I’m pretty sure it’s been over a week now since I’ve started this, but I still have one day left to go. Oops lol.
When I wrote down this item for my list, I had cleaning in mind. I love to clean, but ever since I had kids, I’ve become really bad at it. Take the fridge for example. Every time I look in the fridge, I will think to myself, “That open can of sauce has been in there too long, I really should toss it out.. while the kids are napping.” Why don’t I toss it out right at that moment? I have no idea. Part of the reason I find cleaning so hard is that the chore of cleaning has to fight with my giving my children attention, and I’m also just very tired. Even when my mom would take two of my kids home with her for the day, I still had to make a choice between cleaning or sleeping. Debating between the two would mentally exhaust me, and needless to say, neither one happened. Maybe I’m just making excuses.
Soo, you could say I cheated on this one. My mom is retired, and I guess she has finished all her house projects, so now she has been bored lately. Good enough reason to come on over and help me with my house projects! We got everything cleaned up today. So much so, that our house looked like it hasn’t been lived in. Everything that was on my list of “gotta get this done as soon as..” was taken care of. Suffice it to say, I didn’t get to see how easy it is to just take care of something in the moment. Honestly, if it weren’t for my mother coming over, I would most likely have failed miserably today. My kids require too much attention, plus did I mention how tired I am lately? Cleaning will just have to take the back burner for awhile.
Have my mother come over every so often to help me clean my house. Hehe
I was texting my mom yesterday and some things came up. I told her we couldn’t clean yesterday since it was the Sabbath. She then started asking some questions, so I told her we would watch a movie to kind of explain what’s going on. Today, I had her watch The Way documentary with me. She found it really interesting, and she didn’t give me a hard time for not wanting to celebrate Christmas, like I thought she would. I feel a lot better now that she knows. Goes to show, I should just be open and honest instead of worrying what others may think.
