This is how my week went. On Monday Edison discovered that the cabinet with all the tupperware stuff had a broken lock. He then proceeded to take everything out and throw it on the kitchen floor. I didn't have a replacement lock and so I thought "I don't want to pick everything up, wash it off, and put it away if he is just going to do the same thing tomorrow. I'll just leave it on the floor for now and clean it up when I fix the lock. Since my floor is covered I can't sweep." On Tuesday I still didn't have a new lock and I thought "I can't sweep the floor so I shouldn't clean the counters off because I'll just be knocking more stuff on the floor and I'll just clean it all when I fix the lock." On Wednesday I made a dinner that required me using a lot of pots and then I thought "since I can't clean the counters off it'll be alright if I leave a few pots to clean later." On Thursday I saw how dirty my kitchen was and I thought "I deserve a brake, I had a busy day and I deserve to sit on the couch and eat ice cream." On Friday I thought "wow my kitchen is dirty, but tomorrow is Saturday and I should just wait until then." Then I read this:
http://www.homesanctuary.com/rachelanne/2010/08/the-secret-to-successful-home-management.html
I don't remember everything it said, but it said spend 15 minutes cleaning your kitchen and I thought "I can do that!" So Friday night I turned off my TV and set a timer for 15 minutes and cleaned. I didn't get everything cleaned, but I got a lot done. So that is my new plan, just 15 minutes every night that I can.
There is some happy news this week, I finished a craft! I had been working on this for a while and I really needed to just finish, so I did. Do you think I should paint the frame?
So my goals for this week are to get a new cabinet lock and clean my kitchen, and figure out what I need to do next on the temple quilt. I'm also getting my carpets cleaned this week so I'll probably spend a lot of time moving things and then putting them back.
OH MY GOSH I LOVE IT!!!! I am laughing so hard! That's totally how I would think too! I love the 15 min idea. I can either stop after 15 which doesn't sound too overwhelming or maybe by then I'll be in a groove and want to finish. I love the craft. I think you should paint the frame. I dont' know what colors you have in his room but I think red or yellow would be fun
ReplyDeleteI just checked out that website and it is great! I love the quick walkthrough and the clean from the outside in. I want to do the opposite and it makes it worse.
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