That slippery slope

Late one night, I walked into my kitchen to turn off the lights before going to bed only to discover dirty dishes in the sink that I had forgotten to wash. 

Putting them in the dishwasher was out of the question.  These dishes needed to be hand washed. 

I was so tired. My bed was calling.

Sighing, I decided to wash them and be done with it.

I reminded myself how happy I would feel in the morning to come into my clean kitchen.  

Also, I would not be going down that dreaded slippery slope!  

First a few dirty dishes left overnight.  

Then, dirty dishes all over my house, eating from food containers, eating while watching TV.  

Then not paying bills, not cleaning my house….Being locked away for vagrancy, sloth….

Oh my!

Of course, there is also the question of going back up that slippery slope.

By that I mean, re-establishing the good habits that I have let slide.  

Such as doing yoga everyday…feels so good afterwards, helps me move better, and decreases my stress.

Planks…just a few a day make a difference in my upper body strength and my core.  

And of course, a few push-ups.  

So, like Sisyphus, I will make myself do these things.

And then, do them again the next day and the day after, ad infinitum.

11 thoughts on “That slippery slope”

  1. Being at the end of my third “rest week” after achieving my daily movement goals for 6 weeks…I needed this. Thank you!
    The dishes in my sink, though? Mostly cat bowls. She can do them!

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  4. We need to touch both sides Lori, so we know which path to choose as we rebuild that love we thought we had lost. A numbing journey for quite some time, but gradually that love that has always been there will break through and hug what was lost…now found. Big hugs dear lady, enjoy that warmth as it blossoms a little more ❤️🙏

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  6. Certain things I have had to let go and predetermine what is the M OST IMPORTANT, Adequate food, rest, and tidiness,with daily exercise a high priority as is twice weekly blogging, prayer, and quiet pockets of peace. Journey on dear Lori and ever focus on the beauty that still is around. Not much effort is required to focus on beauty even if you make, draw, or create you own. Blessings!

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  7. Don’t ever think ‘ad infinitum’ ! It is too daunting. Think ‘carpe diem’ instead. That we can usually (often, sometimes) manage… And if not that, how about (as I once saw on a T-shirt in the American southewest), ‘Carpe manaña’?

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