I have been using the same spoon to feed my son 3-4 times a day for the past week in an avoidance to tackle the Leaning Tower of Pisa in my kitchen sink.
There. I've said it.
See, I'm a perfectionist, but if I know something can't be perfect, then why bother trying?
Dishes? Never going to be perfect. The more you wash, the more that need washing. I believe it's better to leave them all haphazardly stacked in the sink and wait for Snow White and her woodland friends to magically wash, dry, and put them back in the cupboards for me.
Come to find out, Snow White doesn't work on the holidays. So, as we prepared our first Thanksgiving meal at home (courtesy of my mother-in-law), we were surrounded by putrid piles of plates. *Sigh*
This year, I am thankful for our family's ability to ignore the disaster that is our
Snow White doesn't work in Arizona at all. I hear you on the perfectionist thing. If I know it won't be perfect, I have a hard time convincing myself to try. Slowly working past that mindset.
ReplyDeleteI'll have a talk with Snow White about expanding her domain. I'm glad I'm not the only perfectionist!
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