I seem to have always been stuck in an all-or-nothing mind-set. If I can't clean the whole house at once, I'm not going to clean any of it, for example. Or I must finish an entire sewing project at once. I must paint this whole room and have it put back together in one day.
You see what I mean. It makes life really stressful.
I've really been working on "a little here, a little there." Especially with cleaning. It really works. Sweep the kitchen floor today: 3 minutes. Clean a bathroom tomorrow: 10 minutes. And everything looks decently clean. There's also still time for workouts and sewing and e-mails and blogging before work (well, I don't go to work till 3 p.m.). There's time for knitting and TV after work (I'm telling you, swing shift is the way to go if you want more hours in your day).
It's so much more relaxing and easy on me. We all need a little more peace in our lives, so I urge you to space ... things ... out.
1 comment:
I am so like you! I totally have to finish everything before I start something else... and I never start something else cause everything is still unfinished! Thanks for the great tip - must try it!!!
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