Last week I made quite a bit of progress.
I was on a roll. Before I knew it, I’d be at a point with nothing left to declutter and nothing left to write.
And then this week happened.
Hubby was sick on Monday.
Tuesday was a legit Snow Day.
Today, Wednesday, is a why-oh-why-did-they-call-off-school-when-the-roads-are-fine-and-now-we-have-to-go-to-school-on-Memorial-Day kind of day.
And as far as making progress goes . . . I’m not. I have managed to do laundry on Monday and clean bathrooms on Tuesday and run the dishwasher every night, but the house is feeling the effects of all this loosi-goosiness.
And, at one moment, this thought flitted through my brain: “Oh well. This week is a bust.”
It was only a flit, before I caught myself. I actually love these days. My 4yo is giddy having the whole family home for days on end. My concept of the days-of-the-week has flown completely out the window. The boys’ faces when they realized that they didn’t have to go to school AGAIN TODAY . . . was priceless.
Maybe it’s not perfect. Maybe I let the boys play video games most of yesterday. Maybe I ran out of hot chocolate mix and microwave popcorn. Maybe the house has suffered from a clutter explosion with the lack of routine.
But it’s okay. I’ll get back to routined weeks. I’ll buy more hot-chocolate packets. I’ll change out of my pajamas before suppertime.
But for now, I’m enjoying the moment. The movies, the old-fashioned stove popped popcorn, the extra fudgy hot chocolate made from pudding mix.
The time.
I make progress in the weeks when I can, so I can enjoy the weeks when I can’t.
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Melissa F says
It sounds glorious and perfect! Enjoy your time with your family!
dawn says
we had a day like that today too. 🙂
Patty says
Sounds wonderful! So glad you got to enjoy it and be glad for what it was.
Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect says
I'm having one of those not-so-productive weeks, too. If I can figure out my stupid blog issue and move on, I just might stop my lazy week before completely spiraling out of control!
shirley says
really? chocolate pudding hot chocolate? who knew?!? great tip!!