Get started with my simple formula for getting it done!
Watch here for my tips as shown with Rebecca Cressman on BYU TV Living Essentials
Get started with my simple formula for getting it done!
Watch here for my tips as shown with Rebecca Cressman on BYU TV Living Essentials
In our neck of the woods, spring has had a hard time presenting itself this year! Lots of very cool weather, snow late into May, and now rain that never seems to stop! But, nevertheless, it IS spring and time to get going with a bit of cleaning up!
How will you make “spring cleaning” work for you? For most people, gone are the days of spending uninterrupted time for several days airing out rooms, pounding the dust out of rugs, scrubbing down walls and floors for hours on end. We need a more streamlined approach. Something we can do in pieces.
We’ll start out by offering some great “recipes” for cleaning products you can create from natural products you have around the house. This will save you money and lend itself to a safer, more environmentally friendly cleaning session.
If you’d like to download a copy of Natural Cleaning Products for some great cleaning solutions, please click here> Natural Cleaning Products. And check back soon for more great information on making Spring Cleaning work for you!
Something very special for that very special lady.
Gift her the gift that will change her life forever!
This week only!
I’ve recently become aware of amazing classes being offered by Mountainland Aging & Family Services Department. If you are caring for a family member or friend who is aging, chronically ill, has a disability or mental illness, you will find a variety of hands-on training classes on topics designed to help you. You will also have access to information on the many services available in the area to give you support and help!
Be sure to check out the schedule for all the details and information for you or someone you know! And pass the good news around!
Learn and practice. Know what IS working well for you and recognize and acknowledge what IS NOT. Stop blaming others. Take baby steps–one thing at a time and recognize when you make progress and reward yourself! Remember—it is the progress—not the perfection!
Leave time open. Having a few minutes in between appointments and tasks is a GOOD thing. It will allow you to make up for the unexpected and to actually breathe a little!
Understand why you are procrastinating! This may also be a habit! It is important to know the difference between delaying tasks or decisions for appropriate reasons—such as obtaining more information—and procrastinating. A few things to help you reform your habits:
Be respectful! In other words—be ON TIME! Lateness indicates not only poor time management skills, but a lack of respect for others. If you find that you are chronically 10 minutes late for things—you are probably subconsciously planning that. Make up your mind that you will be ON TIME from now on. Commit to yourself and to others that you will do it.
Record your commitment in your planner and PLAN for it—Allow extra time to arrive on time! Do not let yourself be trapped into the “one last thing” syndrome! If you’re ready to leave and it’s a little early—LEAVE ANYWAY! Use the time at the “other end” to finish the task, rather than taking the change of making yourself late and others wait! Punctuality is a habit that can be developed with effort and repetition.
Communicate. The greatest plan in the world will not be effective if it is not communicated to everyone involved!
Sharing your plan will help get others on board and let them help in the plan. You cannot do it ALL by yourself! No matter how hard you try! No matter how smart, how fast, how good you are. So, whether you communicate by using calendars, lists, notes, email—whatever—share the plan!
Plan. We’ve all heard the adage that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. That may seem a little simple and a little harsh, but I would say that in most cases, it holds true.
Of course, there are some things that we can “wing it” with. But, for things we are serious about—things we really care for—our priorities, we must plan! It may be as simple as planning a menu for the week or as involved as planning for retirement!
Focus. Think about wanting to use your time well. Think about what you may be doing too much of that is keeping you from doing what you really want. Are you using the computer too much, are you visiting with friends too much, are you watching too much TV? Although every one of these things can be a very good thing, we can let ourselves get carried away and not even realize that an hour or two have gone by! Every time you say “yes” to one activity, you are saying no to another.