Okay, so my new plan is every day: 10 minutes per room on the main floor, 10 minutes of paperwork, 5 minutes per room upstairs, 1 load of laundry, read 1 chapter, and exercise 20 minutes 3 times a week.
I post this daily just to hold myself accountable.
-The paperwork is pretty much done.
-The dining room has been spotless for days! Which means I get to spend an extra 10 minutes on the kitchen. I am glad b/c since I cook just about every meal from scratch every day, that is the one room that needs more than 10 minutes.
-The dishes are done.
-The bathrooms are clean.
-Living room is picked up.
-Read 1 chapter
-Our bed is even made, and my happiest accomplishment of the week:
-I got a spot out of Alyssa's carpet that has been there since we moved in! We had tried everything; I finally resorted to dish soap, and that worked.
-Now, off to exercise for 20 minutes!
-What am I going to do with the rest of my day!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Week two: Making New Habits
-chores done; very close to having all of the paperwork caught up.
-devotions done.
-going to walk with Ryan and Andrew to Alyssa's track and field day.
-I still love this protocol! It is the first time this has ever worked for me! The house is clean; laundry is caught up, getting my exercise and reading time in. Paper is not overtaking the house; in fact, one more day, and it will likely be done! The kids' rooms are picked up and even vacuumed!
-Didn't get any extra projects done this weekend, but I did spend a significant amount of time going through coupons and getting the freebies at Target, CVS, and Walgreens.
-devotions done.
-going to walk with Ryan and Andrew to Alyssa's track and field day.
-I still love this protocol! It is the first time this has ever worked for me! The house is clean; laundry is caught up, getting my exercise and reading time in. Paper is not overtaking the house; in fact, one more day, and it will likely be done! The kids' rooms are picked up and even vacuumed!
-Didn't get any extra projects done this weekend, but I did spend a significant amount of time going through coupons and getting the freebies at Target, CVS, and Walgreens.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Making New Habits
Okay, just holding myself accountable here.
Today, I exercised for 20 minutes, that makes the 3rd time this week. I got all the chores done, including the dreaded paperwork, did my devotions, went through the coupons. Now off to Rainbow and Target to get my freebies!
Today, I exercised for 20 minutes, that makes the 3rd time this week. I got all the chores done, including the dreaded paperwork, did my devotions, went through the coupons. Now off to Rainbow and Target to get my freebies!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Making New Habits
I must have forgotten to blog a couple days.
Well, I have started a new housecleaning plan, and it is going extremely well. I hate cleaning and organizing; it's not that I don't know how; it's that I'm not motivated. So, I started a new plan.
I have cheated a tad, getting on the computer before I finish my list, but I am at least successfully finishing my list every day.. In short, I spend 10 minutes per room on the main floor, 10 minutes on paperwork, and 5 minutes per room on the upstairs floor. I don't want details about hotspots or a mile long to-do list. Limiting my time per room has worked wonders! The time limit is my only rule.
I am finding that I am finally getting on top of paperwork; that is a miracle in and of itself. Alyssa's room is no longer a death trap. The laundry is caught up. The dining room is spotless, including washing the inside windows. My upstairs bathrooms are now presentable, yay!
My kitchen is not quite as clean, but it is good enough. I had to limit my time to motivate myself, and that is all it took, sort of a reverse psychology, it you will. I am motivated to get it all done in the morning, which is good, since my ear symptoms are usually worse in the evenings.
I didn't exercise today, but I have once this week for 20 minutes. I have had my reading/devotional time every day.
Okay, this isn't meant to be a brag blog. I am blogging to hold myself accountable and to encourage myself. I am a fairly type B personality, and sometimes it takes some extra push to get me motivated to do the things I am not naturally energized by. The daily time limit has worked wonders. It's actually kind of surprising to me that it only takes a little over an hour a day to keep my house fairly clean and organized. Most days, I can handle an hour or so.
So, today, all of my list is done and then some. I might even start a project, we'll see.
Well, I have started a new housecleaning plan, and it is going extremely well. I hate cleaning and organizing; it's not that I don't know how; it's that I'm not motivated. So, I started a new plan.
I have cheated a tad, getting on the computer before I finish my list, but I am at least successfully finishing my list every day.. In short, I spend 10 minutes per room on the main floor, 10 minutes on paperwork, and 5 minutes per room on the upstairs floor. I don't want details about hotspots or a mile long to-do list. Limiting my time per room has worked wonders! The time limit is my only rule.
I am finding that I am finally getting on top of paperwork; that is a miracle in and of itself. Alyssa's room is no longer a death trap. The laundry is caught up. The dining room is spotless, including washing the inside windows. My upstairs bathrooms are now presentable, yay!
My kitchen is not quite as clean, but it is good enough. I had to limit my time to motivate myself, and that is all it took, sort of a reverse psychology, it you will. I am motivated to get it all done in the morning, which is good, since my ear symptoms are usually worse in the evenings.
I didn't exercise today, but I have once this week for 20 minutes. I have had my reading/devotional time every day.
Okay, this isn't meant to be a brag blog. I am blogging to hold myself accountable and to encourage myself. I am a fairly type B personality, and sometimes it takes some extra push to get me motivated to do the things I am not naturally energized by. The daily time limit has worked wonders. It's actually kind of surprising to me that it only takes a little over an hour a day to keep my house fairly clean and organized. Most days, I can handle an hour or so.
So, today, all of my list is done and then some. I might even start a project, we'll see.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day 7 Making New Habits
Okay, I am consistently cheating, getting on the computer before my "new habits" are done. However, I am finding that having the time limit is all I need to motivate myself. The main floor is consistently clean; the kids' rooms are no longer a death trap, and I see a light at the end of the paperwork tunnel. (Please, nobody tell me it's an oncoming train!).
Today,
-Devotions-done
-Main floor-done
-On to exercise, paperwork, and the upper level.
Today,
-Devotions-done
-Main floor-done
-On to exercise, paperwork, and the upper level.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Day 6 Making New Habits
Okay, the dog woke me up before 6 a.m. this morning. So, I got up and started my day.
Devotions done.
Time allotted to main floor done.
DD's room done
1 load of laundry done.
Still need to do paperwork, DS's room, the 2 upstairs bathrooms, and master bedroom.
Might even exercise later this morning.
I know I have broken my rule of not getting on the computer until it is all done, but this is still working for me.
Despite how much I hate paperwork, I am seeing significant progress in what is left to go through, and DD's room is manageable again! The best part is that since I am putting time limits on rooms, I am not overwhelmed by the process.
Ryan is home the next two weeks, so it will be interesting to see how well I stick with my cleaning agenda; I am always more interested in spending time with him when he is home, but we need to stay focused: he needs to find a job, and I want to get more organized.
Devotions done.
Time allotted to main floor done.
DD's room done
1 load of laundry done.
Still need to do paperwork, DS's room, the 2 upstairs bathrooms, and master bedroom.
Might even exercise later this morning.
I know I have broken my rule of not getting on the computer until it is all done, but this is still working for me.
Despite how much I hate paperwork, I am seeing significant progress in what is left to go through, and DD's room is manageable again! The best part is that since I am putting time limits on rooms, I am not overwhelmed by the process.
Ryan is home the next two weeks, so it will be interesting to see how well I stick with my cleaning agenda; I am always more interested in spending time with him when he is home, but we need to stay focused: he needs to find a job, and I want to get more organized.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Day 5
-Main floor chores done. Even got the tape off the windows.
-10 minutes of paperwork-done. Loving this part! This normally overwhelms me so much that I just avoid it altogether. Putting a 10 minute limit on it gives me the courage to tackle it. The stack is definitely going down. Yay!
-Everyone else is still sleeping, so have to wait to do the upstairs chores.
-10 minutes of paperwork-done. Loving this part! This normally overwhelms me so much that I just avoid it altogether. Putting a 10 minute limit on it gives me the courage to tackle it. The stack is definitely going down. Yay!
-Everyone else is still sleeping, so have to wait to do the upstairs chores.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Day 4 of making new habits
Chores are done.
Paperwork done.
Devotions-done.
Grocery shopping done.
Should probably still exercise and focus on 1 project.
I can't believe how spotless my dining room is! Yay!
What's really crazy is that I'm only committing to an hour and twenty minutes a day, and my house is becoming very clean and organized! Much better than spending an entire Saturday catching up on cleaning!
Paperwork done.
Devotions-done.
Grocery shopping done.
Should probably still exercise and focus on 1 project.
I can't believe how spotless my dining room is! Yay!
What's really crazy is that I'm only committing to an hour and twenty minutes a day, and my house is becoming very clean and organized! Much better than spending an entire Saturday catching up on cleaning!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 2 and 3 of making new habits
Yesterday-got all of it done except the paperwork. I did cheat and get online before one of the chores was done.
Today-okay-cheating again-I've only finished about 2/3 of the work, but
-the main floor chores are done
-did extra paperwork to make up for missing it yesterday
-this feels good.
Today-okay-cheating again-I've only finished about 2/3 of the work, but
-the main floor chores are done
-did extra paperwork to make up for missing it yesterday
-this feels good.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Habits are Hard To Make
I told my husband once that I thought I was undisciplined to which he responded, "you're not undisciplined; you get a lot done; you just don't like to be on a schedule".
I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle. In all honesty, I think I am probably quite disciplined in doing the things I enjoy doing and somewhat disciplined in doing the things that need to be done that I don't enjoy but don't hate doing. Then there are the chores that I really don't enjoy doing; I have to confess, I am less disciplined with those.
I hate housework! All the organizational websites don't work for me either. It's not that I don't know how to organize; it's that I don't like to organize. So, I am conceiving a very simple plan.
I am trying a new tactic. It is one that worked on our son when he was two: good old reverse psychology. My new agenda: If I am not sick, I will work ten minutes and ten minutes only on each room of the main floor (bathroom only gets 5 minutes) and five minutes on each room upstairs and five minutes on the laundry room. I will also commit to 10 minutes of paperwork a day, but not more than that. The kids can be responsible for cleaning the basement. I am not allowed to go beyond those allotted times. Those are the chores I do not like to do. So, I will still cook a big meal every other day, do one load of laundry a day, have my time with God, time with Ryan, play with the kids, grocery shop, etc. Those things are easier to motivate myself to do. My other commitment is to work on one project on the weekend; that usually entails finishing the laundry. I am guessing the temptation will be to go beyond those allotted times once I get started, and I can already think of extra projects that need doing. That's okay, if that's what it takes to motivate myself, I will try it. However, my rule is I cannot go over the allotted times until every room and paperwork has had their allotted time.
Okay, I am also going to ask a couple friends to hold me accountable to this new plan.
Ooh forgot one: I hate exercise! So, I am adding the goal of 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise three times a week; I am not allowed to go beyond that, hehe.
I'll let you know how it goes.
I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle. In all honesty, I think I am probably quite disciplined in doing the things I enjoy doing and somewhat disciplined in doing the things that need to be done that I don't enjoy but don't hate doing. Then there are the chores that I really don't enjoy doing; I have to confess, I am less disciplined with those.
I hate housework! All the organizational websites don't work for me either. It's not that I don't know how to organize; it's that I don't like to organize. So, I am conceiving a very simple plan.
I am trying a new tactic. It is one that worked on our son when he was two: good old reverse psychology. My new agenda: If I am not sick, I will work ten minutes and ten minutes only on each room of the main floor (bathroom only gets 5 minutes) and five minutes on each room upstairs and five minutes on the laundry room. I will also commit to 10 minutes of paperwork a day, but not more than that. The kids can be responsible for cleaning the basement. I am not allowed to go beyond those allotted times. Those are the chores I do not like to do. So, I will still cook a big meal every other day, do one load of laundry a day, have my time with God, time with Ryan, play with the kids, grocery shop, etc. Those things are easier to motivate myself to do. My other commitment is to work on one project on the weekend; that usually entails finishing the laundry. I am guessing the temptation will be to go beyond those allotted times once I get started, and I can already think of extra projects that need doing. That's okay, if that's what it takes to motivate myself, I will try it. However, my rule is I cannot go over the allotted times until every room and paperwork has had their allotted time.
Okay, I am also going to ask a couple friends to hold me accountable to this new plan.
Ooh forgot one: I hate exercise! So, I am adding the goal of 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise three times a week; I am not allowed to go beyond that, hehe.
I'll let you know how it goes.
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