Really? Again? Friday? Zowie, focus is difficult in the summer. I've had a bad case of the donwannas, but thankfully, the thing that has helped is . . . focus. Having an overall desire to help my kids learn 1) what cleaning is, and 2) that it has to be done consistently, has helped me stay on track. My focus for next week? Ummmm . . . VBS. … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday
Welcome to Focus Check Friday! If you want to read more about the idea behind it, go here. I also want to take the opportunity to point out that I have added an "A Slob Comes Clean Community" feature on the blog, powered by BlogFrog. I love it! You can use it as a place to pose a question or a discussion topic. You can also respond to the … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday – Come Join In!
Really? It's Friday again? I'm thinking that my complete shock at the appearance of Thursday evenings just demonstrates my need to stop and check my focus. Otherwise, life goes on, and my home slides farther down on my priority list. You can read about the basic concept behind Focus Check Friday here. My focus this past week? I've done okay. … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday – Come Join In!
I'm pretty sure it's Thursday night. It doesn't seem possible, but if yesterday was Wednesday, and tomorrow is Friday . . . So here we go with the third Focus Check Friday. I was so excited to wake up to multiple links last week. I hope that it helps you to stop for a moment and collect your thoughts on what is and isn't working in your home, … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday – Week 2 – Come Join In!
It's Friday again . . . how exactly did that happen? Last week was the first Focus Check Friday, something I'm planning to do every Friday.  You can read this post where I explain its basic concept. My focus this week has been on our garage sale. Our blankety-blank garage sale. I'm not too terribly excited to get up early (crazy early) … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday – The Very First! Come Join In!
It's Focus Check Friday! Last week, I shared how the one thing that has made the biggest difference in cleaning up this mess has been . . . . focus. It's easy for me to have selective vision, ignoring the mess and only seeing the fun stuff. But then the mess gets so big that I can no longer pretend it isn't there. Keeping my focus on my home … [Read more...]
Keeping Focus
Last summer, before I had the idea to start this blog, I found the book Sidetracked Home Executives(TM): From Pigpen to Paradise at a garage sale. I knew that it was the book that inspired Flylady, and so I picked it up. I enjoyed the book, even though I skipped over the chapter on how to actually get organized. I was so overwhelmed with my own … [Read more...]