This morning I woke and knew I'd hit the tipping point, the place in my inner-being that yells, "Get it together, woman!"
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| The dishwasher never fits all the dishes during the summer and a zucchini waits on the sill. |
The piles and dirt in my office can be tamed.
The kids will be back in school late next week and they will be fine.
It may take me twenty-five years to pay off school supplies and I don't care.
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| The counters always contain bits of cheese, random utensils, and empty containers in the summer. I have no explanation. |
Shaking my fist in the air and declaring, "I will prevail," sounds kind of dumb and over dramatic, but I am doing it anyway. The little stresses in life can really add up to a knot in my gut if I don't take action.
God has a better plan! Sheesh!
I get like this every year before school starts. After a summer with dirty counter-tops, piles here, piles there, a constant cycle of dishes and laundry, and a house shared with kids, I'm ready for my quiet routine.
This pile is mine. My standards slip during the summer. The dinosaur is not mine. It is Sophie's.
Fear not, anyone mired in the end-of-summer chaos. With a few hours of deep cleaning, peace can be reclaimed! Onward!
Do your standards slip in the summer?
Have a fabulous weekend!!
Yup, in summer I switch to sun room time. Things will get done later than sooner. Summer doesn't last long and neither will the lazy schedule
ReplyDeleteSo true, Ceejay! I would love a sun room. We had a screened-in porch at one of our houses, and I spent a lot of time out there. Enjoy the last weeks of summer!
ReplyDeleteMy standards definitely slipped this summer. I've got piles all over the house, and they're driving me a bit crazy. ;) My kiddos go back to school next week, and quiet will reign in our home once again. But, I won't be getting to my piles until I get a few ACFW-related things done. Yikes! Happy de-cluttering, Jill. :)
ReplyDeleteMy kids go back on Thursday, and I am so ready to reclaim the quiet time. The me time. The writing time. The clutterless time! I need it!! But I'm with you--some things will have to wait until ACFW!
DeleteThis is SO me right now. I'm trying to get it together but I'd rather take a nap.
ReplyDeleteI'll join you for a nap. As soon as I clean up the house, it's messy again. Drives me nuts!!
DeleteSummer is like spring to me. I can't stop cleaning. Let me know when you want me to come over :D
ReplyDeleteNow, now!! Ha! I'm impressed--I can always stop cleaning. :)
DeleteWhen our son was in junior high and high school, we had a relaxed schedule(read no schedule) One of those summers, he had surgery. This was his last one; he had surgery about every other year. Our school system started classes 10 days ago. They have gone to a 'modified' balanced calendar. The summer is shortened to two months and they have 2-week breaks every so often throughout the year.
ReplyDeleteA lot of school districts are going to that schedule. We still have more of a traditional year--which I'm thankful for! (Yay for no more surgeries!!)
DeleteMy standards more drop the couple weeks before b/c school shopping and the start up of sports and filling out forms gets a little cray!
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