Productivity (or lack thereof) is often a topic that I blog about. I suppose it stems from my personality type; I am either an overachiever or I totally slack off, there really is no in between with me. Perhaps it is because my mother always told me, "don't do things half assed!!" So, I don't which means, if I don't do my best, I don't do it at all. That makes my life difficult because I am always running on all cylinders (busy, busy, busy!), so when things do slow down (ie: the kids go to bed) all I want to do is read a book, watch a show or go to sleep. To tell you the truth, the last thing I want to do is wash dishes or clothes or pick up messes. So, that is generally how things go for me. I let things get out of control until the point which I can't stand it any longer and then go on a mad cleaning spree. My husband has figured out that it's best to leave me alone during one of these fits because I am probably muttering obscenities to myself and do not want to be bothered. ha ha. Maybe, if I just kept things under control, I wouldn't have this problem. However, that is easier said than done.
This weekend I went into the office for about 6 hours while the boys were out doing"guy stuff" and then when I got home I took my oldest son with me over to a friend's house to help out with some cleaning. While I was there I was a superstar bathroom cleaner and vacuumed the whole house twice. I was pretty exhausted from that exertion, but still we managed to go to a car show and out to dinner that night. Pretty much nothing happened at my house that day. Sunday was a different story, I got several loads of laundry done (however, much of it is still awaiting folding), cleaned out my closet, gave the boys and hubby haircuts, went grocery shopping, made dinner, and got ready for the school week. All in all it was a pretty productive day, I even managed to get my nails done :) Yes, there are baskets full of clean clothes that either need put away or folded and yeah, my counter could probably use some attention, but I feel good about the balance of activities this weekend.
Anyhow, while I still haven't found the key to success, I'm at least realistic about getting things done. That's all I can do.
