So the blog started as a way to procrastinate and not clean house. Motivational speakers are only as good as their words can motivate you to change. Many people are only motivated to change when something adversely affects them. I have been motivated today to change my morning habits. Instead of getting up and wasting 3 hours on facebook and emails and then taking a shower I have decided to change my day off habits and shower first. Why? Here are my top 10 motivating reasons:
10. If I go to shower first thing in the morning I will notice that the clean towels are still in the dryer from Saturday (4 days ago) and go get one before getting into the shower and noticing I have NO clean towels. I swear there is a towel monster who steals all my towels. I always hang mine up to dry after using them and the next day they are missing, they're not even in my dirty towel basket!
9. I will notice that I am out of soap and be able to have time to redress and go get more (or yell at my honey to get some)
8. I will not have to worry about anyone flushing the toilet and changing the temperature of my water.
7. Ditto on someone using hot water in the kitchen and making my water colder!
6. I can sing if I want to and no one will hear me.
5. I would have plenty of time before I go out to let my hair dry instead of freezing into little rings of ice.
4. I could clean the tub while I was in the shower.
3. I could run the hot water long enough that my mirror would steam up and I could quickly clean it with a dry towel and not have to use glass cleaner (hee hee that once a year mirror cleaning?)
2. I could enjoy my shower instead of someone pounding on the wall telling me I have a phone call.
1. This is the biggest reason and my main motivating change factor: I would have hot water since I would be the first one in the shower.....and not take a shower after the boys have used up every last bit of hot water. I would not HAVE to take a cold shower because I need to leave shortly to go get a pedicure with a friend. I would not be racing to shave my legs with minimal amount of soap left.....and other than #6 which I never care to do, most of the above happened to me today! I think the next day I have off I will be dashing to the shower.....after checking to make sure I have clean towels, soap and shampoo!
I'm off to restock the soap and go fold and put away some towels!
Way to go on the early shower!! (She says, sitting in her bathrobe with hair sticking up all over). We've gone from boys who shower rarely to boys who shower often. And long. All of them. Yesterday I left the house for errands at 1ish and a boy was in the shower. When I got home at 5:30, he was in the shower again! I announced at 6 that he needed to get out and he didn't understand why. I'm starting to dread the gas bill, and I'm sure glad we don't have a water bill here!
ReplyDeleteDearest Granny X: I do thank you for sharing these top ten reasons for changing your morning routine. It amuses me to read your choices to NOT procrastinate. Please continue on with your mindless mutter...this particular post motivates me....to fold the laundry.
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