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It’s been two weeks since the light bulb went out over my shower. Yes, there are other lights in the bathroom, but it was still annoying.
Now get off your high ladder and stop judging me! It takes a ladder and a special bulb, so I had to mentally force myself to remember it for two weeks every time I went to the store… clearly the whole mental list doesn’t always get checked off.
I got it though and then two days later I got the ladder and made it happen! I really can’t give you a good reason why this all took so long but I can give you a myriad of lame ones, so let’s just move on, shall we?
I was giving myself a pretty big pat on the back until I turned it on (electrical safety tip- turn switch off while changing bulb). And that’s where this story really takes off…
That light bulb was hiding a multitude of sins and was also the gateway to the tragic truth of the state of affairs in my house. Does this happen to y’all? Do you have a moment when you have every intention of just doing that one thing- that one thing that will fulfill your duties- and then out of no where you are taken on a trip with Ebenezer Scrooge to see all of your short comings?!
That bulb. Thought that shower was decent? Nope. Thought the floor wasn’t too shabby… think again.
If you haven’t read the series of books by Laura Numeroff, you are missing out (you can find links to all of them in my online Amazon Store here. They tell tales of giving an inch which can lead to a mile. If You Give a Pig a Pancake, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and If You Give a Moose a Muffin– clearly these are children’s books but they are also the story of my life!
If you give a Mom a Light Bulb… she will change said light bulb… she will then have to clean the shower… which will shed light on the dirty floor… and if the floor is dirty, the toilet must be as well. Never mind the counters and sinks. Oh and if that light bulb shines bright enough it might direct her attention into the closet. No! This has now become a real page turner!
If you give a Mom a Light Bulb… after she cleans the whole bathroom, she might have to clean the closet; if she looks inside the closet, she’s gonna have to do the laundry, and if she’s gonna do her own laundry (not including the yoga pants she’s been wearing for three days with not an ounce of yoga on them), she had better do the kid’s laundry.
IF you give a Mom a Light Bulb… She’s going to sort the laundry and lug it downstairs where she will see stray socks and even that pair of underwear under the dining room table and gather it all up. A God Given Miracle will happen when she realizes that she doesn’t have to vacuum in order to sort the laundry on the floor because it’s all dirty anyway.
AND… if you give a Mom a Light Bulb… She will take that first of eight loads of laundry into the laundry room and realize that she needs to go back upstairs to get the ladder because…
She needs another light bulb.
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xoxo
B
**affiliate links are present in this post but all thoughts and opinions are my own**
So very true!!!
Lesson learned…let your husband change the bulb…he will just ignore the other stuff!!
Love it!! This is so true!!!!!
Hilarious!!!!! I do this too but it typically ends up that something has been painted and purchased and walls have been knocked down. Great post.
xo
Too, too true (and funny)!
HAHA! Not a trace of yoga on them… love. 🙂
I like to keep my yoga pants nice… Yoga would just mess them up!
Super cute! However, I might be the only one who is the exact opposite of this….
Story of my life and so many others. Let’s all stop judging each other for the perfect ‘magazine’ house and start really living. That’s what God wants us to do anyhow. This is real life, folks! Thanks B! That was great!
The story of my life. All of it.
I remember this happening to me as a Mom but, trust me, it still happens after the kids are gone. I prefer to think of it as “Spring Cleaning”! Great post. You have a gift with words!