Tolerations

Life for me at the moment is all about keeping things organised and keeping things simple. It just seems to work better that way but every now and then there's a niggle in my well-structured day. Actually, every day, there's a niggle in my day! And more than one niggle, if I'm honest. Going around the house and making a list, I could come up with well over a dozen little things that annoy me- tolerations. Things I am putting up with that with just a little time and energy could easily not be in my life and annoying me! You know what I mean.

I have decided that the amount of emotional energy these things suck out of me every time I see them is more than I have in a day. I need my energy to be spent on other things. Not on these everyday reminders that I am putting up with things that are useless, broken, mismatched, squeaking, need mending, cleaning, painting...

For example: the kitchen mat. It is old, dirty and tatty and I trip over it every time I go to the sink. I have done this for almost 4 years now. It is still in my kitchen.

Another example: the back door. It has recently started sticking (about 2 months ago.) It oftens wakes K as people have to really bang it to close it. It jams every time, every day.

I have determined that these things are to be sorted. Now. There are no excuses as really what time or energy do they need to get done? Admitedly some tolerations require more than just my input- professionals can be called if needed; husbands can come in handy occasionally. But even if I do what I can do, the difference it will make in my day! I feel the weight of these things I am putting up with falling quite heavily on my shoulders constantly, especially when I feel as if I go to bed with a million things still to be done anyway. I certainly don't need these nuisance tolerations adding to that burden.

What about you? How many do you have? What are the little things that you are putting up with? Fancy joining me in getting them sorted?

The time is right- Spring is in the air so it will be my version of spring cleaning. I have made a list- I am halfway there already... I am going to aim for one a week. It's not too ambitious, and then more than that is a bonus!

(postscript: the mat is gone, yippee! and the door is now fixed, having broken off the one screw in the hinge. It wasn't sticking at all, just completely coming apart! How it has stayed up for years by only one screw is a credit to lazy workmanship).