3:52

phew... Thought I was going to miss last week's picture didn't you? Thought I couldn't keep this goal, didn't you? You didn't think any of that? I have to admit, I kinda did. But look at me! Here it is. Yeah. I am relieved.

This (these) picture is depicts another of my goals for this year. Can you guess what it is? Anya sent me a link to a blog that she follows (one that I now follow as well) who had an idea for home organization. I really took to this idea. As I told you here I really wanted to conquer cleanliness in my home last year. I didn't. It really made me sad. I have decided to continue trying this year and see how much progress I can make.

This little binder is what is going to make the difference between this year and last year. I am easily overwhelmed. The thought of trying to deep clean my entire house every week makes me want to pass out. I just can't wrap my brain around it. This binder helps me break all the tasks apart and makes cleaning manageable and something I can do. I don't have to do everything everyday. Who would have thought? I sure didn't. My eyes have been opened!

So, I made a list of everything that I believe needs to be done every week in my home (ie laundry, wash windows, vacuum, bathrooms, etc). I'm sure your list would look different than mine. It was just a list of what was important to me. Then I decided how many times those things needed to be done. Like laundry is more than once, obviously, I also need to vacuum more than once a week. So then I split up the tasks throughout the days of the week minus Saturday and Sunday. I want those days to be for my family. Then every day I have nighttime tasks like dishes, wash counters, and clean up clutter.

I started using the binder last week and it was rough. I didn't get everything done. Most days were crazy. But I can say that I got a lot more done than I usually do. I am committed to getting tasks completed that I usually don't think I could ever do. This week, I am more determined to make my schedule work. My goal is to make my schedule second nature. That each day I know what I need to do and I find a way to get it done without much hassle. We'll see how it goes. Wish me luck!