In my last post here, September is the new January, I talked about why I’m posting and sharing about getting my house in order and what that means.
Before I set out some main goals for this journey, I will share what my goals are NOT:
MY GOAL IS NOT:
A house that is always spic and span, eat off the floor clean.
I do not enjoy cleaning; but I really love it when the house is clean or looks picked up. I absolutely do not want to spend big chunks of my day cleaning. Nope. No sireee. No thank you. Also, we are home alllll day. I have two kids and two dogs. Perfectly clean is not even an option here.
Perfection.
This is a hard one for me. This, I believe, is one of the reasons I’ve failed at keeping things up before.
Making my goals too big or complicated.
Simple. Baby Steps. Routines that will stick.
MY GOAL IS TO:
To be honest and genuine on this blog.
So, get ready. You might be grossed out or have a different view of me if you know me in real life.
Make and keep good habits that will help my life and home run more smoothly and give me more time for the things that are really important.
This is totally a peace of mind thing more than it is physical thing.
Declutter and Simplify.
I don’t know about you; but this crazy year has completely overwhelmed and overstimulated my mind. My house has these pockets of clutter and when I see them, it adds to the overwhelm I already feel.
Accomplish goals and projects
This is probably my biggest reason for a (re) Start of my getting my home in order. I’m sure I’ll talk more about this in future blog posts.
Baby Steps
I’ve been reading and rereading a lot of resources, some inspirational blogs, IG accounts and books to get me motivated. I’ll share those along the way. What I’m doing this month is the Fly Lady’s Baby Steps. It’s simple and I did this years ago; so I’m familiar with it.
I know there is not a “one size fits all” system. I’m sure as I read and get inspiration from others along the way, it will all meld into my own unique way that will work for me, my season of life and my family.
Why the blog? Really to keep myself accountable. There is not a plethora of people who read my blog and that’s okay . It’s a space where I can record my progress along the way.
31 Days of Baby Steps
First of all, I wanted to post day #1 of this journey on September 1st. That didn’t happen obviously and Perfectionist Jen started thinking about postponing this till October 1st (and October has 31 days-perfect!!) I’m fighting my perfectionist tendencies so I am starting tomorrow.
I would love to post everyday documenting my progress and I will try my best but……….. real life.
I will post imperfect posts and pictures that may not look great (or they will look awesome if I have time to edit); but the goal here is not perfection.
Baby Step #1 Shine your sink.
I’ll tell you how I did in the next post here
If you have no flipping idea who The Fly Lady is, here are some links:
Fly Lady’s Sink Reflections