By: Abbegayle Stallons
Disclaimer: I chose to do this assignment on myself, as someone who thinks that they are overachieving and "killing it" because I took a full load of summer classes, moving across town, and a part-time and full-time job while I have two dogs.
My struggle is that while I aim to accomplish "everything", I miss out on taking care of basic needs at times, miss deadlines, forget things, and make a mess in the process because of my schedule.
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There are empty coffee mugs all over the house.
Some gone cold, some have been forgotten and left half finished. Most haven't been taken to the sink. |
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The flowers in the window sill, from 2 months ago, are now dead.
They haven't been pressed in the book that they were supposed to be pressed in. |
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I am just now cleaning up the mess from the birthday party we had for my sister a few days ago.
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| The laundry I packed a while ago is still sitting on my bed, waiting to be moved. |
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| I am organizing the bathroom for the first time in forever, finally getting to my to-do list. |
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| The laundry I am beginning to fold has been waiting on me since Friday afternoon. |
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I am putting away my medicine cabinet in a better area to remind myself to take my vitamins and my migraine medication.
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| It is time to take out the moving boxes and trash that has accumulated. |
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I starting to move things into my office.
It took me a while to clean up the room before moving in. |
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I just broke my new blinds.
I was rushing to get things arranged before I had to log in for a meeting for work. |
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Now it's time for me to sit down and go through my planner.
I have to make sure that I get everything written down for tomorrow and checked off for today before I go to sleep. |
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I am finishing up my day of homework, scheduling work meetings and my to-do list.
It's Sunday at 1am. |
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I stare at the mess on the table from rushing around all day.
I'll get it done tomorrow. |
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I get my dog up to take her on a walk before the end of the day.
She reminded me a minute ago. |
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| The mess and keys on the table reminds me that I need to move my car. |
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I am looking for a snack but I realized I did not get groceries today.
Grocery shopping was on my list. |
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| I am about to unpack my bags from last week's trip, because the mess is blocking my side of the bed. |
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I am reminded by the dripping faucet that I forgot to load the dishwasher.
I need to do that before bed too. |
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Lastly, I walk past this mountain of boxes I need to move to the trash before it comes on Monday morning.
Tomorrow I have so much more to do. |
