I'm always amazed when I'm surprised that I'm doing the same thing I've always done. I know that doesn't make sense, but there's just no other way to word it. Here's what I mean. Since I've recovered from my surgery, I've been working on getting the house straightened up, cleaning, projects, etc. I've been trying to implement routines and figure out how to make that all fit along with spring break. I've been making some progress. Some things have gotten completed. Some things have gotten only partially completed. Still, partial is better than not at all, so I've been feeling pretty good about it. Last night a beautiful thing happened - I got a deadline! Woo-Hoo!!! I get so much done if I have a deadline. I love it! Just knowing that there's a certain time that things have to come together gives me peace. (sigh)
I've been working on spiffing up my house for a while now and I just got confirmation that the painters are coming next week. (I have done a lot of painting myself, but the rooms with vaulted ceilings are not working for me.) I'm not quite sure which day they're coming, but definitely next week. As I fell asleep last night, I had it all worked out in my head as to what I'm going to do first, what I need to get done by 2:00 (stop to attend baby shower) and what I'm going to accomplish tonight. Then I woke up this morning. And herein lies the beauty of me.
I fed the animals and then got online to check my email and of course, Facebook. It was there that I saw that one of my friends discovered a new game. After several disappointing games of Mahjong, I decided to try her new game, Word Chaos. First, I should probably tell you that I LOVE word games. I'm sure you see where this is going. I spent the next hour and a half playing this fabulous game. I don't know if I want to hug Mary or hurt her. As I painfully closed down Facebook to look at my list, I thought, "What am I doing? I have so many things to get done and I'm playing computer games? Really?" And then came the first paragraph of my blog. Of course I'm playing games, because as fabulous as deadlines are, I don't have a specific one yet. And I couldn't possibly be done with my tasks a moment too soon. So here I am, wasting the morning away until hunger gets the best of me and I need to eat lunch. If I'm lucky, I'll get dressed in time to run a few errands before the baby shower - you know, like get a card and what not?
You see? I'm amazed that I played the morning away. Then I'm amazed that I'm shocked by that. I know me better than that. So here's the good news - I will get everything done that I need to do before the painters get here. And by the time they leave I will feel super accomplished AND the entire main level of my house will look awesome!!! So who can argue with that? Sometimes you need to make changes in who you are or the way you do things. And sometimes you just need to embrace the person that you are and realize that it'll all work out the way it's supposed to....maybe I just needed a relaxing morning....and food. Yes, it's definitely lunch time.
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