Admitting your problem is the first step to recovery

At the most recent MMBF Anonymous Meeting...


Hi.  My name is Catherine.  (insert group response - "Hi Catherine.") I married my best friend.  It all started 6 years ago when I met my BFF at work.  At first it was just friendship, just a casual hello every now and then.  Then he made me laugh.  The laugh felt so good, it was addicting.  But still it was casual.  Then we started hanging out - an occasional movie at the house, the bite of Crown Burger just down the street.  Soon it became a regular thing.  And before I knew it, I was married to my BFF for eternity with 2 mini BFF's running around the house.  How did it get this far?  Now I can't get anything done when my BFF is around - all I want to do is hang out with him.  Yes, I'm admitting I have an obsession and an addiction.

Truthfully though, 5 years later, I'm kind of glad I'm still addicted. 

Okay, seriously though, I have realized a few things this week:

1. When I have an extended weekend where we just hang out, it kind of lags over into the week after.  So, my house looks like this:

 (The loft, with our guest bed still hanging around after we had the carpet stretched, kids toys, laptop, and a toddler watching Spongebob)

(The living room, with furniture from the family room still in it after carpet was stretched - complete with toys, diapers, carseat, carpet cleaner)

(The master suite - I swore that I would always make the bed, every day.  Not only have I not made the bed, but you are seeing the remnants of 6 loads of unfolded laundry that were piled on our floor.)

(Our closet - boxes still in it, dresser open, medicines not put away yet, and I'm pretty sure there's a partridge in a pear tree somewhere in there.)

***Yes, you are getting a unique glimpse into my derranged world.  My house doesn't always look like this, only 99.99% of the time occasionally.***

2. When hubby isn't in school and we have our evenings free, I find myself doing things that aren't necessarily considered productive - aka exercising, reading, blogging, getting things done around the house.

3. When things don't get done, I get frustrated.

4. I'm not willing to give up my BFF time just yet.

That being said, I have to do a little prioritizing.  And I have to figure out how to do that when I have so many things I love to do and want to do.  Uh, can I get a "TURN OFF THE BLESSED TV!"  Crap.  So, with this, I am trying to give a solid commitment that I WILL blog regularly, both here and on my cooking blog.  I WILL exercise every day and bike every night.  I WILL read each day.  I WILL do housework (Oh my gosh, did I just put that in writing?).  But most of all, I WILL continue to find time for my BFF's each day.