Obviously, I haven’t been blogging here. I said this was the last chance for this blog, so if I don’t get my act in gear, I will be closing it down at the end of the year. I really don’t want to do that, because when it is working, it really does motivate me to work on my house. So, I thought I would codify some things and see if it could jump start things again.
1) I hate that I haven’t been blogging regularly. How will I fix it? Add blogging–at least a little each day–to my list of daily chores. The dailies seem to be getting done, so if I add it to the routine, hopefully, this will get done too.
2) I hate that my house never actually gets any cleaner. How will I fix it? Well, if I am blogging daily, I will need something to talk about. So, every day I should be able to get at least one chore done. That’s my theory, at least.
3) I hate the clutter. How will I fix it? Every day I will figure out a way to give away, sell, or trash one or more items. If I include what it was in my daily blog, then it should become routine–and another daily to do. 🙂
4) I hate my disorganization. How will I fix it? Every day, I will try to sort through something. A box, a drawer, a shelf, something. I’ll also put that in my blog.
5) I hate that I can’t even get into my office to use it. How will I fix it? Every day I will work on my office so that I can actually get into it and organize it. These trials will probably be blog posts. And may wind up as some of the things above. 🙂
One thing I have learned–if you over reach, nothing will be accomplished. I want to make this work, so I am going to stop there. This is a manifesto of sorts. I have blogged today, so I will start tomorrow on all of these steps. That’s fair…isn’t it? 😉
Rie Sheridan Rose 
Any Progress is Better Than NO Progress…Right?
It feels like I got little done today, but I didn’t get to cleaning until after I blogged for riewriter.com, submitted today’s submission, discussed publishing details for the anthology…so, yeah. Doesn’t look like much, but several trips up the stairs and laundry in the washer too. I am exhausted! But I’ve lost weight since the beginning of the year. 😉
Today’s project was to get the ping-pong table uncovered. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Well, no…:
It’s in the front hallway, and what feels like a logical place to set things down. Only, they seldom get picked up and moved along to where they go. Once it is clear, we are going to fight to keep it that way. I have vowed this to be so…in my own head, which is where it most needs to take root.
So, after several trips up and down stairs, and some sorting into places where things belonged, we have this:
Can you see the difference? I know I can. Now, you might be wondering about the piles of books, and why they aren’t put where they belong. I know Marvin was asking about them:
Well, can you see those double doors behind the table?
That’s the library.
Once the table is cleared, I can get in there and put the books away.
Yes, there is much more to do, but at least a start was made. My back and I are feeling virtuous.
UPDATE: I got a little more ambitious. You can actually see most of the tabletop now:
(And what a difference the camera makes…this one is from my phone.)