Last weekend, the kids spent two nights living it up with my mother-in-law, so we went to dinner with some old college friends of mine, and then saw their new house.They know about the blog. It only made sense to tell them . . . since they are fully aware of my, ahem . . . issues.As theatre people, we were together pretty much … [Read more...]
Relieved by Rules
As a mother, I am a leader. Sometimes I lead by force. Sometimes I lead by encouragement. But always, whether I like it or not . . . I lead by example. We have had a new addition to our home in the last month. My son, who is 8, bought a DS. If you don’t know what that is (like I didn’t a year ago), it’s a hand-held video game system. I … [Read more...]
Facing the Fear of the Known
Yesterday was one of those days when I was in the mood to clean. Those don't happen often, but I used to depend on them. I would try, but get incredibly frustrated, and give up. And usually I would end up feeling hopeless. Things are better now. While no room yesterday was party-ready, no room (except the always-struggling master bedroom) was … [Read more...]
Yet Another Reason Why I Can’t Afford Library Books
I've admitted before that I can't afford library books. This morning, as I got ready for one of my greatest pleasures, leg-shaving/book-reading-no-of-course-you-can't-come-in-Mommy's-in-the-tub-no-I-don't-have-any-idea-how-much-longer-I'll-be-in-here time, I confirmed in my mind that it is much smarter, much more frugal of me to buy books … [Read more...]
I’ll Take Any Motivation I Can Get
Aaaaahhhhh, our bathrooms are clean(er than they were yesterday)!!! It's Tuesday, which is bathroom-cleaning day, but we missed the last three Tuesdays due to vacation and VBS, both valid excuses. But I didn't want to clean bathrooms today. I mean, if they've gone that long without being cleaned, what's one more week? My sole motivation … [Read more...]
Why I Have to Run my Dishwasher EVERY Night
I've mentioned to a few people that I run the dishwasher every night, and empty it every morning. They think it's strange to not just wait until it "needs it." They don't understand because they're normal. I'm not. I have to make myself run it every night for two reasons. First, by running it at night, I'm able to empty it … [Read more...]
Living Up to My Expectations
I've been saying for weeks that this week, VBS week, was going to be my undoing. I expected it to be crazy, myself to make excuses, and order to be unattainable. This is the big struggle I face between being realistic about how I am, and deciding to stop the excuses so I can change the things I need to change. I've been trying to be … [Read more...]
Losing Things . . . Losing My Mind
My husband used to know where to find his keys at any given moment.Then he married me.The most frustrating thing about being a slob is my tendency to lose things. "Tendency" really isn't a strong enough word. If I had the brain power right now, I'd think of a word to fit that sentence that could be defined as "sure thing." I have … [Read more...]
The Power of External Motivation
We're headed for Six Flags today!!! And I . . . . feel completely justified treating it as a play day, no menial tasks, much less big tasks, required. However, there was chicken in the fridge. Chicken I purchased on Saturday . . . and it's now Thursday. Chicken that says "sell by June 18th" and could start stinking … [Read more...]
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