I did pretty well on Monday.
I did pretty well yesterday.
But somehow today, since I didn’t get the kitchen clean before leaving the house for the entire day (much less do any other daily tasks), my house was in pretty bad shape.
I found myself thinking that “The house is spiraling out of control.”
Let’s analyze that sentence folks.
House is the subject and is spiraling is the verb. Hmmm.
The only problem here is that the house is actually an inanimate object, and on a pretty decent foundation, thus incapable of “spiraling.”
See, I’m blaming the house. I love to pass the blame whenever I can, and the house is pretty much at my mercy.
I think houses get personified pretty regularly. On a good day when they give you the warm fuzzies, they may have a heart, or a soul, or memories, or even speak to you on occasion.
That’s all fine, but blaming the house for my lack of commitment to my daily tasks is not.
Now, I know I’m making a big deal about something that is really just an expression, but because I’m so incredibly quick to pass the blame, I have to call myself on this one.
The reality is that I spent 25 minutes cleaning up the kitchen while supper was in the oven. And after that 25 minutes, the whole house no longer seemed to be spiraling.
Isn't it nuts how buckling down and spending such a small amount of time can make such a difference? Ugh. I spent 45 minutes cleaning bathrooms today and it was an amazing difference. Now why don't I do that more often??
I've often said that where my kitchen goes, so goes the rest of my house! Good for you for getting it — and you — back "under control".
Not only does having a dirty kitchen make me feel "down", but it affects the grocery budget and the diet since I really don't feel like cooking and we either get takeout or eat junk. Darn, I better go clean the kitchen…
Last weekend I let the kitchen get the worst it’s been this year. It took so much longer to get it back in shape then it should have and things felt like the were ‘spiraling’. In the past that spiral would have been downward instead of just a bit dizzying. Thanks for helping me learn how important it was to just DO THE DISHES. The whole house automatically felt better once I got the dishes done.
As I get off of my heinie and go clean up the kitchen …..