To Do List
Posted on May 21, 2008
Filed Under marriage, homeownership, milestones, bitching and moaning, Anxiety, challenges, apology |
O informed me that I am behind on the laundry. “Mom, there is no space for my dirty clothes,” he announced in a disgusted tone this morning as he found the mound of sheets and uniforms and paint covered t-shirts stacked high on the washer. I skipped yesterday and somehow there’s not a clean pair of socks left in the house. It’s either time to buy new undergarments OR everyone needs to wear their clothes for more than twenty minutes at a time.
I’m also behind on almost everything else. There are outstanding bills left to pay, the bedrooms haven’t been dusted and vacuumed in over a week and the downstairs, while clean just last Sunday, is already sullied with the clutter of school papers and muddy rubber boots and pet hair and the grime of three meals a day at the bottom of the kitchen sink.
Our dear friends who moved to California last summer are back to town for a brief visit. They will come for dinner tomorrow. I have a meal to plan and prepare. This weekend we are off to Cape Cod and I’ve agreed to handle Saturday’s cook out, steak and Italian chopped salad and a birthday cake in celebration of our hostesses’ 35th birthday. And MBH and I will have been married eleven years on Friday and, of all our eleven years, this month just happens to have been our hardest yet, leaving us both unsure about whether to celebrate this one or just ignore it. And I’m in charge of planning third grade field day which falls on Friday of next week. And, did I mention that I drank way, way too much wine last night and have all this to tackle while trying to keep my head from wobbling off my fragile neck.
Forgive me the lame post. You know what I’ll be doing today. Wish me great efficiency. I know I’ll feel better when the fire-breathing to-do list has been slayed.
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Oh, I feel for you.
I haven’t really cleaned my house in months, and it definitely shows.
hi c.
i wish you great efficiency — and am sorry to hear about the tension between you and YBH.
xo
I’m so jealous that you’re spending the weekend on Cape Cod.
Wow, you’re a busy woman right now. I would just buy new socks if I were you.
I’m sending you mad amounts of energy and efficiency. Good luck with all you have to do.
One thing at a time. My father always repeats the following to me: Slowly for I have haste. Also, write a physical list and scratch off what you have accomplished. Oh, if I could only tell you the satisfaction I get from scratching things of my lists Cce. Practically orgasmic. Finally, absolutely make an effort to celebrate even if celebration is not in the air. This last works like the music selection change Cce. To not do so will only cast a bigger pall. Trust me. Nobody is saying go all out and pretend young married love but, I’m sure that if you look, there will be things to remember of what you love/loved about each other. Give it a go. One last thing. Trying is everything. Not trying is nothing. A big hug for you all the way from out here.
Milena
P.S. Teach your son to do his laundry. I assure you it will work wonders for you.
Time to call up some merry maids!
I have an idea for your anniversary celebration. It’s very simple. You can borrow the oral sex dice I bought for my girlfriend’s bachelorette party. I can even go and get you a set of those ridiculous candy panties to wear. I mean, does anyone actually wear those things? You’ll have to tell us if the candy melts all over you. And we’ll have a saucy blog entry to look forward to!
Honestly though, your to-do list is making me exhausted. I’ll go lie down now on your behalf.
I agree that you should find some way to celebrate your anniversary…whether via a dinner party with friends while out on the Cape…or if you want something more intimate, those sex dice mentioned above sound like fun…..just a thought.
In the meantime, drink some milk or orange juice, but not both at the same time….that should help to settle your tummy and give you an energy boost.
-suz
Sending immediate repair of frazzled nerves.
11th! Congratulations. They say that the 131st month is the hardest, and then after that it just gets better and better. My vote is for wild, mindless celebration during which you reflect on the glory years from the time your youngest was 6 to the that she left for college. The next 11 years as an act of creative visualization. Work backwards from that rather than forward from now. Oh, and you don’t have to get everything just right to get everything just right, if you know what I mean.
From the “as if I had a clue” guy.
as if he has a clue-indeed.
your house sounds pretty clean by my standards…and definitely buy new underwear for all
Yes, I can do all the laundry in the house and personally hand Ilsa 5 or 6 pairs of undies to put away, only to be informed next day that she’s looked and has no clean pairs. I assume she wears things only for 20 min. Either that or the squirrels are breaking in.
Happy anniversary! I vote for celebrating as well, assuming it’s not already after the fact by the time you get this (since I’m behind in blog reading because of my own massive to-do list)
Although we have just seen you (thanks again for a wonderful visit), do you know that one of the first things I did after unpacking from the trip, checking bills, sorting dirty laundry, was check your blog. I am hooked indeed!! Congrats on the 11th - reflect on the good times - and hopefully you will get through the rough patches and laugh at this particular month at your 12th. Words of wisdom coming from a woman who has not yet celebrated her 9th….
wishing you the best including a CELEBRATION for 11 years…wish I could send more.