Learning.....

I am learning to be productive, when I don't HAVE to be, and when I'm not on an employers' schedule. I'm learning this new skill at 30 too. (Yes, yes I just told you how old I really am, although most of you probably know me and know I'm not ashamed of my age.)

I am, (once again and for good), a stay-at-home mom, and this time I'm not hugely pregnant or recovering from having a baby. This means, not only do I have to energy to be productive, but no excuse not to be. This has actually been kind of difficult for me. For the last 30 years of my life, I have had to be productive. Either because I didn't want grounded or priviledges revoked, or because I didn't want to be fired from the job that I was being paid to do. It wasn't hard for me to be productive, because I've always had a good helping of work ethic and pride in doing a good job, or my slight OCD wouldn't let me do a lesser job.

Housework on the other hand.....well, let us just say I did it because it had to be done if I wanted clean clothes, or dishes to eat on, or gross bugs to not infest my house. Mostly I think my attitude towards the house duties, were because I was pretty wore out from my job and trying to meet my husband and childrens needs, that I just didn't have the energy left to keep up on the housework.

So I'm learning to get off my butt, and do housework, because it's my home, the sanctuary for my family. I'm really enjoying the time with my kids, and the fact that I've watched my baby taking her fledgling steps all week. Mostly, I think I'd get pretty bored if I didn't find something for me to do. The other day, I cleaned the bathroom, really, really well. No one made me, it didn't REALLY need it, but I wanted to. WHOAH! That just happened?
Yup, I now have a new job, and I've settled into actually taking pride in the work I do around the house, instead of doing it begrudgingly.


It helps that when my husband gets home, and I tell him to go look, that he does, and gives me the appropriate approval comment (something along the lines of "ooooooooh nice!"), accompanied with a smirk, a kiss, and a wink. Yup, I may seem a lot more boring to some of you now, but hey, I know what that wink meant and boring isn't it.

My job has some great perks!