Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Getting It Done

June 18, 2017

Perfection – the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects

Perfect – having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be

Perfect (as in tense) – done to completion

Those are the definitions I found for those words. Perfection and perfect as written above are not what I am now. Could I strive to be that? Sure. But what would the consequences be? I know there are people who want super clean homes. I don’t have one of those nor would I want one. You’d be worried all the time about stuff happening. And when you have children, stuff happens! Someone told me once that our parents didn’t buy anything new until after we left because they knew it would just get messed up again. Hehe – yeah.

Then again, perfect could be open to discussion as to our own versions of perfect. Flylady says, “Housework done incorrectly still blesses your family.” In other words, even if it’s not free of defect or flaws (perfect), it’s still acceptable. That helps because some of us have spent most of our lives trying to just keep up with keeping house. So, I keep this phrase in my head.

The other side to all this is simple – getting things done. Floor messy? Vacuum it. Dirty spot on the wall? Clean it. Dishes need to be washed? Load up the dishwasher. Don’t worry about everything being at the right time or right place to get something done. Just do it. Nike’s old catch phrase, but in the case of housework it’s the thing to remember. Because if you don’t do it well, it piles up.

Okay, procrastination – the act of delaying or postponing something. Usually because things aren’t perfect or the way we want them to be. I have to lose “x” amount of pounds to go on vacation. Well, I’m not going to be “x” amount of pounds lighter anytime soon, but I can still start now and maybe I’ll be a few pounds lighter. Am I not going to go on vacation because I don’t look like a magazine ad? Of course not! But if we change one habit (or start a new one) today, then over time, we’ll have made progress. Progress not perfection.

So, let’s make progress today instead of trying to be perfect. Make the bed, sweep the floor, drink the water. Do it today and every day thereafter and it will effect change.

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