Okay, I guess it would be nice to have a real version of Staples’ Easy Button (you know, you press it and you get instant answers and/or products to instantly solve your problems). What I really need is a RESET BUTTON.
- For a day when I just can’t be patient
- Alternately, for a day that I’ve wasted in a book or on the computer while the kids are parked in front of the television (or throwing every toy we own out of the toy box—while a bigger mess, this does seem a lesser sin)
- On that note, for the family room, Mt. Laundry on the loveseat and, again, every toy we own piled up around the toy box
- For the rest of the house, choked with clutter that is beginning to attack me. (Seriously. I think I broke my toe last week. Don’t even ask about the bruises.)
- For my relationship with Hayden and Rebecca, when I hear them echoing back harsh words or tones I’ve used with them, especially to one another.
- For my sleep and correlated patience levels! (Hm. Related to the previous?)
Personally, I’m prone to wait for a good time to reset—after I’ve gotten enough sleep (ha! with a seven-week-old, even one that sleeps pretty well?), tomorrow morning, Monday. But, really, there’s no time like the present to try again. Aside from the need to rock Rachel’s bouncy seat constantly, I can always turn off the TV and get down on the floor to play with the kids. It would only take a couple hours to clean up the major messes in here. But I get overwhelmed by all the things that need my time and attention, and cope by neglecting them all. (A good solution, eh?)
What do you do when you’re overwhelmed? How do you hit the reset button?
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2 replies on “No, not an easy button”
My reset button, believe it or not, is a vacation day all to myself. I send the kids to daycare, give the hubby the boot for the day..and DIG IN. I do all the little naggy tasks that are driving me nuts. All the unfinished projects get tossed or done, the clutter gets decluttered, and Mount Washmore gets processed. It seems thatif I do that, I dont feel so gulity being on the computer or reading a book.
p.s Ten years from now, a cluttered house and a pile on the laundry wont mean a hill of beans. How you spent your time with your family WILL.
Great post 😉
what an excellent post that i can so relate to! the mess, the laundry, the book or computer drowning everyone and everything else out, all of it. but the harsh tone/ short fuse? ouch. that *really* resonates. thanks for the gentle reminder to “reset!”
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