don't let the su-u-u-n go down on me (think elton john)

so today . . . i realized that there are some things i just can't seem to do in the dark.

i'm not talking about the kind of dark where you can't even see your hand in front of your face. i just mean after the sun goes down. yes, i can still see--usually i am in the house with the lights on, so it doesn't have anything to do with visibility. but the light is different when it is artificial than when it is natural, and it seems to affect my ability to do certain things--like dusting, vacuuming, and folding laundry.

these are mindless household tasks. i should almost be able to do them in total darkness, considering i have been doing them most of my life. but when the sun goes down, i find myself avoiding them like brussel sprouts! (i was going to say "like the plague" but that seems a little outdated . . . )

here is the problem--by the time i get home from work, change my clothes, walk both dogs, collapse on the couch for a while, and eat dinner, it is dark (especially if i collapse on the couch for a long time!) and then on the weekends, rollie and i do stuff all day, and then he goes to bed. and by then it is dark.

this is all complicated by the fact that i am a world class procrastinator. which is a problem, because if i put off doing the dusting and vacuuming and laundry folding even just a little bit, it gets dark and then i can't do it! well, that's not technically true--i guess i actually COULD do it then, but i don't.

in my defense, there are some things i do just fine after dark. i can wash and dry the laundry (just not fold it and put it away.) i can do the dishes (which i do by hand, because i don't think our dishwasher works very well.) i can clean my car--of course, it is in the garage with a flourescent light over it, so maybe that doesn't count. i can go out for dinner . . .

and of course, blog.

i thought that if i lived in alaska, i would have a lot more daylight to work with. but then i realized that for several months it would be dark so much that i might not even get out of bed--so that's not really a solution. (not to mention the fact that i don't want to live in alaska--not even if it means the laundry will get folded and put away! its cold there!!!)

so. i guess i am glad that the days are getting longer . . . at least maybe i can keep up with these household tasks through the summer. but when we lose daylight savings time again, i am in big trouble . . .