It’s working!

For the past few weeks I’ve been writing down 5 things to accomplish each Saturday and Sunday.  Guess what?  It’s working!

I have varying levels of success and varying levels of temptation to “screw it.”  But I’ve had more successes than failures, and I’ve actually made progress.

So, what have I been doing?

1. Paying bills/working on finances for 15 minutes each day.  I’ve gotten caught up with my bills and am now in the process of balancing my accounts.
2. Doing 1 complete load of laundry and “1/2 load” each day.  A complete load consists of sorting, washing, drying, folding and putting away.  However, I can’t complete one load of delicate items in one day. That’s where the “1/2 load” comes in.  I wash (since sorting has already been done), and hang or lay flat to dry.  The following day I fold and put away.  My laundry is down to a manageable level, without leaving items in the washer to get moldy, or in the dryer to get wrinkled.
3. Iron 3 items on one day.  I now have a closet with a variety of clothes to wear; some new, some I haven’t worn in a long time.
4. Other chores such as picking up around the house, cleaning out the frig, changing the sheets; even backing up and deleting files on my old computer in preparation to Freecycle it.
5. But my biggest accomplishment has been to not turn on the computer until 10:00a.m.  It’s amazing what I can accomplish in those few hours, and it’s probably the reason I’ve been successful  in all the other endeavors.

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