This really doesn’t have much to do with this post . . . but I’m still baffled that my kitchen could go from pretty-much-company-ready to this:
In less than six hours.
Now for my real point.
It’s the last day of the third week of my new all-the-kids-are-now-in-school life.
I’m still trying to figure things out. The second week added homework and the third added activities. Next week starts my two-days-a-week Bible Study. Plus, I’m blogging and vlogging and all sorts of other adventures. I’m glad I decided to give myself time to figure things out.
I’m definitely not bored.
But as I head into next week, which will be the first when I’ll be on my schedule for the year, I’m trying to make plans. Monday has been working fairly well as laundry/bathrooms/bulk-blogging day. Tuesday and Wednesday I’ll be out of the house for Bible Study and will get my grocery shopping and other errands done. That leaves Thursday and Friday.
When I was in High School and College, I kept up with my studies much better when I was busy. If I knew I had play rehearsal from 6-9, I went ahead and did homework in the afternoon. It was when I didn’t have a schedule that I forgot about History homework until . . . . the class right before History.
Yesterday, I had people over for lunch. Because of the impending doorbell, I went ahead and did Friday’s task of dusting and vacuuming. And now, on Friday, I’ve been able to do some things off of my Want-To list instead of my Have-To list.
I attended an event at my son’s school this morning, and then came home, cleaned the kitchen, and did some Cheater Freezer Cooking that I had been putting off. Now, I’m writing . . . and then I’ll film another webisode for next week . . . which also means I’ll be decluttering something.
My goal is to make dusting and vacuuming Thursday tasks every week. I hope to do my decluttering videos on Thursdays as well . . . which will mean that Friday is free! Maybe even free enough to occasionally paint something. Like my guest bath. Or my entryway!
I put “Maybe? . . . Hopefully?” in the title because I’m still in the let’s-see-what-this-is-really-going-to-be-like phase of my new schedule, but if I don’t have this as a goal, it will definitely never happen.
I’ll keep you posted.
I found your site the other day and I am so grateful to have found out that there are others like me. I’m a slob and most days I don’t even think about it.
Having goals is great! I agree that a list is the only way to go. While part of my mind knows that somethings should be done, the other part of my mind makes me forget.
Kept the dishes picked up from breakfast AND lunch, now to put them into the dishwasher! My project today…shampoo the living room floor. I still have 2 loads of laundry to fold. Eeek!
Thanks so much!
I totally agree about the need for a schedule to get things done! I was the exact same way in college. When I was working or whatever, I was productive in the afternoons. Otherwise, I wasted a lot of time playing cards in the student center. Same way now. If I had a list, a plan, or something, I’m pretty good. Without it, I’m lost.
LOVE your blog! I absolutely, totally, COMPLETELY relate to the kitchen picture. I don’t get it either. How the heck does it happen??? Sometimes, I even go to bed knowing the countertops are clean and wake up to 4 or 5 cups sitting at the edge of the sink. None… NONE of my five children know anything about how those cups might have gotten there overnight. I’m baffled!!!
Then… the best… after I’ve cleaned the kitchen two times (I swear!!!), my hubby comes home to a super messy kitchen and wants to know why I didn’t just clean it as I went along… because sure this big mess couldn’t have been caused by cooking all-natural, from scratch cooking for a family of 7??? I have yet to hit him over the head with a frying pan, but it’s coming. ; )
I try… I promise, I try. I don’t know what happens. It’s not soooooo bad… but then I blink and all of a sudden there’s a pile of legos, four nintendo games, and a million other things spread throughout the house.
Amazing….. ; )
I should also mention that I’ve made it through chapter 4 of the Fly Lady book. It’s sitting on my desk. Maybe the 6th time I try to read it will be the charm. lol!
Yay, another webisode is coming! They’re awesome!
I grew up with “is your room clean?” as an answer to everything fun I wanted to do. Now I find myself never able to do anything fun because I’m sure there are other things I need to do. I really like the idea of having a day to do something I want to do. Something fun. I get two Friday’s a month off, and I’m going to implement this Friday Fun Day at least twice a month. Thanks so much for giving me “permission.”
When you post kitchen photos like the above, it makes me feel so good — to know that I’m not the only one!
Keep that encouragement coming.