A house of order

I know I've been terrible about going to all of my other regular blogs and commenting. Sometimes I actually GO to your blog, but the commenting gets put on the wayside because something else has come up. Will you forgive me? Please?

My house is chaotic. Really, it is. I'm getting tired of a destroyed bathroom. I'm getting sick of looking at peeled wallpaper in my family room and lack of trim in the main living area. It bugs me that the previous owners painted all the trim either black or purple(ish) and in order to change it takes 3-4 coats of paint, replacement or a tedious job of sanding. I'm done looking at that yucky trim.

I'm tired of being so overwhelmed by the tasks that I have to do. Not just as a mother and homemaking executive, but also as a "cleaning lady", ward activities coordinator and "good" member of the Church. So, instead of taking on those tasks, I come here - to CYBERSPACE!!!

Aaah, peace. Anonimity. The worries of laundry & dirty floors are a thing of the past as I peruse through my cyber friends' blogs.

And then I look around. And it's not as peaceful as I thought it was. The house is even messier than when I sat down to the computer. The walls still aren't stripped and painted. The trim (or lack thereof, depending on the room) is still ugly. The bills are still unpaid and my pile of tax write-off receipts is still sitting, unlogged & unfiled. The pictures I got out to scrapbook are still sitting there, un-scrapped. The couch cushions still have not been washed & the clean laundry that should've been put away last week has made its way back to the dirty hampers.

There really isn't enough time in the day to get it ALL done in one day, especially with Hurricane Thor on the loose. But some of it CAN get done in a day - if only I stayed away from this blasted computer!

So, I am on a quest. I have a plan. I will come online two times a day. Once after work, because Popeye always emails me while I'm at work. And the second at the end of the day to double check my account balances & emails. I'm still registering for the "Best of Both Worlds" Sweepstakes at gapmaternity.com. (Gee I hope I win!) So I have a few things that NEED to be done online each day, but blogging isn't one of them (unfortunately).

If you hear from me, that's wonderful! If not, know that I'll be back soon. But I'm needing to get my house into order. I'm needing to do this. For my own sanity and the safety of my children. And the love of my husband. Besides, doesn't it counsel us somewhere in the scriptures to get our houses into order?

It's time. Wish me luck.