I have three sleeping children.
I have not read the local newspaper, which we have delivered daily, in at least two weeks.
I have a knot in my upper back/neck region that is making it painful to type.
I have not cleaned the bathrooms in a week. (They could easily benefit from a sponge daily.)
I have a wonderful friend who has agreed to take care of my three children (and her own daughter) so that I can go out to lunch with another adult on Saturday.
I have not called back my roommate from college who called me on Sunday and who I have not spoken to for years and who I am so thrilled to be back in touch with.
I have not showered since Monday.
I have piles of books I have not yet read.
I have scars inside my mouth from when I got kicked in the face with a 5-pound coffee can (27 years ago).
I have not paid my overdue student loan bill.
I (still) have not cleaned my messy desk.
I have a very messy house, too.
I have not slept more than an hour or two at a time in two nights. (So many possible links to this one.)
I have not taken my kids to the park since Saturday.
I have 300 cupcakes to make for mom’s wedding in September.
I have a brain that never, ever completely lets go.
I have not cut my baby’s sharp little fingernails since I wrote this.
I have chocolate chips on my bedside table.
I have not seen much of my sweetie lately.
I have not made my own coffee more than a handful of times in the five-plus years J and I have shared a home.
I have not made my bed in days. Weeks?
I have three healthy kids.
I have not seen a sunset in months.
I have not gotten out of bed for the day before 6:30 a.m. in months.
I have gotten out of bed many many times on many many nights at times when many many people (who don’t live in my house) probably are sleeping.
I have not worn shorts more than twice since giving birth to my third child.
I have not typed this list in the order in which it appears.
I have not lately found any more strange items in the pockets of my children.
I have not finished the work I need to do before I get to the office tomorrow.
I have not regretted starting this blog.
I have not seen my sister in far too long.
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Great post. I can relate to your train of thought and it flowed perfectly, to me.
You’ve just reminded me of so many things that I haven’t done. Some that I’ve been putting off…others that I’m just too tired to realize that i haven’t done!
What I suggest you do is take all the “I have nots” and put them together.
Take off the “I have not regretted starting this blog” and add “I have not made a to-do list for all the things I haven’t done”. Write “TO DO” on top of the list.
Then cross off “I have not made a to-do list for all the things I haven’t done”.
You will feel much better about house/shower/lack of tours of duty in the park without ever having to do any of it. Ever.
great post:)
LOL It’s always nice to take stock.
Suddenly, I don’t feel so bad about putting Aidan Kai down tonight with extremely sharp nails which I have been swearing I am going to cut every night for the last 4.