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Cleaning the house is not a waste of time and other ways to get stuff done

As I am driving up to my house I hear the people on the radio gladly announce "Yay!!  It's Friday!"  As happy as I am it's Friday I look on to my house and I think to myself...I have the day off work, but now I have to waste time cleaning my house.  But what if I didn't think of it as a waste of time and how much better I feel when it's done? What if I were more mindful in the moment and said to myself "Jolene, this is right where you need to be, THIS is what you SHOULD be doing right now."?  Because if I were honest with myself I would probably be logging onto my phone for something quick and then get sucked into the time waste of Social Media.  Mostly I just think about how I would rather be working out or doing some sort of craft project.  What do you prioritize in your life?  Is it work? Family time? Cleaning your house? Getting exercise? Take those feelings and put them into the thing you know you should be prioritizing and remind yourse