Commited

I had been putting off cleaning my kitchen all day.  The dishes were so bad they were beginning to smell.  Only two days ago it was beautiful, funny what laziness and hot weather can produce.  No, not funny - gross.

At any rate I was ready to take advantage of my first Monday not working the evening shift since May.  I wandered over to the kitchen.  Bare feet, scraggly hair, a bit of last nights make still smudged around my eyes.  My teeth felt gritty.  My kids were fussy from two late nights in a row and doughnuts for breakfast.  They had eaten other things in the mean time, but they were in bad diet meltdown mode.

I thought:  what have I learned from Flylady?  'Dress to Shoes' is one idea she really pushes.  The idea is that we need to be prepared for our days.  We can't overcome our laziness in our PJs.  We can't be ready to do any household task, like taking out the trash, without our shoes on.  We Flybabies are just full of excuses and dressing the part eliminates a few of them.  Sometimes it eliminates the important few.

I brushed my teeth.  I put on some make up, put my hair in a pretty pony tail instead of a disheveled one, put on my tennis shoes, my apron and my MP3 player.

I stood in the kitchen and realized, it was all doable.  In fact, it was simple.  I already have a kitchen plan worked out, I just needed to start.

First thing:  dishes.  I actually remembered to take out and use my pink rubber gloves - I feel totally invincible with them on.  In fact, I was realizing, I had clocked in.  I got ready for my day, just as though it was an actual work shift and set to it.  No complaining, no grumbling - it was my job and I found satisfaction in it.  Even if 'it' was the dishes.  In reflection, this being pleased with my work and not bitter about it is pretty revolutionary!  I think I'll be 'clocking in' a lot more often these days.

My two year old and three year old were so excited to see that I had rubber gloves just like their grandma's.  They were asking me about them and I told them, well, I use them when I'm really committed.

I'm glad to be back in the evening mix instead of working at that time of day - I'm glad to be committed to my family again.