I have so many friends reading this now that I can’t possibly complain about anyone anymore….good grief. I am so overwhelmed at the amount of stuff I feel like I need to accomplish around my house. I must be wasting my time somewhere. I think my house would stay so much less cluttered if I just had less stuff, so I am starting the decluttering of my house, which of course has created a huge mess in my dining room. (the piles of things I don’t need, or need to fix, or need to give away, etc.) I realized today that I must have 30 books I’ve bought cheaply or been given that I have never read. I always read the ones I paid for right away, oddly enough. I just finished Sidney Poitier’s “A Measure of A Man”. It was excellent! The true measure of a man, he says, is how he treats his children. (I wonder what the true measure of a woman is?) I was disturbed by his spiritual beliefs. He contradicts himself on his own belief system several times. For instance, he once nearly drowned, and when faced with what he thought was his final moment of life, he felt God kept him calm, almost like he was being ushered into heaven, and he felt tremendous peace and tranquility. And then in the next chapter, he questions the existence of God at all. I have had so many “God” moments I have no question of His existence! Its like the Israelites – they actually SEE the parting of the Red Sea and STILL have doubt – isn’t that amazing?? But back to my time problem, I don’t see how women can work 40 hours, keep their house together, have dinner made, and not go insane. I have been reading more and more about the benefits of sleep – normally, I just stay up until 2 and get up at 6 in order to get it all done. But lack of sleep can actually cause you to gain weight, as a lack of sleep, as well as a lack of water, can cause your metabolism to slow down considerably.
I feel like if I could just get my house organized ONE TIME, the whole thing, I could stay that way. Really. I think I could. I am staring at my 3/4 organized family room from this computer chair. Wonder why it’s till not done? Hmmm….need more thought….wonder who’s on myspace right now?
