The True State of Things

There's my beat-up old kitchen 

in all of its messy glory. Yikes, huh?

I don't think I've ever made such a big mess!

Oh, and a happy little note:

My photo-teacher told me to stop by

her office today, and she handed me the camera

that I turned in yesterday and told me to

enjoy it over the holiday!

Sweet.

In the early days of blogs and internet fun,

the Flylady used to say, “Make your sink shine!”

That was how she got us to jump-start

the domino effect of order

that would theoretically take over the house.

I thought of the Flylady today when I gave my messy kitchen a glance.

Wow! What happened in there?!

I usually keep a tidy place and feel unsettled in a mess,

but when I get super-focused on stuff that must be done,

I go blind to what is around me,

and I hardly notice that chaos is mounting.

But now I can see again,

and remembering Flylady’s nudgings from the past,

if I can find my sink when I return home from my next class,

I will make it shine!