Apparently, straightening out those priorities is just a big waste of time.

It had been a week since my last big clean. It was time to buckle down to doing the dusting, vaccuuming, and scrubbing our house obviously needed.

Or was it? I looked around. There was my son, wistfully looking up at me, holding a board game in his hand. And there was my husband, working at home with a flexible schedule that easily included some of the quality time with his family that had been so rare for us recently.

I metaphorically tossed my dustcloth and vacuum aside. Today was the day to recognize what was really important in life! Today was the day to spend some cozy, relaxed time with my family!

I spent the rest of the week in this enlightened condition. We were all delighted -- until the stuffy noses and headaches from dust allergies settled in, and I sheepishly kicked them out and de-filthed the place.

That's what I love about this mommy job. You can feel wrong no matter what you do.