Life for me at the moment is all about keeping things organised and keeping things simple. It just seems to work better that way but every now and then there's a niggle in my well-structured day.
Actually, every day, there's a niggle in my day! And more than one niggle, if I'm honest. Going around the house and making a list, I could come up with well over a dozen little things that annoy me- tolerations. Things I am putting up with that with just a little time and energy could easily not be in my life and annoying me! You know what I mean.
I have decided that
the amount of emotional energy these things suck out of me every time I
see them is more than I have in a day. I need my energy to be spent on
other things. Not on these everyday reminders that I am putting up with
things that are useless, broken, mismatched, squeaking, need mending,
cleaning, painting...
For example: the kitchen mat. It is old, dirty and tatty and I
trip over it every time I go to the sink. I have done this for almost 4
years now. It is still in my kitchen.
Another example: the back
door. It has recently started sticking (about 2 months ago.) It oftens
wakes K as people have to really bang it to close it. It jams every
time, every day.
I
have determined that these things are to be sorted. Now. There are no
excuses as really what time or energy do they need to get done?
Admitedly some tolerations require more than just my input-
professionals can be called if needed; husbands can come in handy
occasionally. But even if I do what I can do, the difference it will
make in my day! I feel the weight of these things I am putting up with
falling quite heavily on my shoulders constantly, especially when I feel
as if I go to bed with a million things still to be done anyway. I
certainly don't need these nuisance tolerations adding to that burden.
What about you? How many do
you have? What are the little things that you are putting up with? Fancy
joining me in getting them sorted?
The time is right - Spring is in the air so it will be
my version of spring cleaning. I have made a list - I am halfway there
already... I am going to aim for one a week. It's not too ambitious, and
then more than that is a bonus!
Postscript: the mat is gone, yippee! and the door is
now fixed, having broken off the one screw in the hinge. It wasn't
sticking at all, just completely coming apart! How it has stayed up for
years by only one screw is a credit to lazy workmanship.
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