Priorities Pay Off

I'm excited to write tonight. I'm intrigued by this new concept of taking time for myself, taking care of me, etc. I'm starting to see a payoff already. (Yes, unfortunately I still am viewing this as a task to complete, that better have a result to show for it!) I believe that a happier, more rested mom is a great thing for my family. The ironic thing is that a week after starting my blog, here I sit in a clean house! It hasn't looked this good in a long time! I'm not talking perfection, just an improvement. Piles put away. A lot less clutter. I don't know how to explain this other than that this past week just "worked" better. I not only kept up with things, but I ate meals on time (vs. starving at 3:00 in the afternoon not having had lunch yet), finished a book, exercised a couple times, put on makeup more than once... and seemed to have more time to play with the kids too. I guess when you get your priorities straightened out things just fall into place better. The clean house is the biggest phenomenon, but it's no unsolved mystery: Saturday afternoon I had a TWO-HOUR chunk of time where ALL 3 KIDS were napping! A true miracle. And since Ben was around to help with the kids in the morning, I wasn't as zapped as normal by naptime and I had all the energy in the world. So tonight I don't feel one bit guilty taking time to write. The office around me is still a mess according to MOST standards...but I see a huge improvement from last week and that's good enough for now.