productivity
Motivation? Not So Much
There was a time when I could “beat my body into daily submission”, to quote the apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 9:27). I could force myself to get up when the alarm went off at 5am, without complaint or snooze button. I could work well into the night at housework after working all day doing work [...]
This Evening I Shined My Sink
The FlyLady system used to work very well for me when we were in Baltimore, but somewhere along the way I’ve fooled myself into believing that I just don’t have time to do it. I’ve got a busy job that keeps me away from home for 9 hours + 2 hours of commute. [...]
Count the Small Stuff
Q: How do you eat an elephant?
A: One bite at a time.
It’s amazing how great you can feel when you accomplish something. It’s also amazing how lousy you can feel when you’ve been bogged down by a large unmovable project. I’ve been feeling pretty lousy at work lately, but finally got to feel [...]
It’s Not You, It’s Me
Dear Flylady,
I turned to you in 2000, newly single and on my own for the first time in my life. You were there for me with routines and a structured environment. And when I remarried and owned my first (town)home, you were there to assist in keeping everything in its place. But [...]
Washing Windows
I used to think Martha Stewart was nuts. But then I found myself buying more and more issues of her “Living” magazine from the supermarket because the information in it actually makes sense. Now I’m a subscriber. A recent issue had a tutorial on washing windows. Instead of Windex and papertowels, [...]
Willpower
Your mind (and imagination) can really be a powerful thing. If I look at a task negatively, then I tend to procrastinate. I tried to trick myself Sunday evening, and surprisingly enough — it worked! I had spent most of this past weekend catching up on laundry and chores that didn’t get [...]
Paying it forward… to ME
I’m sure most of you have seen the movie “Pay It Forward“, so I’m not going to bother with a synopsis. It’s amazing how much you can really get done when you decide to “pay it forward” to yourself. I guess I would define that as doing a few extra things, even though [...]
