Routines Schmootines...

Am I the only the one in this world that day in and day out aims for being so organized only to fail endlessly? Let me explain… I do think that I am organized… and I think that I have some routines that I am putting in order quite well.. but some NOT SO MUCH. I have found myself frequently doing something and thinking to myself OK THIS WILL BE WHAT I DO ON THIS DAY EVERY WEEK.. only for it to turn into a single occurance on that day, never to happen on that day again… maybe not even in that month.

ROUTINE #1 CRASH AND BURN
My poor basset (AKA Dogson #1)… he has just gotten the stinky end of the deal since his brother joined our household with his physical self. Infact, you could probably say that before baby boo was even here that he was slidin’ further and further down the stink pole getting closer and closer to the end just because my French fry eating self wasn’t about to lay on the floor to cut his nails, or lift his 60 lb. self into a bathtub :). He didn’t smell THAT BAD, and his nails weren’t clicking THAT LOUD, YET! So Sunday, TWO WEEKS AGO (see how I didn’t carry my new weekly routine?), I put him in the shower with me (he has always gotten in the shower with me, I soap him down and he soaks while I shower- since he was a baby :)) gave him a good soapin’ and almost clogged the drains with all of the hair that came off of him since it had been so long (***shaking my head***) since he had been bathed! After our shower I gave him a good ear cleaning (I have kept up with this more frequently) and a nail cuttin’…. I say to him- Alright Boog (nickname) from now on Sundays are your day! We will clean ya up eeeevery Sunday. I am pretty sure that he rolled his eyes at me… and for good reason as his “mother” has failed miserably at juggling 2 “kids” :). So that was one that went out the window…..

ROUTINE #2 CRASH AND BURN
I am NOTORIOUS for being a “I will start on Monday” type of workout person… Then when Monday comes around and I of course am tired and would rather work out with a goblet of Merlot after I get home then work out! And getting up in the morning on a Monday??? You must be outta your mind thinking that I am working out when I do manage to drag up and out of bed at FIVE AM (which is exceptional in itself)! So then because I haven’t started at the “beginning” of the week I can’t start on a Tuesday! So then I say, OK SELF we will start tomorrow (Wednesday) and we will work out on Saturday and Sunday (I am a 5 day worker outer when I do work out) since we skipped Monday and Tuesday… so basically Wed. has now turned into Mon. (Confused yet?)…. Of course humpday brings “no wanna workout day” so then I surely can’t start on Thursday because even working out through the weekend I would NEVER get my five days in… FOUR DAYS would never be good enough- putting it off and working out NO DAYS until we start this vicious cycle NEXT MONDAY is really the way to go. SERIOUSLY MELODY!! Good night nurse… It is a redundant cycle that I generally do for months before I finally get grossed out enough to do something about my tummy that I can’t suck in enough to make it flat :), or my legs that the midget that has been throwing rocks at the back of my legs has now started chunking them at my entire leg and bootie… I carried Baby Boo in my back (swear to God I thought my stomach was going to go backwards and put a hump in my back with all the back chub I gained!) which stinks because back fat= eating better which I have no urge to do. I went to wipe something off of my arm “wing” area and even though I have been carrying this hunk of love around, I had to chase the spot on my arm that I was trying to wipe off when my “wings” started flapping! I have always loved working out and been a big “worker-outer” but I didn’t ever want to eat good, I mean that is why I work out! :)… So before this routine takes off on a long aimless tangent, I will end with I hope to start today, if not MONDAY IT IS! FOR REAL (please do not hold me to this). I have to focus on the time given to me to do this whether it is in the evening while he takes a nap, or in the mornings before work, I must make it a priority! I MUST I MUST I MUST!

ROUTINE #3 BUH BUH!
Cleaning (I can thank Mom for this one :), she has always kept her home (our home when we were younger :) ) beautiful and clean)….. Those of you that know me know that I LOVE, infact, I am infatuated with clean and presentable. I try to keep my home presentable, if someone just stops by, there is no embarrassment by any dust balls or dog hair… Before Baby Boo came into my world I made a List… This list had every little thing that I wanted done in each room broken out by room… anything from dusting the walls to cleaning the fans to cleaning dustboards to cleaning blinds to the normal dusting, vacuuming stuff.. every time, every week- cleaning a room every day… so that I wouldn’t have to waste my weekends cleaning all day. SOOOOOOO…. I STINK at doing this and it is driving me out of my mind. The bathrooms, the kitchen, and the floors are about the only thing that has been scrubbed since he got home besides the couple times a month or so dusting that I go through and do on the weekends when the boys are napping (where is my stinking nap!). Don’t get me wrong, I am the only one that would know this as I do keep it picked up all the time… and the floors of course being wood have to be done all the time with dust bunnies and bassets :). But it’s the fact that I KNOW that my “list” hasn’t been done because I am so busy once I get home, that is driving me crazy. I don’t think I am fully OCD but I swear I have the “makings”. If I was fully OCD I would be exhausted from making it happen and cleaning no matter what time, how late, or how tired I was. You can call me a wannabe :)! I have now decided that there is not going to be a weekly detail cleaning but better yet splitting it up and detail cleaning one half one week and one half the next and so forth… It would literally take me 12 hours to do it in one day… and I would waste too much time that I could be spending with baby boo if I were to clean that much in the evenings (this excludes bathrooms and floors, those are every week :))… So life is too short, as long as I keep it straightened up the detailing can be spread apart :)…. Sorry that got boring for a while, I think this blog is more for me to talk myself into things lol.

I could go on and on… but so that I do not have to gripe about not having a job I better get to work. Hope everyone has a great day!! XOXO!