why don't you write a blog about it

Well here it goes: 

An acquaintance recommended I blog... about my productivity? Maybe so when I'm tired in the morning, I try again and don't rot on the couch all day, postponing any interaction with my uncle (he called today to ask if he could stop by - in my phone panic I said sure! but our house is pretty atrocious). I tried to convince hubby - and myself - that I had a little extra energy and maybe this could be a catalyst for actually cleaning?? But I never did get the kids involved, sigh. 

Anyway here's a list for my future self: I put a BUNCH of stuff in recycling, washed baby's clothes (and most of ours!), picked up taekwondo boards, put away books, brought my WIP crochet blanket upstairs, put away some Christmas presents in the kitchen, AND I started prepping dinner around 3:30 in anticipation of a parent teacher conference call and getting baby off the bus and taking kid and friend to the grocery store for field trip lunch and drinks. And then I made dinner. Oh also while prepping, I decided to only prep half the veggies for a pickled topping so I sliced up the remaining mini cucumber and peeled and sliced the carrots for future snacking. Put em in water to plump up and boy did they. So yeah, not too shabby, though I was very tired indeed after that. Gosh I'm so tired. Thinking of going back to the doctor "I have no energy to exercise or have sex!" But I will have to actually get my blood drawn 🥲 I think I addressed that in a previous post - this one is just for patting myself on the back for actually doing things. It was a beautiful day - I do wish I'd made an effort to spend more of it outside. 

Oh! And I actually exercised a little this morning, intentional, not just "extra movement of cleaning counts" (though it might have) - I really have been itching to clean and do things, after being sick AGAIN. And yesterday I made banana bread, so good. I love banana bread. Mmm. 

Maybe I could actually read that book, "how to keep house while drowning." I only ever heard good things, but I bought it like 4 years ago and definitely have not read nor kept house. Sigh. Wait, but I'm being encouraging to myself, not discouraging. I saw this thing recently that was like "your brain has learned to associate cleaning with exhaustion so it shuts down even starting," so I have to retrain myself, like even ten minutes of cleaning is good. I can do that! And I do like having clean spaces. 

I was wondering if I could like stardew valley my days - have vague plans, only a few firm deadlines, a couple every day type chores, and maybe some little rewards along the way. Fill up my experience? Level up?? I wonder if we all had little jars to fill up, would that be weird or fun? Cleaning, movement, social maybe? I'm thinking dyed rice, color coded, fill a small jar to level up and get.... a prize? Way too complicated but really fun to think about. Like using smaller scoops to fill the jar depending on level. 

I got to get to sleep, yeesh. It's been fun though. Thanks, acquaintance!