Some of us think that if we get the laundry
washed and dried that's all we need to do
and it's okay for the family to just pull
stuff out of a pile. That makes as much
sense as cooking a meal and expecting
everyone to stand at the stove and take
turns scooping the food out of the pan and
eating it one spoonful at a time. You
wouldn't dream of doing that. Yes the food
is cooked, but the meal is not complete
until the table is set and the food is put
on plates. Do the same for your laundry. Put
it away.
. Pick up
continually. This may seem like a pain to do at first but if you stick
with it, it will become a habit. I didn't realize how much of a habit it
had become for me until I was visiting my daughter's the other day. As I
was walking into the kitchen, I picked up empty glasses and odds and
ends on my way. Then when I walked from the kitchen to the bedroom I
picked up toys as I went in there. It wasn't even my house but I had
seen something out of place and out of habit picked it up. Every sock or
glass that you walk past is a spore waiting to flourish into a vortex of
debris. Catch it while it is small!
. Read and
dispose of newspapers and magazines. There are usually two reasons
people have stacks of newspapers and magazines piled around:
They want to save an article in it. If that is the case then cut
the article out as you are reading the magazine and file it. Trust me,
you not only won't cut that article out at a later time, but you
probably won't remember what or where it is.
They don't
have time to read them. If you aren't going to read them the why are you
subscribing to them? Stop your subscriptions. This doesn't have to be an
all or nothing thing. If you can't keep up with the daily newspaper then
just get the Sunday paper. Most people usually have more leisure time
Sunday to read it. Pick out one or two of your favorite magazines and
stop subscribing to the rest.
With any item,
if it is broken or you don't use it anymore get rid of it. That includes
clothes, toys, furniture, decorations, dishes and exercise equipment. If
it's not important enough to fix right now, you don't need it.
