It’s 3:00 p.m. and I have nothing to show for my day. The couch cushions are scattered on the floor, instead of being in their fully upright and locked positions. Goldfish cracker crumbs cover the kitchen floor. (Who designed these crackers to fall into half a million pieces when crushed?) I put laundry in the washer and dryer only once today. I haven’t updated our school records for the day.
Another nap-time squandered! I read the newspaper, thought of several topics I could write about (divorce and Lance Armstrong’s ex-wife, the increasing rate of incarcerated women, for instance), ate lunch, answered the phone four times and wondered what to make for dinner.
You know when you’re moving and you have a bunch of stuff that doesn’t easily fit into boxes and furthermore, you might need it before you move so you wait until the last minute? And then you circle the rooms again and again until you’re dizzy and sweaty, trying to figure out how to cram this here and that there? No? Well, maybe it’s just me, then, but that’s how I’m feeling now.
Too many things vie for my attention and it leaves me twirling, trying to decide where to start. Instead, I do nothing productive. (But hey, at least I haven’t been reproductive because then I really wouldn’t get anything done.)
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Phew! So glad it’s just not me who, when has a long long list of things to do finds herself not knowing where to begin. Instead? I end up reading different sites when I should be cleaning or slowly dwindling my to-do list down to nothing!
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I get that way too. I have a horrible tendancy to spent time reading blogs when I should be cleaning up. My living room looks like crap right now and what am I doing? Commenting on your blog lol
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know just what you’re saying. I go round in circles all day too. You might want to know that I didnt vacuum once today…okay, tiny confession, I did steam clean the carpet and mop floors…but hey…give me a brownie button I didnt vacuum. Arent you proud of me?
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The description of your day (oh so familiar) made me smile. My brain surprised me by commenting, “Sounds like a Frappucino kind of day!” Hope you can find a few minutes to do something like that.
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I fell in love when I saw “couch cushions on the floor”. I was afraid I was the only mom who just got tired of putting them back. After all, I don’t ever SEE anyone else’s couch looking like that. Lance Armstrong’s ex-wife on Oprah inspired a blog from me, I’m totally curious what your thoughts are on the topic.
Goldfish on the floor feed that ants that came for the spilled milk.
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I’ve had days like that too. More then I’ll ever admit too!
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Couch cusions on the floor! Broken gold fish! ( I think my daughter would rather crush them than eat them because the explode so nicely ) So much to do you don’t know where to start? Sounds familiar. Are you SURE your not living in my house?
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I understand {as I nod my head in agreement} I just can’t seem to get anything done. I just keep putting it all off.
Yes for me lately no failure nor sucess.
But I smile & inhale on a regular basis.
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Your place seems alot like mine. Have you ever started to weed down one pile of papers in the kitchen only to find that you really only moved them to another counter? Life seems to be overwhelming some days, but by the grace of God, I always seem to have one day where I am able to Get. Things. Done.
I need more of them, but I’ll take what He gives me.
Maybe yours will come tomorrow.
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The cure for cracker crumbs on the floor is a dog. 😉
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