As you can see, somehow the laundry piled up on me over the holidays.  I had so much fun with my great niece and nephews that I can honestly say they wore me out!  Their ages are 2, 3, and 4 years old 4 in total.  Now that’s a lot of energy and Santa came and oh how happy some were where one was a bit unsure.

Prior to the holidays, I spent time at Mom’s house helping her get ready for Christmas Eve.  We had lots of presents to wrap and get the tables set up.  My niece was bringing the main entree.  All Mom had to do was make her famous deviled eggs and Oyster Stew.  My sister in laws brought something too.

Add up the time I spent away from my home and 2 days in a row of being around a large group of people my family, well laundry has been the least on my mind.  I have had to rest up and I am doing this.

What did I do instead to ensure that I would continue to FLY during this recovery phase?  Well, I scaled down.  I made sure I did my Before Bedtime Routine and Morning Routine.  Afternoon routine of a load of laundry was replaced with an afternoon nap.

Last night when I put my clothes in the hamper I noticed the lid didn’t go all the way down.  I guess this is an indication something is going to have to be done because overflowing trash cans and overflowing laundry baskets are both pet peeves of mine.

So how does Laundry and Dance Till You FLY fit together?  For one thing it is about getting back into the habit of it and the next thing is I have to remember if I am going to do a load of laundry I had better be prepared to do the dance. Not just part of it.  It means: