Scarlett Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Dh is back to work and I need to regain control of my time and energy. Someone inspire me. What is working for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Having people tackle (day of the week) with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 We try to clean for 20 minutes everyday, in one block. The whole family gets involved. The kids go to my friend's house once/week for a few hours. I pay her and her kids are also homeschooled so they're with other kiddos getting needed social time. I schedule as much as I can into that time (grocery, doctors, lunch with friends or DH, shopping, email, bills, clients, homeschool lesson planning, etc) Picking up your own things in non-negotiable. The kids were a lot messier when they weren't the ones having to do all the picking up. Not moving forward with our day until whatever I need done is done. It only took a few times of not going to something or whatever before they realized I was serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 For me - a MASSIVE decluttering. So far I've done every room except my craft loft a d that'll be tomorrow. I mean MASSIVE. Chucked or donated piles of stuff. Then FlyLady. I Find her helpful. I delete 80% of the email without reading them but the 20% help. And most importantly - pick up after yourself. Constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 What's motivating me? We are hosting an Open House next Saturday in our home. YIKES! Someone has got to tidy up, finish decorating, and do some serious cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Yes, I should have mentioned decluttering. We got rid of about half our stuff when we moved. It's getting cluttered around here again so we have decluttering on our holiday to do list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeemama Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 What's motivating me? We are hosting an Open House next Saturday in our home. YIKES! Someone has got to tidy up, finish decorating, and do some serious cooking. Having guests is almost always my motivator....so I tend to invite people over often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 I unpacked some boxes of clothes today.......lots of winter stuff. Apparently I like black. I have about 10 sweaters or shirts in black. Crazy. Plan to cull down soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I agree with decluttering and putting things away. As I am decluttering, I am making a "home" for everything in our house. If it does not have a home, it goes in the donate box. I am bad, even after more than a decade of homeschooling, about harboring old curricula, especially things I may need "some day". On the other hand, I sometimes get over zealous and get rid of things I wish I still had. Working on finding balance and getting my house together at the same time. A book that has helped me is titled More Hours in My Day by Emilie Barnes. I read it a number of years ago and still use some of the advice. Off to visit Flylady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Part of my problem is that we are still living in a half remodeled house, so I feel lost on what to do. I end up, not with a lot of clutter, but on wasting my day on the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Part of my problem is that we are still living in a half remodeled house, so I feel lost on what to do. I end up, not with a lot of clutter, but on wasting my day on the computer. Yeah, that's a tough one. One time I read this thing about how kids can get jealous about the amount of attention you give to the computer, as if it's another child. And if that "other child" gets more attention than actual children that's a problem. Understanding that helped me cut back. When I'm on the computer I think of it as a child I'm giving attention to and I'm aware of how that would affect my other children if it were a real child they were competing with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Excellent point. And on that note I am getting off the computer!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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