I've become lazier as I've gotten older

Seems like the older I get, the lazier I become. I'll sit here on this computer all day instead of getting to the things that really should be done around here.

It's not like I don't know what needs to be done. It's more like I don't really care any more whether my home is 'spotless' or even properly organized. I do know that if things were better organized it would be easier to keep the house clean. But, since I'm the one who has to live here, who cares?

And I've reached a time in my life where I don't think I should have to clean up after anyone but myself. Now if I could just convince Ray and Ken to clean up after themselves a bit more, yes, the place would be cleaner.

Of course, I was never one to insist on a clean house, with a place for everything and everything in it's place. I always was more of a 'catch as catch can' sort of housekeeper. As long as the condition of my home was not endangering the health of myself or anyone else, it was always 'good enough' for me.

The only place I insist on neatness is my reading space in the bedroom. And that is mainly because the table there is so small that, if it weren't kept cleared, I'd have no room for my teacups and ashtray. And I do spend what some consider an 'inordinate' amount of time right there because I simply love to read! My books are all in a set of bookcases directly behind the chair, so I only need to take a few steps to replace one book and retrieve another. And I keep my teapots and teacups clean at all times so I don't have to wash one in order to make a pot of tea or pour a cup.

Now, it's not like I don't do ANY housework. It's just that I've gotten to where I only clean when I feel it needs to be done. Like my kitchen, for example. Dishes get done while I have my dinner in either the oven or microwave. I managed this morning to clear an entire counter while reheating a cup of coffee in the microwave - a matter of two minutes. Then I washed my cutting boards while cooking the hamburger I had for lunch.

One thing I have done is keep a supply of paper plates and bowls, plastic cutlery and 'glasses' and disposable coffee cups because, without my dishwasher (which died on me two years ago) I absolutely HATE washing dishes! Bad enough that I still have to scrub the pots and pans! And that's also a very large part of the reason I use so many frozen dinners. I've gotten to the point where I really dislike cooking and avoid it in every possible way. Which some will find very strange because I used to love to cook and some said I was very good at it.

These days, I would much rather play on the internet while watching a movie on DVD or sit for hours at a time reading a good book.

Just me

Not at all sure what I'm going to do with this blog. At least for now I just wanted to see what it's going to look like. I've never been very good at keeping blogs up to date and this will probably be no exception. Might have to leave myself a note to remind myself to post something regularly. For now I'll just say a little about me for any readers who don't know me:

Married at 19, widowed at 48, mother of three, grandmother of one.
Love to read - currently rereading (for the umpteenth time!) Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
Love to watch movies on DVD - list of 2 dozen that I rotate through regularly and another couple hundred I throw on once in a while.
Find politics confusing, though I do have a couple of 'pet issues' I love to debate on various forums.
Religious views - non-denominational Christian.
Most influential person in my life - my mother.