It keeps snowing and it keeps feeling more and more cozy inside. I’m baking a pumpkin pie to have with some steaming hot cocoa. Mmm.
This time of year people make resolutions. I’m not making a new resolution as much as I am sticking to an old one. Organization!
With a big house, basement, huge garage, barn, and a bunch of people and animals coming and going all the time it is very important to me to stay organized. I use a few different systems to keep me on track. First, Flylady.net. Flylady is a website that breaks your home into manageable zones. Each day the zones are posted on the site along with a list of tasks to complete in each room or area of your home. For example, your entrance and front porch/steps. Clutter and junk-coats, shoes, mail, can accumulate in these areas. Also, you may not think of your entrance when you decide to clean your house. Being prompted by Flylady helps me focus on the areas that I may have overlooked. Some of her suggestions are kinda whack, but I just do what works for me. Try it out!
The other woman I turn to for homekeeping tasks is the domestic goddess herself, Martha. The calendar section of her magazine, Martha Stewart Living, is full of seasonal tasks and suggestions that I do if they apply to my home. For example, the other day it was “clean and organize your utensil drawers”. Truth is, those drawers get dirty and there are tools in there that don’t get used and could be tossed. It took 5 minutes to do. Other than that, I keep a list of major tasks I want to tackle when I have the time.
Ok time to eat pie.
