What has my life become?

What has my life become? A big mess, that's what. As I have documented above and below, I have some work to do.

First off, it's February 18th, and my Christmas tree is still standing with all of its decorations. Why you ask? Well, I guess that putting up and taking down the tree is the least fun part of Christmas, and being the person that I am, I didn't really want to deal with a real tree that will drop needles everywhere, so I opted for the fake tree a few years back, and those can be left standing forever. At this point, I could leave it up all year and people would look at me just the same as they would if they walked in the door today. But, this guy, he's a whole different bird, and actually CELEBRATES Christmas every day of the year! I heard about him on Canadian Public Radio, aka CBC, a few months ago, and have never forgotten him. At this point, I'm just waiting to pack up the rest of my belongings when I move to take down the tree. Notice the errant sock lying on the floor? That's been there for a week now, but yet, I haven't felt the need to pick it up. It doesn't have a match. Oh yeah, and does the tree seem a little crooked? I believe that's a result of me sitting in a "dip" in my floor when I snapped the image rather than the tree itself.

Photo #1: A sink and counter full of dirty dishes. I don't remember the last time that I washed the dishes, it must have been a little more than two weeks ago. How did I get away with it? Well, all of the week before this last one (that would be Week #1), I wasn't really home at night, thanks to my wild and crazy lifestyle, and therefore, did not dirty any dishes until probably Saturday. It's been a downhill battle ever since, especially since I really hate washing dishes. I've gotten to the point where I don't have any spoons left, and I'm running low on knives and glasses. I think I could go at least another day before I wash them, but I won't because I'm running out of room to make more food... I actually have big cooking plans today, I'm going to make beef stew and a blueberry yogurt cake. Yum! I'll probably at least get the stew going before I wash the dishes, but we'll see if I have any cutting boards left to chop the veggies.

Exhibit #2: The pile of dirty laundry sitting next to a basket of clean clothes. I think I did my laundry three weeks ago, but yet, haven't put everything away, hence the reason why there are clean clothes in the basket and a mix of dirty and clean on the floor surrounding it. Judging from the depth of the pile, I could probably hide a dead body under there, oh wait, my suitcase is hiding underneath (still not fully unpacked from two weeks ago) adding to the bulk. Actually, I have a feeling that there's a lot of clothes in that pile that could be worn at least one more time before I had to wash them, but instead, they're just lying there, getting wrinkled and waiting for me to put them away. Poor things. I was planning to wash the laundry today, but listen up folks, it's currently 6 degrees below zero, and for all of you centigrade reading folks, that would be twenty degress below zero. Pretty cold, wouldn't you say? This is apparently the coldes that it has gotten in two years, according to the weatherman. Definitely not good motivation for packing up the laundry and walking up and down the stairway outside a few times over to get it done. Maybe tomorrow...

All in all, I have become a lazy slob apparently. No man will want to marry me now! Who will pick up all of their messes if I can't pick up my own?