Back to work

As I sat drinking my cider and eating another of my Christmas chocolates last night, it occurred to me that it was about time for me to go back to work. No, I'm not off to hunt for a new job, I'm sticking with the jobs I have, but as I work from home and for myself, I have the pleasure of taking my time out/holidays when I choose, but the tough task of also deciding when they're over.

Now don't get me wrong, I've still been working over the last couple of weeks- baking our bread and cooking from scratch, watering the garden, caring for the animals and maintaining a level of cleanliness in the house. But I've also been cutting corners and allowing slack time. The house isn't as clean as I like it to be, I haven't planted new food crops in weeks, we've been eating lots of Christmas leftovers, simple meals and the contents of various Christmas hampers and I've spent a lot of time reading, browsing the Internet (Pinterest is seriously addictive!) and chilling out, and not very much time exercising or planning the year for Koroit belly dance.

My zucchini plants haven't been on holidays!
Pickling zucchinis is therefore on the to-do list today.

Stu went back to work last week, and while the kids are still on holidays, I've decided today is my first work day of 2013. I've written the jobs list and have already started tackling it, but there is a lot to do, and like anyone returning to work after summer holidays, I'm struggling to maintain momentum, and am easily distracted (ooh look! A shiny thing!).

I'll get there though as the rewards of a tidy, productive home are worth the effort. And when I feel like slacking off and returning to summer holiday mode, I will remind myself why I prefer these jobs to the alternative and get back to work!