I make a list just about everyday. Usually at the beginning of the day, mentally. I think of how I will go home that evening and cook dinner, and re-organize a closet, then after that still have time to take a walk or excersize throw in some laundry, sweep the floor. Then its 5pm and I go home, and I am so hungry. I find something to eat or we go out then basically after those dishes are put away, i crash. I can never find my morning energy in the evening. It is a little depressing. How do you all have time to do that kind of stuff. Also I feel like some of you out there are just practically perfect, you cook gourment dinners, clean, have family time, help with homework etc. and still have time to read a book or blog. My house does not run that way. There is always something dangling.
Last night we had to do some shopping, when we finally got home at 9pm, all i could do was unload the dishwasher and then of course, re fill it. But waiting for me was a pile of laundry to be folded, clothes to rotate into a closet (i was using an armoire for a dresser-that doesn't work) laundry to be washed, a floor to be cleaned, a bathroom to be tidy-ed oh and a new book to read. Ugh. I just accepted deafeat and stepped over the mound of clothes in the floor that used to be in the armoire and hopped into bed without cracking my book.
So I am hoping that all of you will leave me your advice on how you get it all done.
And in an effort to finally complete a list. I am posting mine here, so that I can report back with all of the things I got crossed off.
Weekend List:
*clean out garage in preparation for a garage sale
*catch up on laundry
*give the house a light clean
*organize my new dresser
*organize our file system.
*go for a bike ride and photograph-so that i can show you bloggies my new bike.
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4 comments:
Honestly, I don't believe people ACTUALLY get it all done. I sure as heck don't. If I crossed everything off of my to do list every day, my marriage would be falling through the cracks and I would have zero real relationships. Something's gotta give - you can't do it all. And really, a pile of clothes on the floor for a night or two never hurt anyone.
Last night after folding my second load of laundry, I went to the laundry room and unloaded some clean towels. I held them and thought for a second. Then I put them down and stepped right over them, grabbed my magazine and crawled into bed. They will still be there in the morning but my magazine just couldn't wait. :) Emily is right, some thing has got to give in life and that's okay. You just have to accept that and move on. :)
I love you and the way you run your household!!! Life is boring if it is too perfect! If you didnt have things to do then you would be bored!
Well, here is my advice. This is coming from someone who has been diagnosed with ADHD, but didn't get on medication until adulthood. So, I learned how to deal with it this way: You make it manageable. For example, you decide what is the most important thing to be accomplished that moment. If it's unloading the dishwasher, do that and only that. Sometimes I only unload it halfway and save the rest for later. Don't look at the entire pile of laundry, choose which load needs to be done 1st. I also save most of my household cleaning until the weekend. Some people I know choose one chore per night to accomplish like monday-dust, Tuesday-vaccuum, etc. Hope this helps!!!!!
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