I MUST Know What Time It Is!
As of the writing of this post I have no idea what time it is. The power has been out since 2AM and just now it came back on and my clock is flashing 12:00. 12:00. 12:00.
I have a time “thing”. I must know what time it is – always. The clock in my head usually is pretty close, but I test it by looking at an actual clock. I don’t even realize I do this until I have no clock to check (power out/iPhone dead). Then, in a matter of seconds, I am thrust into panic, feeling like I am being experimented on like a lab rat. “Let’s see what happens when we take away her ability to know what time it is….mwahahaha!”
I did just now realize that my computer has a clock and I am looking at it while my phone charges, hoping it is correct.
#firstworldproblems
This past week has been unusual with all of the rain and a friend visiting from out of state and Monday being a holiday. I always get thrown off by holidays. We aren’t doing regular school since our friend is here all week and the rain is making extra work to try to keep the animals dry and fed.
All of that to say….I am feeling not quite myself.
So yesterday I decided to right the world by, what else, cleaning my bathroom. I mean, nothing says “life is good” like a freshly scrubbed toilet and a shiny faucet. Can I get an amen?
We rotate the job of bathroom cleaning so when it’s my turn I like to dig deep and get it so clean that Queen Elizabeth could come for a visit. I mean, she could only go into my bathroom because the rest of the house is a mess. But that’s OK, right? I’m sure she appreciates a really clean loo as much as the next person.
I spent half an hour just cleaning the potty. It wasn’t filthy, it just needed a really good scouring and I scrubbed all up under the rim and between the wall and toilet. It is so clean today that when the queen comes she is going to wonder if it’s brand new. Then I tackled the other areas in the bathroom and even went outside and washed the windows. Yep, my world needed some serious setting right.
The smell in there is great! I put a little diffuser in there with lemon and pine and let it do its thing while I scrubbed with my Thieves cleaner and listened to praise music. The smells really put the final touch on my already nice feeling.
clean bathroom = happy mom
This Saturday (tomorrow) I am traveling to Austin for a Young Living meeting and to run some “city” errands. I will get to ride for 2 hours (each way) in the car alone, so I’m making myself a playlist to turn up loud and crank the windows down. All upbeat. All uplifting. All the way to Austin, baby.
While I am gone for the day my older kids are having a party. A bunch of their friends are coming over so we are hoping that the rain has stopped long enough for them to hang outside and play some Frisbee sports. I’m sorry I’ll miss that. But frankly, if I were home I would be hiding in my clean bathroom anyway, giving them the run of the place.
OK, no more lollygagging. Since the power has stayed on for long enough to finish writing this, I probably should go find out officially what time it is and go set the clocks.
Happy weekend to you….and may you enjoy some fresh air and loud music!