Simple Homemaking Plan February 2013

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Last year I began picking 2-3 tasks around the house to accomplish each week.  These were tasks that would typically get overlooked as they don’t necessarily affect the daily functioning of our home (cleaning fan blades, blinds, organizing closets etc). Sometimes they didn’t get accomplished, but without setting the goal, I’m sure that very little would have been accomplished! While it really helped me, one problem I found was that some weeks the tasks were completed quickly and I’d “take {Read More}

Always Be Looking Ahead for Future Needs – 4 Week Frugal Challenge

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The goal blocks I showed you last week have been the most help to me in this challenge so far. I leave them sitting right by my computer monitor and my rice jar that’s also to help me make my goals a priority.  But just like my house, it’s so easy to take a look at my goals and say “everything looks ok, I think I’ll take a break”.  Trust me, it gets me every time. Before I know it {Read More}

Goal Blocks – Visual & Manipulative Tool – 4 Week Frugal Challenge

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Last Tuesday I shared with you my personal goals. The past two weeks I’ve accomplished a lot around the house, on my blogs and personally.  Now, don’t get me wrong- I’ve had my bad days where I didn’t do too much, but overall I feel like I’ve done pretty good for me.  I’ve also had plenty of time for playing games, visiting with friends and watching TV. Partly it’s because I’ve been more determined than ever before to do better.  {Read More}

Goal Setting and 15 Minute Priorities – 4 Week Frugal Challenge

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Last week I challenged you to set some goals and devote at least 15-20 minutes daily towards those goals.  Like the rice jar, if you wait until the end of the day, you’ll give up because it’s too hard to fit it in.  But if you devote time to working on your goals early in the day you’ll find you still have plenty of time for all the other things you want to accomplish. You may be wondering why I {Read More}

4 Week Frugal Challenge – 15 Minute Priorities

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I run out of time every day, don’t you?  Actually I don’t really run out of time, I just don’t prioritize my time. See what I mean here:  The first 4 week challenge of 2013 is to set goals – whether it’s to make more effort to save money, to tackle some projects or to spend more time with your family- and to spend 15-20 minutes a day to make those goals a priority.  You’ll be surprised at how much {Read More}

I’m Finally Going to Try Fly Lady

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A few years ago a friend told me about Fly Lady. Fly Lady is a site with daily tasks to help you stay on top of managing your home.  Such a simple, easy to follow plan, but I didn’t commit to it. I didn’t even try. Then again last year someone mentioned Fly Lady. Did I try it? Of course not, that would be too easy. A few months ago a reader even suggested that I try it. By then {Read More}