So here I go...
Goal #1: I will exercise 3 days next week
Goal #2: Starting one room at a time, I will begin 'spring cleaning'(I do remember a time when cleaning my house wasn't overwhelming... so I have hope... a light at the end of the tunnel. It's a damn good thing I blogged about it... or I wouldn't believe it myself!)
Goal#3: I will attend the temple sometime this next week. Alone or with Mike, either way... as long as I get there.
I'm thinking that I will try and record my Spring Cleaning efforts. It will give me something to reference for the future... and it will force me to post about something other than how I feel. The funny thing is, I realize that some of what I consider "spring cleaning" is probably what other people do weekly... maybe daily. Oh well! I'm secure with my own messes.
I was talking to a neighbor about cleaning. She was embarrassed at the condition her house was in, and I kept reassuring her that I would be the last person to judge! (believe me!)However... the truth is... I'm totally guilty of wanting things super clean before opening my front door. I'm a bit obsessed with making sure other people think my house is always clean. (When that couldn't be farther from the truth.) I am guilty of spending hours and hours trying to get things perfect for other people. My family hates me! Because I turn into some crazy lunatic, yelling and snapping at everyone.
I whine about the entry of my house, because I can't really invite people in without inviting them into my entire house! I wish I had a 'living room' right off the front door. Then I could just worry about keeping that one room clean, and invite people in without all the pressure of a 5 hour clean-fest. Without even realizing it... I stopped inviting people into my house. I doesn't occur to me until they leave, or until I've been visiting with them for an hour in the doorway!
But back to my conversation with my neighbor...
I can't leave a conversation without somehow getting myself in trouble or embarrassing myself... so I said "Yeah... but you work! I don't have a good excuse." She looked at me and said "Um... I don't work." CRAP! I could swear I heard she did, but that wasn't even the point! I sound like I'm trying to give her an excuse, and it's not like she needs one! GEEEEZ Louise!
So of all these goals... it's obvious which one I'm dreading the most.
4 comments:
Hey I would love to go to the temple with you. Call me sometime. :)
As I am cleaning my house like a crazy person, my two year old asks who's coming to our house! You're not the only one doing it, I promise. And yes, we were expecting company later that day!
Hey, D and I need to go to the temple. Maybe we could meet up and then go get a treat afterwards?
okay, so I totally have had the exact same problem as you in regards to not inviting people into my house. I got so sick of immediately saying "I'm sorry my house is a disaster" as soon as anyone came to my door. I recently found a solution, so sometime when we get together, I'll show you what I do. It's made a HUGE impact!
Have you ever watched that show Hoarders, Buried Alive on TLC? Watch that and then you will think and know your house is as clean as a whistle! Oh, and I do work ;] I have a living room right off the front door but it is as messy as the rest of the house. Ben asked why when it should be for only piano lessons. I just need to be proactive on my kids putting there stuff away! Aahh!! Love ya girl :-)
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