This week for-
I’m choosing prompt #1.) What would you change about your life if you could?
If I could change one thing it would be…well crap. I can’t think of just one thing. My life is pretty darn great the way it is now, but the things I would change is a list that could go on and on and on and on……..
The backseat space in my car
The perpetual dirt that resides on my back patio
The way I pick at my toenails
My housekeeping habits
The amount of yelling that goes on in my house
My eating habits
My exercise habits
I don’t clean my floors more than twice a month
Painting my ceilings red
Not using more sunscreen when I was younger
Having relations with that one asshole
Having relationships with ALL those assholes
Letting Chris and Jodi move to Denton
Letting people walk all over me
Letting my kids get away with things they shouldn’t
Colton’s back-talking
Nutrasweet consumption
Picking fights with Tim because I’m in a bad mood
Being unsure whether the depression is slipping back in or if I’m just plain lazy
Being so forgetful
Being unorganized
I don’t “PLAY” with my kids as much as I should
I don’t cook enough
I should’ve never gotten an iPhone
I stay up too late and don’t get enough sleep
I’m over-analytical
My hair loss issue is not getting resolved
I’m shirking some responsibilities in favor of being lazy when the kids are in bed
I don’t stay in touch with my friends like I should
I tend to blow people off simply because I don’t want them to see me or my house
I have relied too heavily for too long on my mother
I haven’t learned yet how to manage my finances without help
I hate making business phone calls so I just don’t
My cosmetology license has been kept up but I’ve never worked in the field
I should be closer with my grandparents
I should have put granite slab instead of granite tiles in my kitchen
Grocery shopping should be more focused on what we need not want
I don’t get up early enough in the morning
I wish I could remember more
My relationship with my mom has taken a turn for the worse
I’m afraid to be an adult
We’re stuck in this town because of oil (which I am hating more daily)
I’ve never been to Disney World
I procrastinate to an extreme
When asked what my hobbies or interests are I have no answer
Opinions of others matter too much to me
I should have never smoked that first cigarette
College should have been taken more seriously
When I was younger I hated my hair. I wish I still had it
Basically I would change everything except the people
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Solve the floor cleaning thing by getting a robot to do it for you.
The price tag hurts at first, but then you feel like Jane Jetson and your *floors are clean.*
It’s amazing!
My kids and their messiness would laugh in the face of a robot floor cleaner. It would just be something new for them to stick in the toilet or jump up and down on. Believe me, I’ve considered it. A lot. Just not sure how long it would last in this house…
Well I, for one, welcome our new Robot Overlords.
Oh, don’t get me wrong. I would LOVE to get one. I’m just afraid that when I spend the money it’ll get trashed on day one. Like everything else around here. Seriously, I need sheet rock and baseboards.
I think you are perfect. If none of those things happened, you would not be the wonderful nut you are. and I love you for that. forever and ever.
Oh, Jodi. How do I love thee. Let me count the ways…
I love the title “wonderful nut.” It fits so well. At least the “nut” part. Hee Hee.
I cannot EFFFFING wait to come see you. I think if the oilfield goes under we’re moving to your area. Of course the downfall of the oilfield could be tomorrow and it could be never. Who the hell knows…
you want to move here because you need to be near me
that my dear is because we are soulmates.
uhhh….DUH!
yes, yes we are.
You should be lazy after the kids go to bed! It is definitely important to take time for you. It’s interesting how many of these things I can relate to– something I’m sure most moms could say. Thanks for the great post!
I kind of think so, too, but then again the next day there are things I wish I hadn’t left undone. Such is life.
I’m so glad you enjoyed and related. Thanks!
Aww.. A lot of that sounds like me – my housekeeping skills leave much to be desired. I don’t cook enough – or experiment enough with food… Totally unorganized… And definitely don’t get up early enough in the morning.. Stopped in from Mama Kat’s
theworkinghousewife.wordpress.com
I’m coming to the conclusion that no matter how perfect someone’s housekeeping skills look on the outside, EVERY mom has room for improvement. It’s just a never ending battle that is impossible to win.
If I could hear an alarm I would get up earlier, but I can’t make it work. Oh well.
Thanks for the visit!
OMG. I relate to SO many of those things. I didn’t think to take that approach with the “if I could change one thing” meme…that might have been less depressing than the one I chose…maybe…depending on how long the list was. Honestly? There are only a few of those that aren’t me to a T. My house might give yours a run for it’s money…I *suck* at housework, even though I love having a clean house. It just doesn’t seem to happen.
When my house is clean, which is pretty much never, I walk around for a while just enjoying how wonderful it feels…then the kids come in. Euphoria- gone.
I honestly didn’t know where I was going with the post, but it ended up kind of working. I love Mama Kat’s. I probably wouldn’t have posted today if it weren’t for that particular prompt.
I’m glad you stopped in again! Thanks!
The most important sentence in that post?
“My life is pretty darn great the way it is now”
Lose the “but” & remember that!
You are so so right. It just gets hard some days to remember to focus on the good and not the bad.
I enjoyed reading your list. Nice to stumble upon your blog.
Cathy
I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for stumbling!
Love your honesty! There is entirely too much yelling that goes on in my house too.
Oh, and I’ll gladly take that iphone off your hands
Honesty is what it’s all about. Why blog otherwise?
iPhones are addicting. They’re the Devil!!! Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Roxane I just love you and your writing…this list is awesome. But the thing that sticks out the most? Painting your ceilings red!! I love that idea…but obviously you hate it – bad idea in the long run, huh?
I had a designer (well renowned in the area) tell me to paint the walls and the ceilings all that color. I had my doubts about it but went ahead and did it. It was cool at first but it’s so dark it feels like a psychotic dungeon of sorts in my house.
Bad move, yes.
Thank you Natalie! You’re too kind!
You are awesome. I’d say you have at least one hobby – blogging. And you’re pretty damn good at that one!
That’s a much more interesting thing to be good at than housecleaning. I totally have been where you are today and I know I will be again. As usual – you did an amazing job of voicing things that we all can relate to.
I’m proud to be your friend and glad that your house isn’t sparkly clean all the time – it would make the normal people look bad.
Cate
Cate, you are pretty awesome yourself!
Thank you, seriously, for all those compliments in there. My head’s swelling as we “speak.” I’m so glad that people can relate to the things I write. I guess that’s what we’re all here for.
I’m proud to be your friend, as well! Thank you thank you thank you!
I am sending you big hugs on that post because I am pretty sure we were seperated at birth. Like with a knife. Thanks for being brave enough to say it like it is.
Thanks for the hugs!
I’m trying to be honest through blogging because I need to be more honest with myself. It’s a very very good outlet. Honesty is my main goal. Thank you for appreciating it!
*Hugs* That’s all.
And maybe it’s just me, or a good picture but I like the red ceiling.
Thanks for the hugs, m’dear.
Here’s the thing. The ceilings look great, strange, but great. The problem is it makes the house feel REALLY dark and gloomy. Kind of depressing. They are the ever horrifying “popcorn” ceilings so if we wanted to change them we would have to do all the scraping and junk to take it all off. Can’t just re-paint them white because it would start falling off in random places. So I’m in a pickle with the ceilings…
Great list… I relate to so many. The iPhone is evil, grocery shopping is a joke even WITH a list and eating is way more fun than exercising!
Really, it’s the first phone I haven’t lost or destroyed because it’s glued to my hand like an extra appendage.
I love it when people can relate! It’s good to know you’re not alone
Oh, my love, I know all of these, all this frustration and angst, way too well. So because I understand it, and because you deserve it, but also (a tiny bit) because I know you’ve been wanting one, I’m giving you a Bad Ass Award. Yup, your very own, because you spilled your guts. Love you!
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have NO idea how much I wanted to be a bad-ass in your eyes. I love you oh so very much!
::jumps up and down like a little girl and shrieks excitedly::
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Adrienne! You are the baddest of bad asses as far as I’m concerned. So coming from you, this is a HUGE honor! Thanks and much love!
You’re too hard on yourself, love! Too damn hard.
Probably. But who isn’t?
You’re too good to me
Love ya Twinnie!