Right now it's 12:00 in the afternoon. I've been up since 6:30am. I have no appointments at work until 1:30pm and haven't been called in early. For the past few days I've spent some time catching up on what I call my "Flylday chores". Click on the link there if you want to know more about Flylady. In general, she teaches people like me how to be organized and keep their home in order. So, each day I have less and less to do. So can you guess what I've been doing for the past six hours? If I had the camera at home, I would show you. But I suppose I can illustrate with words.
There weren't very many dishes to do and I finished them off. I ate breakfast, did my housework assigned for the day, ate some more while watching Medium on Netflix, and then I think I just spent the last two or so hours reading The Girl who Played with Fire. I honestly got through about a quarter of it. It's probably safe to say I'll have it done in time for the next book club. Oh yeah, and I also did Day 2 of Chalene Johnson's 30 Day Challenge. It's nice to feel so accomplished at only noon. The only thing I haven't done yet is my 15 minute declutter (another Flylady thing). Obviously, though, that only takes 15 minutes.
I'm beginning to relish these mornings alone. Yes, I admit, it's kind of boring but it's a nice time to get things done and reflect. Plus, my marriage reaps the benefit of all I get done in these mornings. When the apartment is in order, it feels peaceful. Chad can come home and not feel like he needs to clean the kitchen before he can cook, thus hampering his creativity. Then, when I get home from work, we can eat dinner together in our peaceful space and not feel guilty for watching a movie instead of cleaning. From there it becomes somewhat of a beautiful cycle. He feels happy that all this work is done and will do nice things for me (get your minds out of the gutter, readers, I'm talking about dinner, flowers, wine, etc). When I'm showered with affections, I'm more inclined to continue the work I've been doing. And on and on it goes.
As with any cycle, it's occasionally broken, but I always take care to get it going again. It's so worth it and it frustrates me that I ever let it slide. It's such an easy way to feel peace in my home and encourage growth in my marriage. Chad and I have a wonderful marriage anyway, but (as everyone knows) effort is required to keep it that way. You can't let a beautiful flower wither from lack of attention.
I suppose that's enough soul-baring from me today. I hope you found some encouragement here. If someone like me can learn to keep her home in order and her marriage flourishing, anyone can. :-)
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