And the Tables Turn!

Today, I think will be a good day. Not just a good day, but a day I make good. And there is a difference. Over the last few weeks I've dealt with me and both kids being ill, myself twice, done a Cooking for the Month day (which was much less successful than our last, my apologies to God for the waste....) but has been adequate to feed us, at least. All in all I should feel great about myself. I've been sick, for crying out loud.

When I sat down to write this, I was feeling really down on myself. I have realized, again, why writing is so important. As I wrote, I realized something important. I HAVE been making progress. I have one goal. One! Not thirty, not ten, not even three! Just one. To do a load of laundry from start to finish. Washed, dried and put away.

Today? I did it! First time in two weeks! And I was feeling so bad that it's been two weeks since my last successful "goal" day. Then I wrote that I did it, and I remembered that two weeks ago I had a successful "goal met" day, too. And as I cast my mind back, I realized that I couldn't remember the last time before that that I managed a to get a whole load of laundry actually put away, without someone else doing it for me. And that the fact that I've done it twice in the last month (and done countless loads of laundry that are clean but not put away in the mean time...) is a huge improvement over "never even washing laundry". Yes, I still can't find any clean clothes, because they aren't put away. But I did it today! Got a load put away. There were some for me, some for Rhia, some for Rowan and some for Daddy. A little bit for everyone, put away where they belong and easy to find.

Ah...my order loving heart feels great about that.

We're desperate for clean towels, so I'm doing a second load today out of necessity.

My embarrassing before picture, let's see what it looks like by Friday, eh?

Hopefully, while tracking my numbers they'll continue to grow. Someday, I'll have a clean laundry room, and closets that are in order. One day at a time, I'll conquer Mount Wash-More!