Guest guest Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 , I'm not sure we'll ever get this down. When I am in my 3-4 hrs of leg elevation that's required for my blood clot, I think of everything I should be doing regarding the house. But as my DH says, it'll get done. The problem is some of the stuff doesn't bother him like it does me!!!! This afternoon, after I get the kids if I am feeling up to it I'll dust. If not, well, I have those potholders to finish! Darlene > > > You know what it is, don't you? It's because we feel guilty when our > > major accomplishment for the day was to take the kids to school and > > back, or make a pot of coffee or shower. So on a day when we wake up > > and our hands work like they should and our back isn't throbbing and > > our legs don't feel like jelly or electrified and walking isn't > > painful, we say " hmm, I'm going to dust the living room. " Well > > dusting the living room means we have to vacuum the living room and > > since we have the vacuum out, we go ahead and do all the rooms that > > have carpet. Well, now our living room and possibly our bedrooms > > looking good and we look down at the kitchen floor and say " omg, look > > how filthy that is! " So we pull out the bucket and mop and get to > > work on the floor that has multiple layers of dirt (or in my case > > georgia red mud). There! Now our floor is nice and clean. Then we > > notice that the kitchen hasn't been thoroughly " wiped down " with > > anything, just got lots of kisses and promises. So we pull everything > > out on the counters and spray and scrub until everything gleans. We > > take a break to pee and notice that the shower is filthy and the > > toilet's ring is 2 " all the way around. We finish with our business > > and start on the bathroom. The Ring is going to take awhile so we use > > the stuff with bleach in it. We use our scrubbing bubbles in the > > shower/tub and take down our shower curtain and toss it into the > > washing machine so it gets the mold and mildew off. > > > > By now it's 3pm and (if there are munchkins) kids start coming home. > > So there are snacks and lunches and homework. Oh yeah, don't forget > > about dinner! > > > > So yes, we do it to ourselves, but we have to remember, most of this > > stuff that takes us forever now to accomplish we used to be able to > > do in 2-3 hours by multitasking. I know I can't multitask like I used > > to; I forget what other task I'm working on a lot of the times! > > > > So don't beat yourselves up ladies. Make a schedule on the calendar > > of which room will get the " rock star glitz treatment " and stick with > > that one room. If you feel up to it the next day, go to the next one > > on the list! And if all else fails, call in a maid service *or* see > > if a young teen (possibly in your youth group if you go to church) > > would like to earn some extra $ by helping you with stuff you cannot > > do. It could possibly also be a good service project for the youth! > > > > Darlene > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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