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My "one word" goal last week was:
HABITS
Also known as ROUTINES.
Habits/Routines can have positive or negative influence in your life. Before I met Flylady (well, I've never "met" her, but you know what I mean....) my habit or routine was to clean the house only when it was noticeably dirty or we had company coming.
It would take HOURS. I was exhausted by the time I was done. I was not a lot of fun to be around by the time company came because I was so tired. Seriously, I'd spend 3 hours cleaning the bathroom so it was perfect. I'd spend an hour on the kitchen floor so it was perfect. How do you think I reacted when someone had the audacity to walk across my kitchen floor? Oh the nerve of some people.
Not a good way to live. Not good at all.
Flylady has been the saving grace for me for homemaking and my attitude about life in general. I think I've got the homemaking thing down pretty good now thanks to her. I know that I'll always be a "work in progress" but that's okay right?
Little Bits at a Time:
My husband's "routine/habit" is to put a few dishes away every time he walks by the sink (we air dry our dishes). It drives me CRAZY. In my mind, I'm thinking "just do it already." GET IT DONE.
My routine is to walk past the dishes and think "oh I should put those away." But I'm in the middle of something so I'll do it later. 1 hour later, "oh I should put those away." I'm in the middle of something so I'll do it later. 1 hour later, "oh I should put those away." I'm in the middle of something so I'll do it later. See the pattern?
I use more energy thinking about putting the dishes away
instead of just doing a little bit at a time.
Tomorrow I'm posting about routines and chicken as well as Yuban coffee. I found another wonderful Shutterfly giveaway and checkout Naked Moxie for information about soy candles and a giveaway! Hello, random girl here!
Back to Flylady...her system Works for Me!!!
I know some people are overwhelmed by the Flylady way, but if you take her concepts (create routines that work for you) and apply them to your own life, her system can work for you.
Or NOT???
Any perfectionists out there - have you found a different system that works for you?
Back to Flylady...her system Works for Me!!!
I know some people are overwhelmed by the Flylady way, but if you take her concepts (create routines that work for you) and apply them to your own life, her system can work for you.
Or NOT???
Any perfectionists out there - have you found a different system that works for you?
I am a recovering perfectionist:)
ReplyDeleteI used the flylady system a few years ago and it was my saving grace as well. As the years have gone by I've simply let my routines go. I guess they weren't well instated huh? This post gives me inspiration to dive in again and start fluttering ;) It's hard to jump back in from the beginning, like with your dishes, I just want to get it done already. In doing that I just keep putting it off more and more. Thanks for the inspiration!
Lindsey - glad I'm not the only one! Thanks for stopping by.
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