But I Don't Wanna

Since it turns out I can't spend my earthly days doing only things I want to do, I have resolved to do one thing every day that fits into the "But I don't wanna" category. Yesterday I mopped. I don't like to mop. I really, really, don't like to mop. Almost as much as I don't like to do laundry. Almost, but not quite. Laundry still wins. Today I washed dishes by hand. My kids have a terrible habit of leaving piles of dishes that won't fit into the dishwasher piled on the counter. And the dishes we have that can't go in the dishwasher - like my stoneware pans, baking mats, and baggies (yes, I wash baggies) - yeah, they leave those too. So rather than having my usual screaming rant, I just washed the dishes. Strangely, there is a good deal of satisfaction that comes with accomplishing something from the "But I Don't Wanna" category, once you get past the "But I Don't Wanna" argument with yourself. I waste far too much time every day having that argument with myself - from the time the alarm goes off in the morning (and I hit snooze 3 times as part of the argument) to when I go to bed knowing I should read my scriptures - and sometimes I actually do. If this old dog could just learn some new tricks, I would probably find surplus hours in my day from not having that argument.