Experiment

As I stuffed my Shoprite receipt into my purse I thought "what would an organized person do with this receipt?" Then I came up with an idea that I could try, for a week, to live like an organized person does. I have a tendency to leave some crucial part of a task unfinished. For instance, this morning, I was folding whites but didn't finish, so they are still on my bedroom floor. I took in and put away most of the groceries. I did not make 2 phone calls I was supposed to make that are important. I did not write the thank you notes yet for Troy's party 1 week ago. I was just about to say that "I'll start tomorrow" but that would be what I always say. I'll begin today!

(Not) Gettting Things Done

Just about one week later, I am writing again with a similar train of thought. I do not do well with a "non" schedule. I know lots of people would envy my situation-not working and it's summer. However I need a schedule or 1-I get nothing done and 2-I do not feel happy because I am a person who feels "something' needs to be done everyday, and it can't just be me wandering around doing laundry here, dishes there, vacuuming randomly, and then doing the same exact thing tomorrow. I start to go stir crazy. I know there are limited days to our lives and don't want to feel like I'm wasting mine. My problem is that one small thing can bog me down for days, weeks, months, and potentially YEARS!

Taking too long to do a task

I seriously have a problem with getting things done. Packing for example. Trying to get DS ready for camp but am unable to do so. Why? Have difficulty finishing things, and keep getting distracted. Why? Find myself walking all over the house. Not good.

The results

Okay, so I did all the things on the above list, and some laundry as well. I also found the piece of paper I was looking for. The living room downstairs took a long time. Wait-did I say I would dust? I didn't do that. Again, as I moved the living room couch away from the wall, I found things like granola bar wrappers and popsicle sticks as well as the occasional stray sock. Now, how do you get the "cleat" smell out of that area. Since I don't have a mudroom, the cleats get left by the front door and I have tried a lot of different methods but it's kind of like the smell of a wet dog that won't go away. When we did the addition, I wanted a mudroom but the area where it was supposed to go would have required changing the entrance way and dismantling a room. I didn't think that was worth it. I've seen some nice built ins for entrance ways, so eventually I'd like to do that. I've never seen anything for the area immediately outside the door however. That's the kind of thing I need. I do have kind of a unique house now. While it was thundering today I realized that from the front windows it feels like you're in a treehouse. That's one of the things I like about it. Lack of a garage...dislike. But at least I never have to clean out my garage, which I'm sure would be full of things if I did have one. Tomorrow is another day off but I certainly don't want to spend it cleaning again.

A long Day Ahead

3 days off. Every inch of the house needs to be cleaned. Where do I begin. Begin at the front door and work up I suppose. After I finish unloading the car I will: vacuum entire downstairs, mop both bathrooms and wood floor and clean the bathrooms. Then I will come upstairs and do the same.
How long will that take me if I begin now? It's 11:30. The countdown begins now.