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.