Long, lost and forgotten or right on track?
Annette Elton
I’ve never been one for New Year’s Resolutions. When I see something I need to change in my life, personality, or business I usually make a conscious decision right then and there about how I’m going to change it and then get down to the business of improving.
I know there are other schools of thought out there that give strong credence to using the New Year as a fresh slate and a good point to make change, set goals and so forth and for this reason this year I decided to jump on board and create two goals for myself.
They are:
#1 The one touch rule. I got this one from my mother and the rule means you only touch something in your home once before putting it away. In my home we have the habit of shuffling clutter ( I REALLY dislike clutter) from room to room. So by adopting this rule for myself, I hoped that the home would stay cleaner. Let’s just say its 1/4 cleaner than it was because I am only one of four.
#2 Help! I decided that this would be the year I would ask for help. Notice how wonderfully measureable and specific my goals are! Sheesh, you’d think someone who wrote about goal setting would be able to set better goals! Anyway, I’m working on the asking for help thing. It’s a work in progress. I first need to figure out what I need help with. Any suggestions?
So….how are your New Year’s Resolutions going? Are they long, lost and forgotten or are you right on track?
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February 6th, 2008 at 4:15 am
I really don’t like clutter either and we seem to be doing a whole lot of shuffling lately! I remember my mother saying the same exact thing about putting things away — “it’s just as easy to put something away in it’s right place than to put it in the wrong place”
As far as help… what about getting someone to help with the cleaning? I feel that as soon as you’re doing more work or have more on your plate it’s completely justifiable to get help!
I may just do that myself once we finish fixing up the house.
February 6th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Mila,
That’s definitely something I have considered. I have gone so far as to broach the subject with my husband who replies, “I’ll deep clean the house for money.” Which is sooo wrong on many levels. Maybe I’ll just hire someone. He probably wouldn’t notice:-)
February 12th, 2008 at 6:33 am
My husband says something similar — pay me and I’ll do it!
February 13th, 2008 at 1:42 am
You’d think with two teens, the clutter would have gone down a little over the years. But it seems like they make more mess now than ever. Trying to do better is definitely one of my resolutions for the new year - with some help from the mess makers, of course.