Watch here for my tips as shown with Rebecca Cressman on BYU TV Living Essentials

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!

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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!

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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!

• Remember that unpleasant tasks rarely turn out to be as bad as you think.  Do them first—early in the day.  Reward yourself when you do!
• When a task seems overwhelming—break it into smaller pieces.  Eat the elephant one bite at a time.  Clean the kitchen one countertop at a time!
• Make up your mind!  Set a deadline for making a decision and choose what matters most in the decision.
• Remember how great you will feel when you are finished!
• Try not to be a perfectionist.  Remember that it is progress—not perfection that matters!  Doing something—anything—is better than doing nothing at all!
• Remove distractions that take your focus off your task.  Close the door, turn off the TV or phone, whatever keeps you from beginning and finishing the task!

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.

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!

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.