It is just temporary.

As I sit here, right this very moment, my house is in a state that I wish it would always be in.  There are a few dirty dishes in the sink and the vacuum is plugged in and ready to suck the carpet in the morning.  Other than that I am done.  I realized however that as the girls changed for bed that the clothes they had been wearing are now dirty.  This made me realize something else.  I am not sure it was anything new, but perhaps a reminder.  Cleanliness is only temporary when it comes to your living space.  While I like it clean, the fact that the house is never this clean is a sign of productive play.  Productive play by the children and productive play by me.  I prefer to play games with the kids, do Crossfit WODs and make beer and wine.  Cleaning is just something I have to do.  I always make sure to do the "germ stuff."  I don't want illness.  Clutter on the other hand?  Most times I could care less.  Lisa, I think that I could stand up to your toughest inspection right now.  Everything is dusted.  Baskets and inboxes are cleaned out and organized.  Bills are paid, in the mailbox and statements filed.  I reorganized the baker's rack and the wine fridge.  I recycled the 15 phone books that we had because who the hell uses a phone book anymore?  It is far faster to search on the internet and get the number and often times a rating on the company.  So the phone books are all gone.  That made a lot of room.  I must admit that Michael used the phone books as a booster seat for Tessie in December when he watched the girls while I was at Crossfit Kids.  That is the ONLY time the phone books were used. 

The kegerator is here.  It is in the garage and not assembled.  The delivery guy wouldn't bring it any farther and told me I was lucky he put it in the garage and not on the curb.  Really?  What the hell happened to customer service?  I will tell you. . . . lawyers happened.  Nobody wants to break stuff or get hurt on someone's property.  Companies don't want to pay claims for workers working in uncontrolled environments.  Pfffft.  I think from now on when I see delivery trucks with something big I will stop and ask "hey, do you need help getting that in your house."  We are so disconnected from one another.  Anyway, I will assemble it and get it operating in the next few days.  My parents arrive tomorrow.  Ione has soccer.  We will have lots of fun I am sure. 

"Prior to the internet, the last technology that had any real effect on the way people sat down and talked together was the table."  --Clay Shirky, Writer

The WOD:

For time:
70 Burpees
60 Situps
50 Kettlebell swings
40 Pullups
30 Squats
20 Box Jumps
10 Handstand Pushups

Sub as necessary.