Those are two words that do not apply to me. I hate cleaning. I am totally unorganized. However, preparedness and self-sufficiency do seem to require both. Granted they are good habits to acquire.
I'm a procrastinator. I put off doing things until I have to. I keep telling myself it's best if I just do it so it's done and over with. Yet, I still put it off. Then the power goes out...
I look at the dishes in the sick, my yarn piled on a futon, laundry hampers full, cell phones dead and think, "Why didn't I get that done?" I mean it's not bad enough that I'll end up on an episode of "Hoarders" nor will the health department shut down my kitchen.
The power goes out. Now we're tripping over things, we don't have enough pots to cook in and, if the power is out for a while, I'll be doing laundry by hand. That's a huge waste of water. The power comes back on. I'm relieved that I can do the things I put off, then I get distracted and put it off again.
I think that being self-sufficient and prepared requires that I develop a new mind set. I need to keep things clean, food stocked, laundry caught up, gas in the cars, etc. I need to change my habits. I need to get into the habit of thinking the power is going to go out any second, because my reality is that it can and will.
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