I am really having a difficult time getting motivated these days to get anything done around my house. Natalie has been awesome at taking a 2 hour nap lately so I know that I should be utilizing this time to get stuff done around the house. I have a ton of cleaning to do, lots to pack, bookwork, my blog to tend to….you name it! But all I’d rather do is lye on the couch while she’s napping and do nothing! It’s like I have lead weights tied to my ankles and no matter how much I keep telling myself to get moving, I just can’t seem to stand up and keep going. And typically, this is not like me. I’m usually moving mock ten, but lately I really can’t seem to light a fire under my butt.
The worst part is I can see it in my husband’s face every time he comes home from work and realizes that I didn’t accomplish crap again today! He doesn’t say much, just offers “suggestions” as to what I could tackle for the day, as if I didn’t already know what needs to be done. And then when I don’t get the list crossed off for the day, I feel even more anxious because I know he’s thinking it, even if he’s not saying it…”Well, what in the heck did you do all day?”
I’d like to think that it’s not the pregnancy. I’m sure I’m just being lazy or struggling with a bit of the blues because of the move, but either way, I need to find a way to get myself motivated again to get things taken care of around here. So how do I do that? How do I resist that comfortable sofa calling my name every afternoon while Natalie sleeps peacefully in her bed? How do I force myself to pack up a house that I’m torn about leaving, do laundry that will just pile back up again within days, balance a checkbook and pay bills when there never seems to be enough money to go around? How do I fight the blues and the exhaustion and just keep moving forward???
I guess those are my magic questions for the day and if you have the answers, please feel free to share them with me. I need to find a way to get something done without the use of my old standby, caffeine. I need to find a way to fall asleep before midnight so waking up at 6am isn’t quite so difficult. And when my will power fails, I really need to learn how to press on regardless. I suppose if I figure out the secret to that…I won’t struggle ever again with dieting, cleaning, laundry, and the list goes on forever.
But….until I come up with the solution to my sudden “lazy syndrome”…..I think I’m gonna go take a nap! ;o)
Wednesday, 16. September 2009
Oh, Sweetie, there’s no magic answer. You’re simply overwhelmed by all that’s going on in your life right now, and your brain is refusing to process all that STUFF into motivation. There’s nothing you can do about it; your body obviously needs that afternoon rest; when moving day is TOMORROW, you’ll go into panic mode and somehow get everything done, perfectly, and all will be well. And when you get in the new house, excitement will kick in and carry you forward through unpacking and decorating.
Maybe you could try the old Tom Sawyer painting the fence trick: pretend to be having so much fun packing that the kids (and Corey) will BEG to help, and before you know, they will have taken over completely, and you can just lay on the couch and supervise.
Nah…your kids are probably too intelligent to fall for that. Not sure about Corey.
(That was a man-bashing joke, Corey. I love ya, really I do!)
Wednesday, 16. September 2009
Oh ethelmae…you never seize to make me laugh out loud! You are right, the kids are far too intelligent to fall for that. They would just ask me “what’s it worth to ya?” And Corey…well….we will just leave it at that!!! It’s a funny thing, as soon as I published this post I got very angry with myself. I hopped off the couch and got all my laundry done, the kitchen picked up, the vacuuming done, about 10 boxes packed up and cookies baked for the kids after school treat! I guess I just needed to put it out there in black and white to get myself fired up! It really doesn’t matter how I got myself off the couch, but for today, I did. We will see about tomorrow! :o)