May 23, 2007
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Yesterday, I Didn't Do Anything
Today is no different than any other typical week day. Housework looms in front of me everyday when I awaken! At the end of each day, it never looks like I've done anything.
I did 92 million loads of laundry yesterday and I'm still not finished. I finally had to stop with half dried towels in the dryer, more wet towels in the washer, and two piles of clothes on the floor. With the piles of laundry and 2 appliances full of wet or dry laundry, it doesn't look like I did anything!
I spent a long time washing dishes that didn't fit in the dishwasher and cleaning the bar along with wiping off all of the pretty things that sit on top of the bar. I've decided to put away the pretty things in an effort to clear off the bar. Of course, the washed pretty things are still sitting in a pile on the bar. It doesn't look like I did anything out there, either!
Jesse had given me four pieces of silver (different unusual utensils) and I polished those and put them in my silver chest. I decided to also polish the silver tray and silver oval bowl (with lid) from the china cabinet. I don't think anyone noticed. It's not the kind of thing you check when looking to see if someone "did anything" all day.
I vacuumed the entire house, but need to get out the carpet shampoo machine and get the spots in the dining room and hall. The machine is sitting in my kitchen waiting to be used. With that cleaning monster blocking the pathway from the kitchen cooking area to the kitchen eating area, it doesn't look like I did anything.
I got the bathtubs and showers cleaned, especially the shower walls and grout, but who ever looks in there to see if I've done anything?
I cleaned all the dishes from last night's dinner and put things in the dishwasher, but "someone" came around later, ate a snack, and THOSE dishes are sitting in my sink this morning. It doesn't look like I've done anything.
I know exactly what's going to happen next: I'll finish laundry today, finish cleaning the kitchen bar, then cook lunch and dinner, mess everything up in the kitchen, my family will take off their dirty clothes tonight and fill their laundry baskets, and . . . it will look like I didn't do anything today, either!
JUST LIKE IT LOOKS EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!
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I keep telling myself that it's important to keep doing those things even though they don't "show", because eventually they do. There's a lot that people do in the "world" in terms of maintenance that makes them look like they didn't do anything. But if you don't do that prep work, you don't get the big stuff done either!
Just stopping by for a quick hi! I haven't been on much the past couple weeks, but have been reading your updates from my subs page. Sounds like a busy day!
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