Sunday, Sunday

So it's Sunday, the Bills lost (again), and I'm knee deep in washing towels of all sorts (bath, hand, washclothes, etc.).  For some reason there was a flurry of towel usage this week and we're running low in the linen closet.  While I sit here waiting for one load to dry and another to cycle through, I thought I'd blog.

I was just thinking the other day while I was driving how crazy life can (seem to) get.  It's like you're on this treadmill of 'to do's' that repeat themselves daily/weekly/monthly, etc.  Work, laundry, vacuum, change sheets, pick up kids, pay bills, groceries, rinse, repeat.

It almost eliminates any sense of accomplishment when you know you have to do it all again the next day/week/month.  I'm a list maker.  I love crossing off a task I've completed and usually can't finish my day until all tasks are done.  But lately I feel like I need to find a way to incorporate a little joy into the mundane things that make up the bulk of our lives.  Would I love to nap daily, read for hours while sitting outside drinking a cup of coffee?  Uh...yeah!  But can I?  Well, no.  Life is full of the little responsibilities that make our lives, and the lives of those who depend on us, a little easier.

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a Type A, total neat/control freak (not in a Sleeping with the Enemy way, but I like things my way just so.  It makes me a little hard to live with, I will admit.  And while I TRY (very hard believe it or not), to let little things slide, it's a battle I fight every day.

I guess all of this is to say, I'm going to continue to try to take it a little more easy.  Enjoy the ride to get my morning coffee.  Put a smile on my face when reading my mountain of work email (hey, I've got a great job - might as well be happy with even the most mundane parts of it!), fold the laundry a little more slowly, appreciate the corners of this great house while I vacuum.  It sounds ridiculous I know, but I think it's worth a try.

Have a happy Sunday everyone - see you next week! :)