All of our tupperware is in one drawer with the containers stacked neatly and the lids are lined up in no particular order. I noticed a week or so ago that all of lids were organized based on their size and shape. My wonderful husband had unloaded the dishwasher and I assumed this was his handywork.
After dinner last night my husband was putting the leftover food into tupperware containers. He opened the tupperware drawer pulled out a small container and thumbed through all of lids. He was not able to find the one lid he was looking for. He then questioned the disarray of the lids and noted that he had organized them just a couple of weeks ago. I responed with "I don't have time to have a system." He promptly pointed out that I am the most organized person he knows and "you don't have time not to have a system."
I tried explaining the following to my husband while I helped him find the lid he was looking for:
L loves the dishwasher. I usually unload the dishwasher right after lunch while he is playing in the living room because it is much faster and easier to do it without his help. If he happens to be around when I get to the silverware then I let him help me (he hands me silverware one or two items at a time...so cute). I oftentimes open the dishwasher as slowly and quietly as possible so that he doesn't hear it and come racing into the kitchen. I'm usually unloading so fast that I only care that the dishes make it back into their respective cabinets and I am not concerned with the order or organization.
Can you relate?
I have learned over the past 15 months (since becoming a mom) that sometimes I just don't have enough time. I have learned to accept "good enough" as good enough and I am trying everyday to make the most of the time that I am given.
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