No, I’m not insane or craving soup. I’m actually sick and the soup is the only thing that makes my sore throat feel better. I still don’t know why chicken broth makes a sick body better; maybe I’ll Google it later.
Anyway, as I lay here, trying to type and eat soup at the same time, my mind has wandered off to my New Year’s Resolution. I guess since I have nothing better to do than moan and groan about how sick I am, I have to think of something, and my resolutions are it.
Being sick is never fun, what with the aches and pains, fevers and coughs, and the general BLAHNESS of having a cold and/or flu. But, you know what really sucks about being sick? Getting better. Sounds weird, right? But, here’s what I figure: when Mommy is the one sick, everything in the household shuts down. The laundry doesn’t get done, the dishes sit in the sink, the house gets dirty, bills don’t get paid, school stuff doesn’t get signed.
All of that is put on hold until Mommy is back on her feet. And when she finally is, it’s a whole lot of STUFF that she has to catch-up with!
So what does this have to do with my resolutions?
This year, I resolve to teach my family how to run the household in my absence.
I can hear scoffs and outright laughter at this, but I’m determined. The Crack Monkeys are 12, 10, 7 and 4, way old enough to be helping out more. And, Big Poppa…well, I won’t mention his age, but we all know he’s big enough to jump in, too. (Not that he doesn’t! Don’t get me wrong, he DOES help out a lot; it’s just when I get sick, he figures, “Oh, that can wait another day!” And the days begin to add up!)
It’ll be nice not having to face a huge pile that is Mt. Clothesmore, or a sink full of rotting dishes in the sink. Heck, I’ll be in heaven if the living room is actually presentable! Oh, yeah! I can just see it now….
I just have to figure out how to make it happen now.
