But It's Just Family
So Why Am I Working So Hard?
It's the Saturday before Christmas and I just sat down to my computer. I have been working my tail off most of the day clearing out "stuff" from my bedroom. I thought I got rid of all that "stuff" (see previous post). Somehow, I never got completely moved in - 4 months ago! I know, I know, you're supposed to finish what you start. Nice theory - in my case, anyway.
So what got me off my duff and sorting and trashing and hiding (you didn't hear that!)? My oldest sister, her daughter and granddaughter are coming to our place for the holidays. What's that got to do with my bedroom, you may ask. I know I did. It seems my 17-month-old grandniece does not stay asleep if someone walks into her room. She needs a room to herself and we have just 3 bedrooms - my Mom's, mine & the guest bedroom.
Little Sunniva (my grandniece) gets the guest bedroom all to herself. She'll sleep in a crib so there will be a nice big bed completely empty! My sister and my niece are night owls. I am not - majorly NOT! So, I'm giving up my bedroom to my niece and I'll sleep on one of two couches. This one happens to be in my office so if you see any middle of the night musings, you'll know it's not just my grandniece who is not sleeping. My sister will be on the other couch. When I get up at my usual early morning time, I won't be waking up my niece who probably went to bed a few hours before I get up! Okay, maybe a slight exaggeration.
Protecting Our Own
Throughout the day I kept thinking, "It's just family," so why am I doing all this crazy cleaning? It's not like we have something to hide from family. I guess just because I have midnight maneuverings in my room down to a fine science, it's really not fair to expect my niece to enter my booby-trapped room unarmed. It was either clear a path or design an obstacle course guide and provide night vision goggles.
Since I have been furiously working on trying to finish my new business blog for roll-out, I figured the path of least resistance (pardon the pun) was to just clean my room. Now, there's a childhood flashback! So, it's done! Doesn't it feel great to have a goal accomplished?
Now, if I can finish my business blog, I'll be a happy camper. After all, it's the business that pays the bills. My Mom stopped paying me to clean my room a long time ago. Wait a minute, my parents never did pay us to do chores...hmmm....could that be why I have so many unfinished tasks? Well, that's for another day, another blog.
Wishing all of you a very happy holiday and a rocking 2010!
Live...Laugh...Love
Cathy Miller
It's the Saturday before Christmas and I just sat down to my computer. I have been working my tail off most of the day clearing out "stuff" from my bedroom. I thought I got rid of all that "stuff" (see previous post). Somehow, I never got completely moved in - 4 months ago! I know, I know, you're supposed to finish what you start. Nice theory - in my case, anyway.
So what got me off my duff and sorting and trashing and hiding (you didn't hear that!)? My oldest sister, her daughter and granddaughter are coming to our place for the holidays. What's that got to do with my bedroom, you may ask. I know I did. It seems my 17-month-old grandniece does not stay asleep if someone walks into her room. She needs a room to herself and we have just 3 bedrooms - my Mom's, mine & the guest bedroom.
Little Sunniva (my grandniece) gets the guest bedroom all to herself. She'll sleep in a crib so there will be a nice big bed completely empty! My sister and my niece are night owls. I am not - majorly NOT! So, I'm giving up my bedroom to my niece and I'll sleep on one of two couches. This one happens to be in my office so if you see any middle of the night musings, you'll know it's not just my grandniece who is not sleeping. My sister will be on the other couch. When I get up at my usual early morning time, I won't be waking up my niece who probably went to bed a few hours before I get up! Okay, maybe a slight exaggeration.
Protecting Our Own
Throughout the day I kept thinking, "It's just family," so why am I doing all this crazy cleaning? It's not like we have something to hide from family. I guess just because I have midnight maneuverings in my room down to a fine science, it's really not fair to expect my niece to enter my booby-trapped room unarmed. It was either clear a path or design an obstacle course guide and provide night vision goggles.
Since I have been furiously working on trying to finish my new business blog for roll-out, I figured the path of least resistance (pardon the pun) was to just clean my room. Now, there's a childhood flashback! So, it's done! Doesn't it feel great to have a goal accomplished?
Now, if I can finish my business blog, I'll be a happy camper. After all, it's the business that pays the bills. My Mom stopped paying me to clean my room a long time ago. Wait a minute, my parents never did pay us to do chores...hmmm....could that be why I have so many unfinished tasks? Well, that's for another day, another blog.
Wishing all of you a very happy holiday and a rocking 2010!
Live...Laugh...Love
Cathy Miller
Posted by Cathy at 12/19/2009 6:10 PM 
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Tags: family holidays sleeping cleaning
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: family holidays sleeping cleaning
I laughed out loud with this one! I do the same thing--clean, clean, clean for family that really shouldn't give a squat. Enjoy having a baby in the house!
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Especially try doing work with a baby in the house.
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