I often think it would be awesome to be a stay at home lady of leisure, because I know I could get so much done. I know that instead of setting up reports, I would be at the gym. Instead of sending emails, I would be decorating and organizing the front room. Instead of creating events, I would be exploring my neighborhood, drinking coffee with friends, writing, cooking amazing meals and just being all around awesome. It just seems like it would be so much better for me to be at home, accomplishing the things that need to be accomplished, instead of at work...making money.
In reality I know that when I am home, my only priority is whats on TV. I have all these thoughts of what needs to be done, how I will do them in my head as I sit at my desk. The minute I get home, those thoughts, my good intentions flee as I sit my butt on the couch and flick on my other true love. I know LD hates it, but has also been drawn into it's magic power. He'll even sit through Gilmore Girls now, which is a sure sign that something needs to be done. I know that once I am home I probably won't leave, and on the weekends I want to be out of the house as much as possible because I have no resistance when it comes to the couch and it's counterpart. I've tried not to watch, not to turn it on at all, but I fail. I even tried canceling my Cable but it didn't work. I am pathetic.
In starting this blog I had it my mind that if someone else was holding me accountable for the things I say I want to do, then perhaps I might actually do them. So far, not working that great, but I am starting to feel guilty when I drive by my gym on my way home. I'm looking around my house and thinking "when I get this room together, I can take pictures and post them", which is a step in the right direction. While I may only have one follower so far (Hi V!) hopefully someday I'll have a horde of people who will help guilt me into making me the me I want to be!
So please internet friends who don't exist yet, (and possibly will ever exist), but may exist someday: Hold me accountable, cause Lord knows I sure as hell can't!
Hi C! I do the exact same thing. Stupid TV. Have you ever thought about doing the gym first thing in the morning? I don't know what time you have to be at work, but if you hit the gym at say 6, then it is done for the day - cross it off, next task. :) I haven't worked out in almost two weeks and I know that I'll get back into it once I commit to waking up early again. :)
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