A Deal With the Devil – or myself…

Housework Schedule Rules – if I HAVE to…

I woke up this morning, my kitchen was full of sunlight, the air was the beautiful summer kind and I was ready to jump right in to things.

Hmmm. What should I do first?

Wait a minute.

Why am I asking myself that question?

I already know the answer.

Or maybe it's better answered by what shouldn't I do first.

I shouldn't jump online and read email, check twitter and browse websites.

I shouldn't even sit down and begin a productive project time pocket unless it meets one criteria – it improves my home.

WHY NOT?

Because it is so easy to get started with the day and on it goes.

And on and on and next thing I know it's evening and I haven't done any cleaning except for maybe a bit of dishes and laundry.

If this happens too often, for example 2 whole days, the house is in disarray and EVERYTHING else that I do looses it's shine.

THE DEAL… 

So I've made a deal with myself – every day I start the morning (after coffee until I kick the habit again) with my BOOST Circuit.

It makes all the difference in the quality of life around here, especially during the summer holidays and even if I do 30 minutes, it makes a huge difference in the day. 

The next deal I have made with myself is that I do my exercises every exercise day.

I don't have a set in stone time for it, but if they aren't done by 7:00 in the evening, I drop what I'm doing and get to it.

These 2 'deals' will save me more guilt and self dissatisfaction than anything else I can imagine.

They will take me from being ineffective and stressed, to being healthy and strong and feeling great about myself as the chief caretaker of our home. 

SO WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?

Can you tell me? You can put your deal in the comments section below.

I would LOVE to know! 

THE BOTTOM LINE – IT DOESN'T ALWAYS COME EASY BUT IT'S BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE 

The good news, and the bad news is that we are not alone.

We all have our reasons why we would rather, or must do other things.

The bottom line seems to be – just get it out the way consistently, either as small pieces daily or in a larger piece weekly – but it must be done to preserve our sanity and our well being.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Is it harder to worry about not doing it than it is to do it? 

HOUSEWORK SCHEDULES ON THE NET 

I've included a few links below that I thought where of interest because there are so many people with so many different challenges.

We are never alone!  

Ways to Make Myself to do Housework

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Schedule Struggles

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Simple Daily Housework Schedule

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