Now that Violet’s crawling, I’m constantly looking around to figure out what she can get her hands on. My goal this week is to get down on her level and see things as she’ll see them and make sure there’s nothing dangerous where she can get to it! Since not everybody has a baby that has just become mobile, this week’s task is to do a general safety check of your home. This site has some good checklists. Though the site is about kids, a lot of the info is good for any home.
Archive for the ‘Motivation Monday’ Category
Motivation Monday — Control the Clutter
17
Aug
Pick 25 of any one type of item in your house and get rid of it. Some suggestions:
- Throw out 25 pieces of junk mail.
- Take 25 pieces of clothing to a consignment or thrift store.
- Donate 25 food items to your local food bank.
- Take 25 books to a used book store.
- Donate 25 toys to a church or daycare.
I could probably do all of those without too much effort!
Motivation Monday — Clean Out the Fridge
10
Aug
Ugh. My fridges are disgusting. And my upright freezer needs defrosting. And I am out of plastic food storage containers because they’re all growing mold in the fridge. Well, that one may be slightly exaggerated, but the rest is true.
So I’m hoping to clean them all out AND defrost the freezer this week. The defrosting bit may be slightly more difficult, because I’m not entirely sure we have the space to move everything, but perhaps with clean fridges that will be possible!
Motivation Monday — Clean Off Your Desk
03
Aug
Let’s try this thing again, shall we? I was getting overwhelmed with coming up with 3 things to do every weeek, and then overwhelmed at trying to accomplish them in addition to everything else I do. So we’re going to take it a little bit slower this time around!
This week, I’m going to try to clean off my desk. That’s it! It probably won’t take me more than 15-20 minutes (maybe more if I get really involved in looking at everything) but having a clean desk will really give me a sense of accomplishment and make me feel better about this room. It might even get me motivated to do some more work on my office, and if it does I’ll roll with it! So there’s the new weekly challenge — clean your desk off! Simple, right?
I may even post an after picture next week when it’s done. You won’t get a before, though. I’m much too embarassed to show people just how bad it’s gotten.
