A thought for the day, which is really just the same as
Dee's "Begun is half done," quote:
Begin: To have commenced is half the deed. Half yet remains; Begin again on this and thou wilt finish all." -- AsoniusI got this from the Declutter 365 website which posts a 15-min challenge for each day, and I have actually DONE the first day's challenge!
So -- I have begun.
I did NOT actually begin until around 3:00 pm, when I finally s2s, but since then, I have
* made a habit tracker for the next 25 days (that was all the space I had)
* checked off the following habits --
-- Bible study time
-- outside time
-- declutter 365 -- kitchen sink and sink area
I did not keep up with my time, but
LadyM, I suspect you are right -- if I do 5 minutes, or even 1 minute, I'll surprise myself at how much I keep at it.
I washed the supper dishes and put away some items sitting there on the sink edge, then I decided it was time to clean out the basket sitting right beside the sink -- the one where all the papers go that no one knows where to put.
I threw out a BUNCH of old papers from there, put a few others in other places where they more naturally should be, and threw out the 2018 insurance and Medicare books. (The basket sits on top of all the insurance and doctor info, which we kept up with religiously while dh was seeing the heart clinic bi-monthly.) From there I thought, well, I should go ahead and clean off the rest of this counter, so I dusted behind the decorative canisters (which hold NOTHING and serve no purpose, but they were wedding gifts and match our everyday dishes -- dh would have a fit if I hid them away!) and put some more papers (that were lying there in front of the canisters) where they go -- photographs, etc) and put away stuff like dgd's ponytail holder which had been lying there since last Friday.
So, it's good to mark that off my checklist. This week's zone is just getting ready for next week, right? So I'm doing that by getting my calendars and things in order.
I need to make a new zone card too.
You know, weekly stuff -- if it's truly done WEEKLY -- doesn't have to be checked off every day, does it? I don't think I have SEVEN weekly tasks that only need to be done once a week. I cleaned out the humidifier -- that should be done weekly. I'll count that for today.
I'll count dailies if most of my routine is done.
I have 10 habits and for today, I only have 4 remaining to check off:
[ ] drinking water
[ ] fasting after 8:00 pm
[ ] paperwork (this is where I will work on the journals, photo albums, etc)
[ ] exercise
I may be taking on too much and fizzle out before the week is over, but I am starting the year with a hopeful heart! I am endorsing my effort,
Lynlee!
Kathryn, I think dgs has received several of those Leap Frog things, but I don't know if he has used them much. They seem a little involved to me... fit the book thing here and make sure you start on the right page and yada yada yada. I like a plain old book better, myself. I don't blame your dd for being a little less than enchanted, LOL.
BookSaver -- sending lots of get well soon wishes! Oh! And good luck with your new position as president!
WTG on the closet organization,
Cathy! I need to do that. I turn my hangers at least once a year, and keep up with it with a post-it on the closet shelf, but STILL it is hard for me to discard things I KNOW I have not worn in a year, or even TWO years. I don't know why I get so attached to my clothes. When it's time to get dressed, I am never all that impressed with my wardrobe. * sheesh *
Oh, and I never know how to divide tops... long sleeve/short sleeve/tank tops, yes... but then what about the 3/4 sleeves? They aren't winter wear, really, but not summer either, and not enough of them to give them their own section. * sigh *
Turning the closet is a "Bonus" mission for January on the Declutter 365 site, btw.
Waving to
Harriet,
blessed,
Twins,
LadyM, and ALL of you! I can only see this far in topic review!