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Short Attention Span Theater
Written by centerseeker   
05 April 2012
True confession.  This article is not about theater but I still think the tittle fits.  You see I have the attention span of a gnat when it comes to housework which is why I am a Disorganized and Messy.  So I have little games I play to trick myself into doing short spurts of housework.  I will freely and openly admit that they are are more than a little corny but they make little dents that add up to a more peaceful home so I thought I'd share them. 

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The voices that lie to you
Written by uplifted   
02 April 2012

There are verious reasons as to why we 'just cant be organized'.

True, this may be just another inborn trait. But if we do want to break that taboo and develop new habits we need to understand that the barriers that stand between our good will and its successful results, are our subconcious voices  that lie to us and are based on wrong assumptions and believes: 

1. Its neither or all (Im not gona finish it anyway, so why start?)

2. I do not deserve a clean and organized environment

3. I can do it later

4. One plus one equals one (its messy anyway, one more thing wont matter).

5. i can do it later

6. It must be 100 % clean

7. I am a failure if i cant keep my house clean.

8. i have always been this way. I'm never gonna change.

 

We have to reset our mind and reprogram it with positive thoughts. I am good. I deserve to live happyly and peacefully. I deserve to enjoy cleanliness and order. I can live peacefully if my house is not perfectly clean. Every item makes a difference, if the room is messy, I will make sure to not make it worse by adding more items. I can get used to put away things right away. I know changing is time and efforts consuming. It may take a long while to see results.

Take small and very easy goals and practice it for a month. After that it will come to you as a second nature. For example- decide to keep the dining table completely clear of items. Or, the couch, or one counter. You may want to decide on 10 minute clean-up every morning. Take something you dont do now, but you know it will come easy for you. Many poeple dont know, but the key for success is mini steps. Slowly maturally. Safe enough to not fall, good enough to taste success. Remember that success leads to success. 

 



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Toy Organization The Preschool Teacher Way
Written by centerseeker   
02 April 2012
I have a three year old who has tons of toys.  Many of them are those little things like the people and cars and tons of trains and track pieces.  Since I am a Disorganized and Messy, Mr Three's toys were piled and heaped willy nilly, with different pieces mislaid or randomly tossed on the floor, snarled up in our toy organizor or in a giant toy chest.  This not only looked like a mess but frustrated my son and I when we wanted to play with certain toys but couldn't find them.  It also frustrated my husband when he would step on the toys on the floor! The toy situation was out of hand! Then a saviour came by in the form of my cousin, who happens to be a preschool teacher of three year olds.

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Banish Perfectionism!
Written by centerseeker   
01 April 2012
I know for me a big hurdle to keeping calm and order in my home is Perfectionism.  Now if someone were to walk through my door and see the piles of toys all over they would laugh out loud if I suggested I were a Perfectionist!  What they might not know is that the toys take over because whenever I want to put them away I imagine the perfectly appointed play room, like a picture in a magazine.  Since I am no where near having a Perfect system like that I often get overwhelmed and do nothing!

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