Just five minutes.........

August is always a crazy time for me. Getting the kids ready for school, shopping for clothes, new shoes, school supplies. Getting haircuts, going swimming one last time, planning and shopping for Emily's birthday, and this year, helping my son move out of state. August just flew by like it always does and I seem to be behind on everything. There are tons of clothes to wash (I only did what was absolutely needed each week), the house is a mess, we have hardly any groceries (again, I only got what was absolutely needed each week!), mail is piled up, I haven't balanced the checkbook in forever......Calgon, take me away. Then it occured to me. I wish I could be a five minute person. The type of person who can do something for just five minutes then put it away until tomorrow. I am not a five minute person. I have to finish what I start. The problem is, I don't start something unless I know I can finish it. So, many things that should be started remain undone and each day my list grows longer and longer and my sense of my life spinning out of control increases. I think if I could just balance my checkbook each day, it would only take five minutes versus doing in once a month (or longer!) and it takes HOURS. If I could just clean the bathroom sink one day, then the toilet the next, then the mirror the next day, it would only take five minutes but then on Saturday, I would not have to clean the bathroom for a half an hour. If I could only do small tasks instead of the whole project, maybe things would not seem so crazy. Maybe I would feel like I am on top of things instead of feeling like I'm in quicksand. How nice would it be to take five minutes each day and do something for me? I could read a magazine article, I could do sit-ups, I could just sit- close my eyes-breath-and do nothing, I could keep up on my poor, neglected blog! So today I set a goal. I will try to tackle something each day for just five minutes. I will see in a month how I did and how I feel. I can't wait!