August Happiness Challenge ~ August 8 ~ Flying with Routines

Well, it feels distinctly unglamorous to share with you that one of the things that makes me happy is the sense of serenity that I get when things around the house are at least relatively clean, tidy and ordered. And every time things get out of hand, I return to that dear woman, Flylady and her principles of loving yourself by letting go of perfectionism and taking baby steps to get your house in order. Her system is simple, loving and detailed. If you sign up for the email group, you get something like 15 reminders a day, plus testimonial and more. (I say that so you know what you're getting into if you sign up)

Recently when Justin and I were feeling like things had become particularly chaotic, we went with the Flylady concept of creating a list of daily and weekly routines. I've got my own as well, but on the fridge is a list of the things that we'd both like to get done every day in our house and either of us can do them. We've had this in place for 2 days and already our house looks better. We're smiling a little bit more and feeling more relaxed at home. It's not about doing it all, all the time. It's about doing the best you can, enjoying what you've accomplished and waking to a fresh day to start again tomorrow.