What did I WANT to do today?
Well, I WANTED to do the laundry. I wanted to mindlessly fold hampers of clothes while catching up on episodes of Grimm and Castle. I wanted to check and recheck my email, visit and comment on other blogs, work on my Twitter and FaceBook accounts.
Sure, I had written a list that included clearing off the top of the office desk (finally!), clearing off the floor of the office/crafty room (finally!), and putting the last few items away in the playroom (finally!!!)
But those have been on my list every week for the last month or so. They were list staples at this point. Nothing more than Bench Warmers - they were never going to see any actual play.
Although....
It had bothered me all week that I hadn't found time to finish off these organizational projects. All my time had been twittered and instagrammed away. Writing, too. Oh, and, you know, those kids (every once in a while). I was frustrated with myself, sure that if I could just finish off these few projects, I could reduce my stress and be free to accomplish more!
We made it through breakfast, this bright and early Sunday morning.
And before we could even clear the dishes from the table, las luces se fue.
Er, I mean, the power went out. (Sorry, my Spanish gets mixed up with my English sometimes!)
Oh crap!
I hoped that those luces were se fue'd for a short amount of time and would return within an hour or so.
I tweetered and grammed and facebooked using 3G on my iPhone for a little bit.
But that was sucking up my battery, and I wasn't sure when I'd be able to recharge again.
What to do, what to do???
Somehow, I found myself upstairs in the playroom. Before I knew it, I was piling every doll-sized comb and brush from every pony, Barbie, and Monster Chic that my girls own into a little baggie and finding a space for that baggie to live. The little suitcases that had sat there for the last few weeks since we returned from our trip to The States were relieved of the few books and toys that remained and then whisked off to the guest room.
What was happening????
With every last bit of paper placed in the trash, the tiniest of the tiny doll shoes returned to it's mate, and anything else that didn't fit a specified category shoved into a bin, I had finally, FINALLY!, finished off that dang playroom!!!!
But what happened next was truly astonishing.
After a short break, and continuing to have power that seemed to have se fue'd for good, I found myself up in the office.
Clearing. off. the FLOOR!!!!
Halfway through that adventure, with nary a sound except the hum of my neighbors generators and the occasional car horn, I realized that I was singing this song to myself...
"I'm cleanin' up the house today, hurrah, hurrah!
I'm cleanin' up the house today, hurrah, hurrah!
I lost my mind this mornin' cause the power's been long gone
and now I'm stuck cleanin' the house to-day!"
Sometimes, you don't get the day you want. But you do get the day you need.
