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Monday, January 11, 2010

housework A.D.D.

i have it. i don't know if there is a cure for it. doing laundry, not a problem. putting it away, problem. it takes me forever to fold and put away clothes. dishes, not too big of a problem. putting away clean dishes can be a problem. mail? forget about it. i have a small pile accumulating. bills and such have been opened and paid but not filed or stored. (i have issues with what i should do with owner's manuals. everything we buy comes with one. i'm afraid that the moment i toss those things out, i'll need them. but where in the frell do you put them?) i'm noticing a pattern. i can't seem to follow through and complete boring tasks.

bathrooms are easy, i feel like i have a system down so those are a cinch. dusting sucks. i don't like doing it because it seems like i'm just moving the dust from one place to another. and then it comes back again way too soon. (not too impressed with those swiffer dusters.) one thing i don't mind is using the vacuum. vacuuming makes me happy. i see results immediately and i have this feeling that the dust i've just pushed around is being sucked up and held in by the hepa filter. plus, a full vacuum bag lets me know some thing's getting done.

martha stewart, i need help. a storage queen is something i am not. i hope to get the garage full of my toys (bike, bike rack, camping/hiking gear, etc.) and household crap put nicely away till need it.

i love a clean house, don't get me wrong, but getting to that state and then keeping it that way is difficult. i don't remember it being this tiresome when i was married. i still hated the chores but they got done. i'd like to think that when i eventually have a family, i'll be on top of this stuff, but right now, i have no motivation... except for the fact that i have a guest coming this weekend. wish me luck.

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