What I learned doing dishes at 2:30 in the morning.

My house is hardly ever "show off" level clean, I have trouble with a cleaning routine that works for me and I have trouble wanting to do repetitive tasks (like laundry and dishes). I have however been making an effort lately to make sure the dishes are done before I go to bed. I'm not perfect at it but I have begun to realized that it affects how my morning goes the next day, and even how I go to sleep that night.

But yesterday I didn't do it. I had all kinds of excuses- my back hurts, I'm tired, I'm eight months pregnant and did a lot of walking yesterday- all are true but none are good excuses. I mentioned I wanted them done but was tired and then I went to bed. I halfway hoped that my husband would get the hint and do the dishes for me before he went to bed. My husband is amazing, but like most people, is not a mind reader, so when I got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and take something for heartburn all the dishes were still in the sink.

I was annoyed. It wasn't fair of me to be annoyed because like I said before I hadn't asked anybody to do it and nobody said they would. It was just making me mad that the sink was full. I stood there looking at the sink and had a huge realization, if the sink full of dishes was bothering me in the night it would for surely bother me in the morning. It would probably make me grumpy with my kids and grumpy with my husband when in fact, the solution was simple, just do the dishes.

I'll be honest, I didn't get them all done, but I got a good bit done and the sink was pretty clear this morning when my family and I woke up. I finished what was left in the sink when I washed the breakfast dishes and now I have a clear sink.

I realized that if something in my house is bothering me, putting it off isn't going to make it better, it will only make me annoyed again later when I notice it again. Now I hopefully won't be waking up in the middle of the night to do the dishes again but I hope to realize before bed that it's going to bother me if it's not done and instead of putting off picking up that laundry off the floor or stepping on crumbs over and over because I don't feel like sweeping that I will take care of it right away. No reason to be annoyed or grumpy over something you have control over. I have control over cleaning my house and if something bothers me I can just fix it. 

Just solve a problem as soon as it starts bothering you, don't put it off just to be bothered later.

The Unperfection

Guys, I'm not perfect. I'm not even close to perfect, in most things in my life I don't even try for it. It might be laziness or contentment, but most of the time "close enough is good enough."

That being said, it doesn't mean I shouldn't be trying. Trying to be better in the areas I lack. I know that perfect is out of reach for me but it doesn't mean I shouldn't be trying to be better. That's what this blog is, it's a place to let you know I'm trying. I'm trying to be healthier (it's terribly hard), trying to stay more organized, trying to be a better friend, mom, and wife.

Wish this unperfectionist luck!