Yesterday I was home with a sick kiddo. Whenever I am home with a sick kid, I feel this need to clean and disinfect the entire house. From top to bottom. Every germ I want to be gone.
But this need to clean does not leave me room to be a good caregiver. Since I have learned this about myself, I made myself a list.
Moments are so much easier to make time for when I break my day down into parts and focus on the priorities of just that slice of time. Then I actually accomplish what I set out to accomplish! As for today's main focus--extra snuggle time with my daughter. I knew my compulsion to clean could overshadow my snuggles so I had to make the list and I had to put it in writing.
Not only did we get in snuggle time, we managed the bubble bath, the extra chapters of Charlotte's Web and I got some laundry put away. Miracle!
The afternoon felt manageable. It felt calm. It felt right. My time was spent right and my most important priority was cared for.
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