Comments on: This Resolution Sucks http://izzymom.com/2009/01/22/is-there-such-thing-as-being-life-challeneged/ Where it's always amateur night... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:36:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kittenpie http://izzymom.com/2009/01/22/is-there-such-thing-as-being-life-challeneged/#comment-168291 kittenpie Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:04:47 +0000 http://caffeinatrix.com/?p=910#comment-168291 If I knew anything about this, my house would be a different place and my mind wouldn't always be wishing it were. My only bit of advice is that when there is an actual place for something, it does seem to get back there. It's the things that don't really have a hom that kill me and clutter up every surface. Gah! If I knew anything about this, my house would be a different place and my mind wouldn’t always be wishing it were. My only bit of advice is that when there is an actual place for something, it does seem to get back there. It’s the things that don’t really have a hom that kill me and clutter up every surface. Gah!

]]> By: Stella http://izzymom.com/2009/01/22/is-there-such-thing-as-being-life-challeneged/#comment-168290 Stella Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:27:23 +0000 http://caffeinatrix.com/?p=910#comment-168290 New reader and loving the blogs esp the name *admitting to be a caffeine lover myself* Disorganized but still know where everything is. Always get inspired when seeing those organized closets in the Ikea catalogues and tempting to slap money down to get one built. Whereas I do kick myself to get up and clean (try to) once a week, all of being organized makes me disorganized. Can never find anything. “PS: Do men worry about this shit????” They do worry... that's all they do and then complain about it. Also the continuous "Honey, where is my ----?" as if I am a gps that will show him exactly where he puts everything. New reader and loving the blogs esp the name
*admitting to be a caffeine lover myself*
Disorganized but still know where everything is. Always get inspired when seeing those organized closets in the Ikea catalogues and tempting to slap money down to get one built. Whereas I do kick myself to get up and clean (try to) once a week, all of being organized makes me disorganized. Can never find anything.

“PS: Do men worry about this shit????”

They do worry… that’s all they do and then complain about it. Also the continuous “Honey, where is my —-?” as if I am a gps that will show him exactly where he puts everything.

]]> By: Jennifer A http://izzymom.com/2009/01/22/is-there-such-thing-as-being-life-challeneged/#comment-168289 Jennifer A Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:30:03 +0000 http://caffeinatrix.com/?p=910#comment-168289 Pick one thing to work on. Start small. This is what I do. I tacle the top of the microwave, the hall closet, my scrapbooking table and that is all I work on at a time. Pick one thing to work on. Start small. This is what I do. I tacle the top of the microwave, the hall closet, my scrapbooking table and that is all I work on at a time.

]]> By: Michele http://izzymom.com/2009/01/22/is-there-such-thing-as-being-life-challeneged/#comment-168288 Michele Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:52:24 +0000 http://caffeinatrix.com/?p=910#comment-168288 From all my attempts at systems, and organizational self help... Three things have stood out and helped me a lot that I've been able to stick with. 1) A notebook. That way I don't lose my thoughts, and have a place for my to-do lists. 2) 15 minutes never killed anyone. 3) A timer. I literally live my day by my timer. 60 minutes - deal with email. Timer goes off and I don't look at it again til the next day. 15 minutes, clean out some of my closet. Timer goes off, I stop. etc. The timer makes me stop and refocus, and yet I've spent a chunk of time on something that needed to be done. And yes - stuff comes up, but for the most part these are the only real things that help my mind - otherwise, I can take off on so many tangents and then wonder where the hell my day went when I fall into bed. <em>Michele's last blog post..</em><a href='http://sparksandbutterflies.com/2009/01/27/grace-in-small-things-1/' rel="nofollow">Grace in Small Things - 1</a> From all my attempts at systems, and organizational self help… Three things have stood out and helped me a lot that I’ve been able to stick with. 1) A notebook. That way I don’t lose my thoughts, and have a place for my to-do lists. 2) 15 minutes never killed anyone. 3) A timer. I literally live my day by my timer. 60 minutes – deal with email. Timer goes off and I don’t look at it again til the next day. 15 minutes, clean out some of my closet. Timer goes off, I stop. etc. The timer makes me stop and refocus, and yet I’ve spent a chunk of time on something that needed to be done. And yes – stuff comes up, but for the most part these are the only real things that help my mind – otherwise, I can take off on so many tangents and then wonder where the hell my day went when I fall into bed.

Michele’s last blog post..Grace in Small Things – 1

]]> By: Mom101 http://izzymom.com/2009/01/22/is-there-such-thing-as-being-life-challeneged/#comment-168287 Mom101 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:46 +0000 http://caffeinatrix.com/?p=910#comment-168287 Once a week I pick something that needs organizing - the kitchen pantry, the hall closet, my kids' sock drawer. I find that particularly when there's no control in other aspects of my life, taking on a single project like that helps me get it back. Of course Nate calls them "cleaning frenzies." I'm like, "It's not a cleaning frenzy. It's CLEANING!" Sigh. Also can I just say....JANET!! Once a week I pick something that needs organizing – the kitchen pantry, the hall closet, my kids’ sock drawer. I find that particularly when there’s no control in other aspects of my life, taking on a single project like that helps me get it back.

Of course Nate calls them “cleaning frenzies.” I’m like, “It’s not a cleaning frenzy. It’s CLEANING!”

Sigh.

Also can I just say….JANET!!

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