Has it just been one day?

OK....check it out.

Got up this morning....went to church. Sounds normal for Sunday, right?

Well, usually after church I go home, eat and then watch what I want to watch on TV because my mother takes pity on me and let's my daughter go to her house for the afternoon. And then, possibly, and probably, I take a nap.

Today I came home, ate lunch, checked Facebook...and started cleaning. I STARTED CLEANING! And kept cleaning. It was amazing!

I am going to make my get-the-house-cleaned-in-a-week goal! Remember yesterday I talked about needing to get two rooms done in one day? Well I got the kitchen cleaned, the family room cleaned and both baths cleaned. I am ahead of the game. But...can't stop the momentum tomorrow.

I am going to tackle my bedroom tomorrow. Mostly I have to throw away all the catalogs that I got throughout the holidays. Seriously, I would get 6-8 a day. It is time to throw them all out. Hmmm, they are sitting there looking at me right this minute. I am thinking I could cull through a few before bedtime.......WAIT A MINUTE!!!! Who am I and what have I done with myself? I am actually looking forward to cleaning stuff up and seeing how it feels to live "clean." (I think actually there is a book called "Eating Clean" or maybe it is "Clean Eating" not sure.) I am also wondering if I have a problem with staying on subject....but surely not!

I have not watched TV all day.....I have cleaned. Now, I do need to sweep and vacuum in those rooms, but other than that....clean.

I am sure that most of you are reading this thinking....what is her deal? And I wish I had your thought processes. I have a friend who cleans all the time. She worked with me until recently. She would work 8-9 hours a day and then go home, cook, clean the dishes, clean the kitchen, do the floors, do laundry, clean the house and then would tell me about it the next morning. It wore me out just hearing what all she did....so obviously I was too tired to clean my house when I got home because I was worn out from all that she did! (She is an awesome lady, awesome cook, and I wish I had the "want to" that she has to do all that she does at her home.)

So, it is now time to get the daughter to bed....school starts back in the morning. Take the dog outside for one last potty break before bed......wash my face (because I AM obsessive about washing my face every morning and every night)....and crash into my bed. Oh! And did I mention that I washed and changed my sheets today? Oh my, I think I feel rapture on the way!!!!! Stay tuned for more....who knows what I will accomplish before the week is out.

Whoever has been praying for me today.....KEEP IT UP!!! And THANKS!

What I Hate About Me

OK, So I watched this new TV show tonight on Style Network. The name of the show is "What I Hate About Me."

Now:

#1: I think this is a statement that we are making about ourselves in today's world that there is a television show about things we hate about ourselves. I mean really, do we really have to have a show about people exposing all of their "hates?" Seriously, don't we have enough media influence telling us how deficient we are in one way or another?...

Brad and Angelina have adopted how many children and birthed how many children?....and I have miscarried three and only adopted one....

Heidi Klum has lost all of her baby weight from her last pregnancy and I still haven't lost the 12 pounds that I gained when I ADOPTED my daughter 12 years ago....Yes, I gained weight when I was going through the adoption process....Hey, give me a break. I think I wanted the entire pregnancy experience, but since I wasn't pregnant, what was a girl to do? Eat!!

This show is kind of like the other show that I don't understand...1,000 Ways To Kill Yourself, or whatever the real title is...can't remember right now. But, as a nurse, I can assure you that people do NOT need help figuring out ways to kill themselves. We are naturals at it. Seems like it is kind of like of like our second job. But that's another blog.

#2: I now have a show to point out more things about myself to dislike (I really dislike the word hate). I have enough dislikes that I already know about myself without help from television, or any other type of media, to point out more!

So, I have decided that I will try to really start this blog this year (because I only plsted one thing on it in 2009) about just things that I don't like, and hopefully a lot that I do...so here we go......

I dislike that I am a slob. There. I said it. Speaking about television (do we see a theme in my life?), and again the Style Network, have you seen the show "Clean House?" OK, I am not THAT bad, but I would love for them to come to my house and help me get it cleaned and organized. I would invite them in and let them sell anything, pretty much, that they wanted to. I have probably 3 pieces of furniture that I won't let go of. And they are pretty small pieces. OK, 4 pieces. Maybe 6 counting both of Aunt Nina's library end tables......

Anyway, I have a really cute house. My mother and my friend, Nancy, transformed it from a not-really-decorated-since-1960 house to a "Happy House" (more about that another time also). Like I said, really cute and Mary Engelbreit inspired. But I am a procrastinator about picking stuff up. And I blame it on myself part of the time and my daughter part of the time. And the daughter part is partly true. But mostly it's easier to blame someone else than to take the time, and energy, to clean it up. I also blame it on the fact that I am a single mother, work full-time, deal with my ADHD daughter, blah, blah, blah. But the basics are...I just don't want to do it.

So, I am setting myself a time limit to get it changed. January 31, 2010. Now, it is not going to take that long to get it cleaned, I won't set a date for that, but I will aim for next weekend. I am not going to do it all in one day. That would be an exercise in futility. But, maybe a room an evening? But since we have basketball practice on Thursday, and school is starting back this week so homework every night, and....SEE!!!! Already finding excuses. OK, back to a room an evening. I only have 8 rooms counting both bathrooms, so the two bathrooms in one day and then I will just need to pick a SMALL room on basketball night. (And by the way, any tips would be appreciated!). My mom has told me that she would come and help me, but please...I am 52 years old and I need my mom to come help me clean my house?????? I NEED to do this myself.

And then, I need to teach my daughter how to do it so that she doesn't end up being 52 years old and wondering why she is a slob and blogging about it (although when she is 52 in the year 2049, I doubt that people will still be blogging).

So, keep me in your prayers (Yes, I am serious) and watch my progress on this. It is supposed to take 21 days to break a habit. I am going to give myself a little longer......