by Michaeline on July 14, 2009
I was watching TLC’s What Not To Wear show the other day and Stacy London said something profound. While I don’t have the exact quote it was basically…if you aren’t working toward your aspirations (goals) then you are running in place.
You could have hit me with a brick…again how profound. When you aren’t working toward your goals you are wasting a lot of energy doing the same thing, being stuck, not moving forward and staying in place. Why? Because it is easy. It is comfortable.
Change takes work. Change requires us to be a little or a lot uncomfortable. To change you must consistently and conscientiously remind yourself of and work toward your aspirations or goals. It takes 21 days to make a habit. What habit are you working on? What aspiration do you have for yourself? Recommit today and start on those 21 days.
by Michaeline on July 11, 2009
Are you waiting for enough time or the right time to organize or de-clutter? Sometimes beginning is the hardest thing to do especially when you feel you don’t have enough time or feel buried under a lot of stuff.
If you feel that you don’t have enough time to get organized you can get started by using daily practices to get your stuff under control. Creating routines as discussed in my previous post can help.
In addition, you can keep clutter from accumulating by doing a daily 15 minute circuit around the house. Carry a basket or bin to collect items that belong in other places and at the end of the circuit return them to their proper place. You can have other members of your household help you with this task as well.
But don’t wait until just before bedtime to do this routine as it can get left out… schedule a time such as right before bath time or after dinner so everyone still has the energy to do it. Get in the habit of this daily 15 minutes and you will be surprised how much better you and your home will feel.