Tuesday, May 29, 2012

A little brighter

I don't know about you guys, but I found yesterday's advice immensely helpful. I started the day feeling rubbish but after writing my blog and reading over it a few times, something changed. I got myself dressed in proper clothes (not my nice comfy PJ's), I had that mud cake and hot chocolate and then I pulled my thumb out of my backside and just damn well got on with the day. The words "Look inward and understand that you have everything you need to succeed wildly today" kept ringing in my ears and driving me forward at full speed. I got the towels washed, I swept the floors, cleaned the kitchen, played lots with Elliott and managed to nearly finish writing my short story, all before having to head off and pick Sophie up from Kindy...what a successful few hours!! I was really pleased with myself and I think those words will have to be my new motto...come to think of it, I don't think I had an old motto so I guess these words have just become my official maiden motto! 

Look inward and understand that you have everything you need to succeed wildly today

Love it!!! Anyway, moving on. I heard on the radio news this morning, said with utter shock and disgust in the announcers voice, that a large number of Aussies eat food off the floor when adhering to the 3 second rule. You all know the 3 second rule: if the food has dropped on the floor and you pick it up within 3 seconds, it is safe to eat. Well, I was more shocked that it is known as a 3 second rule...I always go by the 10 second rule! Admittedly, since having the kids, the 10 second rule has stretched out to a much longer time frame than I care to mention here. The kids are always dropping food on the floor when sitting at the bench or the table and I am pretty care free about picking it straight back up and letting them keep on eating it. Don't get me wrong, I don't let them eat off the floor in public or anything like that (yuk!) but I have no qualms about them picking up some food they have dropped at home and gobbling it right up. Of course if the food is sloppy and wet, like yoghurt, they can't very well pick that up and eat it...that is when I let the dog in to take care of business. See it is all part of the circle of life. Now don't freak out here guys, it is not like I have rats running out from under the dishwasher and making my floor disgusting and germ infested. In fact, I will check what is under my dishwasher right now.... 

I'm back and just as I suspected, there are no rats under my dishwasher. There is however a pig, a cow, a sheep, a duck, a bouncy ball, a hair clip and a fossilised piece of toast. See, if there were rats, that piece of toast would not be there so I am supremely confident my floor is clean enough for the kids to eat off...perhaps that is why they are reasonably healthy; their immune systems are strong from years of eating food they have dropped on the floor! I better get my trophy polish out for that Mother of the Year award coming my way!

Kate xox

No comments: