I'm not actually MOPPING, but I am trying to finish the year with better habits. I went back to my major check list -- morning routine, afternoon, evening. I do pretty well with the morning routine IF I stay away from my phone, and I do pretty well with my night time routine, but afternoon (when the actual WORK is supposed to get done
) is a REAL problem.
I set an alarm on my phone for 1:00 pm and labeled it: FOUR SETS OF 15. (15 minutes each -- daily, weekly, zone, and extra project.)
Right now zone AND extra are both CHRISTMAS.
So today, ds called as soon as we were up. I went ahead and did my morning quick stretch/exercise, and then started in on Christmas cards while he was on the phone. I easily spent 30 minutes on that. Got them about half done.
Mostly he and dh were fussing about the way the National Championship brackets played out. * I bet Twins' Dad is aggravated, too! *
Twins, around here, we think there is no excuse for an undefeated conference champion to be excluded from the playoffs. If half the team was out with injuries and they still managed to be undefeated, IMHO this just shows even more so how qualified and deserving that team is.
Well, then I called dmom and did 15 minutes of PUPA around the house while I talked to her.
Then, I decided to take whatever kind of shower I could manage with the low pressure we were having with our water. (((Kathryn))) Seems there were leaks along the lines and they were working on it. I called to make sure it wasn't a problem specific to us. (Water just came back to normal, about an hour ago.)
DH and I went to town, got the mail, paid a bill, and now I have stew defrosting and cornbread in the oven.
I just smile and nod and take cues from what the other women are responding.
Cathy, I find I do this sometimes. DH says I don't hear well. Maybe I'm just surrounded by soft talkers!
I desperately need to do the PUT AWAY of Christmas boxes here.
WTG, Nancy, making meals ahead of time!
LadyM, do you find it hard to re-start after you've had to leave the house? It seems you make as many trips to and from as we do, and I'm sure you have a lot of interruptions in your day, too. It's just hard really for me to start something after I've had to go out, and it gets frustrating trying to stay with something when SOMEONE is constantly wanting something else, or interrupting, etc.
Blessed, I'm sure your days are filled with things like this! I can understand why it's kinda nice to have the quiet with dd and her dog out of the house.
How do the rest of y'all handle this -- the loss of momentum and motivation when your day gets interrupted?
Oh (((Harriet))) -- I can just see the frustration, and then the change in plan, and then the hope... no, no, we're good... (((HUGS)))
Rose, I'm glad we're not in the cold-cold part of the year yet, but I guess 88 degrees is a bit much when you're trying to get into the Christmas spirit.
It's close to 60 for the high temp around here, no need for big coats, and after a rainy weekend, it's beautiful here.
Must get to supper prep. BBL!