I confess that I am not one to set any type of resolutions. In fact, I am not that great at setting goals either. I recognized that 2015 is going to be extremely busy - in a good way - and so I decided to invest a little in myself and take some courses on improving productivity and organization. I believe that I am still capable of learning, growing, and improving. While I find organizing things and developing systems easy to do, I am not always as consistent as I would like to be in practice.
In part due to this training, I decided to try and tackle the dirty dishes three times a day. And I noticed that I could do the breakfast dishes in about five minutes, the lunch in about two, and dinner in about ten. So, less than twenty minutes a day. Yet, if I left the dishes from the day until evening, or as usually happened, until the next morning, it would take an hour or more to do them. I started to question this.
In theory, one could say that I am doing the same amount of dishes, but after reflecting on it a bit, I realized that this theory is actually quite wrong. It's wrong because we lose the affect of accumulation. Think about. Instead of washing the same spoon three times a day, I would actually be washing three different spoons. The same is true for glasses, bowls, and plates. Throw in whatever tools were needed to prepare each meal and the numbers continue to increase. For me, this was a "duh" kind of moment. I mean, I hate doing dishes. It has been something that I have struggled with my entire life - until now.
I'm serious! Think about all the tasks that we allow to accumulate and do only when it has to be done versus managing it periodically throughout the day, week, or month, whatever the case may be.
What things do you let pile up and then take "forever" to complete?
Be blessed.
I am not good at the laundry :-/ thank God my husband doesn't seem to mind this and even makes me "jammy packs" (matching sets of sweats) when he does the laundry. I can do dishes all day long, but there's just two of us and I'm a clean as you go type of person, so they never seem to overwhelm me. I have set a goal to do one thing a day to get my house organized (basement and garage included). I think if I unpack/pack a box a day I can probably have this done in two months, and that's with lazy days. Other resolutions, to be nicer and a better listener - also a lifelong goal. God bless!
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