Make It Count Monday - Vol. 7
Written and published on November 4th, 2012. Archived to previous year.
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| A Link-Up of Goals and Accomplishments! |
~MOTIVATION~
What did I accomplish last week?
This past week was more of a recovery week coming off the business of the week before. And while Hurricane Sandy really threw a wrench in things across the entire country, I think it also helped me (and many others) slow down and reflect a bit more on the important things in life. Sadly, that's quite an accomplishment itself in this day and age. Many, many prayers for all of those living the devastation--sometimes we just have no idea how lucky we are. On Wednesday I dressed up with my kids and remained stress-free as we went trick-or-treating (with the help of my wonderful mother-in-law!), and I even succeeded in getting my little potty-trainer to do his business pretty much every day. I also created a t-shirt design, organized the craft cabinet, hung wire in the hallway as a kids' art display, took the kids to a weeknight church service that coincided with bedtime and survived (thanks in part to my husband sharing the load!), packed myself and the kids for our overnight anniversary trip, and then actually enjoyed some quality time with my husband and kept my mother hen worrying to a minimum while the kids were at Gran and Granddad's!
~DIRECTION~
What's my goal for this week?
I beg you to help me with this goal: I need a routine. With all of the 'recovering' and such, the house was in a state of disaster by the end of the week. Like, it quickly matched my room. We did some whirlwind cleaning on Sunday and got most of it in pretty good shape, but my problem is that I struggle to keep it that way. Who doesn't, right? But I am not a creature of habit. When it comes to anything. I am a creature of impulse who will gladly get caught up in writing a blog post over cleaning that pot in the sink that is clearly begging me for some attention. I've tried a few suggestions out there in the past few months (scheduling a different big chore for each day, or doing one load of laundry every day to spread it out) but I fail miserably at all of them unless I have some sort of accountability. (Hence the beauty of Make It Count Mondays)! I feel like a little kid who needs a rewards system or something...but I tend to just give myself my reward anyway because I'm the boss and I do what I want. So I could really use some input! Other goals: writing a talk for our youth group retreat this weekend (I help out with the high school youth group at my church), packing for said retreat, and emotionally preparing myself to spend another weekend away from my kiddos! Eek! Yeah, yeah, and my room, too...
~ACCOUNTABILITY~
What steps will I take to move toward that goal?
I'll be trying Fly Lady this week and seeing motivation alone will help me stick to it. But I'm serious, I really do wish I had a boss so I would be forced to do stuff some days, because I don't trust my 'motivation' alone to get the job done! Suggestions welcome! For the retreat: I'll be writing the talk during naptime and packing
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!
Comment below to share your own MOTIVATION, DIRECTION, and ACCOUNTABILITY for the week! Or link up below to host your own Make It Count Monday--grab the badge on the sidebar if you'd like, and don't forget to link back here to Positively (Im)Perfect so we can visit and encourage you!
Motivation to clean your room, eh? The only thing I can suggest is taking out the clutter/whatever is bothering you about the room, and getting everything just the way you want it. Then put things that belong in your room back and figure out somewhere else for the rest. The motivation is your newly cleaned/organized/decorated space!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got to go on an anniversary getaway - how fun! I can't imagine being away from my babies for longer than a day of work. I was gone for work for 13 hours on Saturday and I missed them so much! Prayers for strength for you this weekend. Happy Monday! (I will link up my post tomorrow - thanks for doing this and making me think about goals!!)
It's not exactly clutter around my room, it's piles of clothes and shoes and folded clothes in laundry baskets that I just need to put away already! But I think you highlighted a major theme for me right now...even though we have more than enough closet space in our new home, I'm not happy with where everything is and I keep changing it on myself (especially during the whole summer-->winter wardrobe change). So you're right, I really need to just clear things out and organize it all at once! Maybe that can be its own goal next week...
DeleteI know it sounds like a copout/spoiled brat move, but I hired someone to clean my place every two weeks. I still do all my own dishes, laundry, organizing, decluttering... but I found it in my budget by eliminating satellite TV (I do $8/month Hulu Plus!) and cut other things to make it work.
ReplyDeleteWhat this did for me was allow me more time to really settle into my new place/town after a long day at work (decorate! organize!), have time for planning/prepping meals so I eat (and save!) more at home, read books and work on grad school applications... At first people were critical of my choice, but it ended up being the best thing I ever did for myself.
Why? I was so overwhelmed at the thought of doing EVERYTHING by myself that I ended up doing NOTHING! Now I can focus!
Everyone has a different way, but for me it was all about prioritizing and trying to avoid that awful overwhelmed feeling.
Well I don't think it sounds like a copout at all...I am ALL for getting a little help! Phooey on the critics. So glad that it's working well for you, too. Unfortunately we're working on cutting lots from other areas already so it's not exactly an option right now. And I don't have the excuse that you do of being away from the house at a job all day. I already work here, so I might as well suck it up :) I liked what you said about figuring out a way with Hulu, though! Thanks for sharing, Aubrey!
DeleteMy best advice is to make To Do Lists and give yourself a timeline. I do much better if I give myself deadlines.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good idea...I usually lose my to do lists in a drawer somewhere, but I used to stick stuff on my computer screen at work as a reminder so maybe I'll try to bring that back!
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