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Team Glennon or Team Abby?
Bestselling author and activist Glennon Doyle and her wife, Olympic soccer gold medalist, Abby Wambach, may be a power couple out in the world, but their home life is as regular and down-to-earth as yours or mine.
Take, for example, the Instagram video they posted of themselves wrangling over how to load the dishwasher. Abby likes order and getting the most out of a finite space. Glennon is more random in how she relates to finite spaces. Abby squeezes the toothpaste tube up from the bottom up, Glennon gets creative with hers. Abby replaces the toilet paper roll when it’s out, Glennon lays the full roll on top of the empty one.
Depending on how you look at it, their diverging habits, opinions, and tolerance levels around home tending could either make you laugh out loud, or squirm. Maybe a little of both.
Their friendly banter reminded me of a chapter I wrote in my book A Year to Clear, which I share below. After reading it, you can probably guess which side I’m on. 😉
Seriously though, since most of us have them, why not take a closer look at our pet peeves and clear some of the prickly stuff they carry?
What are some of your housekeeping pet peeves? More importantly, what can you do today (right now) to release the squirmy stuff you still hold around them? Tell us in the comment thread. We’d love to know!
The excerpt below will help you get started.
Day 155
Here’s something that mystifies me: piling a layer of wet dishes on top of a drainer full of dry dishes instead of putting away the original set. Am I the only one who feels this way?
This is not about blame, mind you. I know I have my own share of unconscious behaviors that drive people nuts. But the wet-on-top-of-dry thing just doesn’t make sense. It’s like taking the clean laundry out of the dryer and throwing it back into the washing machine.
How would it be if everyone on the planet took just one minute to consciously tend to one thing, pile, or area at home every day? Beginning with us here, right now.
Try it: Tune in to one of your housekeeping frustrations for one minute. Notice your resisting behaviors. Once you’ve zeroed in, ask your higher self to reveal a creative solution that will address the situation and reduce the charge.
PS If my message peeved you today, what can you do to reduce the charge? That would be a good place to start (wink).
Explore
- One of my housekeeping pet peeves is . . .
- Tuning in to it feels . . .
- A creative solution that addresses the problem (calms the frustration) is . . .
– Excerpt from A Year to Clear: A Daily Guide to Creating Spaciousness in Your Home and Life by Stephanie Bennett Vogt
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As for which side I’m on (in case you’re still wondering), it would be Team Abby… all the way.
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