tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post2590368029022658645..comments2024-02-02T00:22:18.479-06:00Comments on Okay, Listen Here: AN ORDERLY NESTStephanie Jones AKA Alicia Hunter Pacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023631488715031414noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-21985347925045920912010-09-14T13:05:55.064-05:002010-09-14T13:05:55.064-05:00I love my house to be in order. But, when I'm...I love my house to be in order. But, when I'm really busy I have learned to loosen my priorities on housecleaning a bit, well more than a bit. That has been a bone of contention between me and hubby but he has grown more understanding through the years and especially now that I work.<br /><br />When I write, I like to have research books open about me, notepads and such. I like a cluttered area for some reason. Weird, huh?<br /><br />Great blog post, Jean. I think I need to clean now...Katherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-84681395928744080942010-09-14T11:51:36.972-05:002010-09-14T11:51:36.972-05:00Stephanie--Maybe that's the answer. I can cont...Stephanie--Maybe that's the answer. I can control the room but not the tracks in my head. There is a coach who will not shut up.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-18807826150187825682010-09-14T11:38:34.933-05:002010-09-14T11:38:34.933-05:00I work much better if at least the room I am in ha...I work much better if at least the room I am in has some order. The chaos in my head is such that if there is chaos in my surroundings it means there is so much chaos I can't accomplish anything!Stephanie Jones AKA Alicia Hunter Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023631488715031414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-26871092441790741782010-09-13T11:55:36.480-05:002010-09-13T11:55:36.480-05:00Crystal--just remember that the renovation noise i...Crystal--just remember that the renovation noise is the sound of progress. You are lucky to have another cook in the family. If I had to depend on The Guy to cook, it would be Wheaties or microwaved fish sticks and canned corn. (Yes that was one of his meals when he was single. He couldn't be bothered to turn on the over for the fish sticks.)<br /><br />Cheryl--I am in awe of you. We hire that yard thing done. Plus you have all those animals. I would be better off if I could let it go and concentrate on writing. I hate that I am distracted by mess. I sometimes feel that I have to do my chores to earn the right to write. How crazy is that?<br /><br />Sherry--I've been known to destroy a lawn mower too. It can happen before you know it.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-66744795797326695922010-09-13T11:22:56.971-05:002010-09-13T11:22:56.971-05:00Funny about the dust bunnies, Sherry. It's ama...Funny about the dust bunnies, Sherry. It's amazing what those little critters can do.<br /><br />Cheryl, I understand about falling asleep when you finally get to sit down to write. I feel your pain. Some days there aren't enough hours--or energy--in the day.Crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-53371400824556081192010-09-13T11:03:01.208-05:002010-09-13T11:03:01.208-05:00Hey Sherry, do you think that would work if I ran ...Hey Sherry, do you think that would work if I ran the tractor into a tree?<br /><br />Seriously, I do like my house clean and my yard mowed - makes me feel like I accomplished something. But, then by the time I sit down to write, I fall asleep. So, sometimes, I just let it go and concentrate on the writing.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-47641633215381579602010-09-13T10:53:56.684-05:002010-09-13T10:53:56.684-05:00Hey Cheryl...does your wife have a sister?? LOL
...Hey Cheryl...does your wife have a sister?? LOL <br /><br />Yes, I work much better with a clean house but right now it's not, so I guess that would be my reasoning for not getting much done lately. My creativity has been strangled by a clan of dust bunnies! <br />Everyone pitches in but it just doesn't seem to be enough. About the only thing I don't do is mow the grass but only because Hubby won't let me touch his new riding mower. I jammed the blades under a root (twice) on the old mower. Whoops!Sherry Werthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-53192859932178745032010-09-13T10:22:14.444-05:002010-09-13T10:22:14.444-05:00I pump gas. I cut the yard (all 7 acres of it). ...I pump gas. I cut the yard (all 7 acres of it). I clean the pool. I clean the house (with help). I pay the bills. I cook. I....need a wife!!!!!!!Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-48177512808411187322010-09-13T09:58:13.130-05:002010-09-13T09:58:13.130-05:00Oh, Jean, we must talk! You never pump gas? I neve...Oh, Jean, we must talk! You never pump gas? I never pump gas (my father ruined me for doing this). And I don't change the litter box, either. I do the bills, but I'm the money person at work and at home, so that's cool. My Dark Knight does most of the cooking, too, but I'm usually the one queried about the meal plan.<br /><br />And, yes, I work much better when my sanctuary is in order. Needless to say, with the current house upheaval due to the additions, I've been horribly unproductive of late. Can't even wrap my mind around wordsmithing, try as I might. The thoughts are there, but the words won't flow. Even now, as I sit at my computer, I've already been interrupted by the contractor and his associate (but they are laying the tile in my new bathroom!).Crystalnoreply@blogger.com