My Habits. Let Me Show You Them*

Well, that was embarrassing.  Honestly, I kind of thought if I threw my kitchen habits (or lack thereof) out there, everyone would be like, "you think that's bad? we eat off the floor, like pigs!" or "don't feel bad about not cooking, we switched to all Pop-Tarts all the time over here".  Instead, I found that you guys (with the exception of a few, who were probably just being sweet - love you!) are like, KITCHEN PROS.  With recipes, and fancy online grocery delivery and menus planned out each week.  And, you organized people aren't even OLD.  You're like, my age!  Or even younger.  So this is really a sad, sad state of affairs.

However, as a result of posting about my kitchen disarray, I received so many good tips and suggestions in the comments that now I can hardly help but become more of a kitchen success.  I mean, let's say I implement two suggestions (maybe RA's recipe binder and Deb's Amazon grocery-ordering) and with that I'm already halfway to victory.  So, with that in mind, I am pleased to formally announce that I am going to make the Kitchen Habits post part one of a whole series of posts about my incredible sense of disorganization.  Subjects to be covered will include but not be limited to: Laundry Habits, Sleep/Wake Habits, and House Cleaning Habits.  Suggestions for other topics?  Kindly leave them in the box or drop me an email.  Is there some habit in your life you're particularly guilt-ridden about?   Ask me to address it.  I can almost promise you'll feel positively giddy about your performance after you read through my dismal failure.

In other news, here are the noteworthy Decision Fights held in my life over the weekend:

Setting and keeping a 1:30am curfew so as to not be exhausted all day Saturday
vs.
Sitting on the back porch with friends late into the night laughing hysterically about the weirdest possible revenge tactics

Spray tan to look pretty (rather than ghostly) for fancy wedding Saturday night
vs.
Sleeping later on Saturday morning

Dressing like a respectable, clean human while out running errands before wedding
vs.
Staying in bed until five minutes before I have to leave the house and then grabbing whatever is balled up on the floor and wearing that

Buying shoes only for friend, as instructed, and wearing shoes I already own to wedding
vs.
Buying one pair of shoes for friend and one pair of shoes for self, because they were really cute and also on sale

Painting every toenail with dark polish in order to disguise horribly disfigured toenail
vs.
Playing Guitar Hero until it's time to leave

Getting up early enough for church Sunday morning to take a shower and wash hair and last night's makeup off
vs.
Sleeping later on Sunday morning and deciding that it's really a great time-saver to not have to re-apply makeup

As usual, my sense of responsibility, decorum, and aesthetic took a sound beating.  But I did have fun.

*Sorry, OPH, I totally and unabashedly stole that from you.  I hear imitation is the highest form of flattery though....right?  Right?

Comments

[Wickedly Scarlett]

I've been trying to convince Colby that we should jump on board the Amazon grocery delivery system for months now! This has inspired me to try my luck with him again.

[Grace]

wow. We're the same person. Makeup from night before? Total timesaver.

Do those spray tans actually work? I'm the lightest shade possible (seriously - death pale) and am petrified about an upcoming vegas trip with my warm-weather friends.

[Operation Pink Herring]

Not wearing makeup at all saves even more time!

[RA]

If I don't wash off my eye makeup, I am a complete raccoon, and there is no way to make that look cute.

[janet]

You know when we were little and our parents taught us that life is about choices? Like, you can choose to stop hitting your sister right now or you can choose to go sit in time out. I think that was a good lesson for real life. And leftover makeup is TOTALLY fine.

[Laurel]

Keeping curfew is for losers. Don't give in!