As in my last post, I am a bit hormonal. Things are bugging me. I am having one of those "steer clear of mom" days. Within 20 minutes of waking up, I was already exhausted and wanted to lock myself in my room and jump in bed for a 10 HOUR timeout. My mom has said to me in the past that if everything and everyone are buggin you then it is probably YOUR problem, not theirs. I know it is my problem, but I am still bugged.
Sadie holding 2 of the several chapsticks that no longer have lids because she likes to play with them and lose them. I don't know where they go... maybe she swallows them?... All I know is I have multiple lip balm, chapsticks, lipsticks with no lids. And, yes, I still save them.
Sadie standing next to the "leaning tower of the Ashby Family kitchen garbage can." It is so fun to see how high we can stack our garbage. I think my family thinks it is a game, kind of like a wierded-out Jenga game or something. The way to win the game is to make sure you stack and then run, or leave the house when only Mom will be home. I am always thrilled to open the pantry door and see my tower beckoning me, challenging me, taunting me..."you can't possibly get out of this without a bit of spot cleaning or mopping of the floor--just try to empty me without swearing--you can't do it!!" It is truly one of the best parts of my day, the time I spend picking up garbage made by my sweet, thoughtful family.
OK, so I save my dirty dishes. Usually just my non-dishwasher dishes. It is stupid. I know I should just do them as I dirty them. But, I can't do it. I must save them until I have several square feet of big pots and pans, muffin tins, popcorn bowls, strainers. The very stupidest part of my whole procrastination is that I will fill the sink with hot soapy water and start them soaking, and every time I will think "I will get to them in a few minutes.. they need to soak." 99% of the time, I don't return for several days... Then, I get to fish them out of cold water and by then I have made a few more dishes to wash and then I refill the sink to let them soak some more and then I start something else I like more. It is a problem. I am going to work on it, because I really am bugged by my stack of dishes. Maybe I should just stop cooking and baking for my family. That would help. I would consider it, but I like to eat the stuff as much as they do. ONCE AGAIN--YE WITHOUT SIN...
So I could've continued with taking photos of the things that bugged me today, but I decided I would just save everybody the misery and get back in bed. Maybe I will wake up tomorrow to chapstick lids, no garbage and no dirty dishes. Hmmm.. come to think about it.. that doesn't sound very fun and actually makes me a bit sad. I guess I'll hang in there because even though it is chaotic and exhausting, I love my family and our gigantic carbon footprint.
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