05/24/2026
Let me explain.
I got a full night’s sleep last night (and decent sleep during my call shift the night before). I went to church this morning, and our holiday weekend plans were rained out for the afternoon.
When things at home aren’t the way they were when I was home all the time, I feel off. Sometimes it’s healthier to talk back to that feeling and sometimes it’s healthy to do something about it.
When meals are prepped I don’t worry about my kids at home when I’m at work.
When things are organized I know I can come home tired and be able to do the minimum to feed myself and then get some rest.
We also eat healthier and save money, which decrease my stressors.
All things considered, this was a good way to spend the afternoon on a rainy Sunday off. I promised myself I would do only the shelves, not the drawers or doors (those I save for when I can take the outside and deep clean). I steam cleaned the shelves and got rid of two and a half bags of accumulated food that needed to go! And now I can sit down and make strawberry jam in peace. ☮️
(**not shown: me going to hunt down my dog in the nature preserve behind our house right in the middle of all this! That GPS collar isn’t for nothing!)
