to myself. The kids get home and then the “I’m hungries” and “I’m bored” and “mommy…” all come out. So why am I stuck in this chair, like the security blanket that warms me and keeps me safe? It’s one of those days that I just don’t want to….even though we don’t have the luxury of many days like that, at least not around here.
Just take a breath Mom. It’s okay to watch that tv show, or maybe two or three episodes. Nobody is going to die if I don’t get the dishes done, but the kitchen will look nicer. Everybody has clothes they can wear, it’s not a necessity to finish this laundry, but it will be good to be done. What is the point of sweeping when the dog and kids are just going to get it dirty in a couple hours? Well, I am not living in a pigpen!
No matter what you have on your agenda today, take time for you! Be lazy like the dog if you want! Eat the leftover pizza in the fridge for your lunch! Then pull up your sleeves and get back to work when you can! With the expert knowledge of a procrastinator, that work will be there tomorrow, but won’t it be nicer to get it done today!?? Time to get to work!