Finding my way

    I have always been the disorganized type.  I have the best of intentions. I can map out an organization plan that people would die for, but implementing the plan is another deal. I am horrible at doing things on a consistent basis. In all honesty, I think that is the key to a lot of the areas in my life that I am trying to change. I am horrible about doing things on a day to day basis. 

  One of the statements I would make to parents about setting rules was that “They needed to set rules that they could enforce even on their worst day.”  I think this is also true for habits, and goals that you set for yourself. The changes we make need to be something we can do even on our worst days.  They need to be realistic.

  I think a big part of my struggle is that I constantly compare myself to others, and the reality is that I am never going to be like everybody else. Nor do I really want to be, but I do want to be more organized, and I do want our home and car to be cleaner.  I just have to a find a way to do it all on mine and my husband’s terms instead of everybody else’s. 

  So my goal in regards to organization this week is to simply start doing something one task a day that I would normally not do, and I mean it can be pretty simple. Like throwing away trash, loading the dishwasher, or going through the mail.  I want to do one task a day, and at the end of the week I want to see how much it makes a difference. I think I will be surprised.