bkdelong

I love my mother-in-law. I think she leaves a little piece of herself lingering about the house when she visits. I've been stuck in a rut these past 2 days and today I looked over at the messy pile on my desk and decided to straighten it up. You see, I have this problem that I get very bored and procrastinate if my surroundings are messy. So after I picked up the pile of books, I picked up all the trash and put it in the trash can. Then I walked all the dirty dishes and 2 TV trays down to where they belonged. Then I cleaned the kitchen, swept the floor, loaded and ran the dishwasher, and handwashed the pots. Then I cleaned and vaccuumed the living room. Then I collected all the trash in the house. Then I cleaned the kitty litter boxes, moved them back to the basement where they were before the in-laws visited with the dog, put the cat food and water back in the kitchen (not before throwing the drinking fountain in the dishwasher). That lead to washing the humidifier and refilling it, taking all the laundry downstairs and washing it (actually, to be fair the wife did 2 loads) and finally taking all the trash outside to be picked up tomorrow.

Needless to say, I'm exhausted...but happy. That little piece of mother-in-law saw me through. When my surroundings are clean, I feel satisfied - and I can FINALLY get back to work again.

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