It's Sunday night and that means that it's time to add a new non-negotiable task for the week. These are the things that I can't make excuses about. Although I did. Last night. Last night I didn't do the bathroom counter and toilet wipe-down. The guilt is bad. I didn't want to do it. I was exhausted and also knew that since we would be having … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2009
Daily Tasks – Whether it needs it or not!
I am constantly looking for excuses. I'm good at it too. I can always rationalize putting off the things I just don't want to do.Last night my father-in-law was here. The kids went to bed, and so it was time to wipe down the bathroom counters and toilets. The first excuse that came to mind was that I wouldn't be a good hostess if I cleaned … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – and a Surprise Overnight Guest!
My husband called yesterday to let me know that his dad is going to come spend the night tonight. Do you know what I said? Get ready . . ."Okay."Seriously. That's what I said. And what's even more shocking, it's what I was actually thinking, too!No internal inappropriate language or anything. Our office/guest room is ready. The half-bath in that … [Read more...]
Like Mother, Like Daughter (AAAAHHHH!)
I worked on my daughter's room this morning. It was scary. Scary to anyone who might happen to pass by, but especially scary to a mom who struggles with chaos and clutter and desperately doesn't want to pass this on to her children. My daughter is three. She is at an age when she should be able to start picking up her room on her own, with … [Read more...]
Practicing What I Preach
I consider myself a teaching mom. I don't necessarily break out the workbook pages, but I am constantly looking for teachable moments. Life lessons in the midst of everyday situations. About a week ago, my 7 year old son mentioned that he's not a good runner. He had gone to a cross-country track meet with my husband and thought it was cool, but … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – before 10 pm
After yesterday, it feels good to be writing this at 1:33 instead of 10:00. Today I:Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Did a few loads of laundry, did not put away though.Checked bathrooms for clutter.Did 5 minute walk-through of house.Wiped down bathroom counters and toilets last night. … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – at 10:00 pm
Ugh. I can't believe I'm just now writing this. I'm so tired that I just checked my own blog to see if maybe I had already posted this but forgot. I hadn't.Today I:Made bed.Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Checked bathrooms for clutter.Did walk through of house. As of this post, I have wiped down my bathroom counters and toilets TWICE! Once last … [Read more...]
Needing to slow down!
I try to make this clear pretty often. Although the most prominent areas of our home are doing pretty well since I started this process, the peripheral areas, such as the bedrooms, closets, pantries, cabinets, and any and every drawer are still incredibly scary. We've been having Sunday night home groups meet in our home for the past few weeks … [Read more...]
Seasonal Clothing Changeover – Done in ONE DAY!!!
I shared yesterday that I had finally given in and done the changeover from Summer clothes to Fall/Winter clothes. It's a big task that has to be done, twice a year. It's not the task itself that I'm so proud of, it's that I'm finished! You wouldn't even know from walking in the living room that I just did it yesterday! For me, this is a very big … [Read more...]
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