Getting Organized:
In your home and homeschool
Dear Friends,
Are you dealing with your Hot Spots for 15 minutes a day? In talking to ladies, I have learned that many of you feel discouraged that you have to deal with the same hot spots over and over again.
In some ways, this will get better as you declutter, but as long as you have a family with children in the house, you can expect that Hot Spots will develop daily. Usually, they develop in the same places because we are creatures of habit.
You use this to your advantage and build in the habit of dealing with Hot Spots daily.
I deal with my kitchen Hot Spot each night after I shine the sink. This is a part of my Before Bed Routine. Some call it puttering around. It is relaxing for me.
When I get up in the morning, it makes me happy to see a shiny sink and a cleared off kitchen island. Right now, it is not cleared off completely. It is not a raging fire, but it is not done for the day. When I finish writing this, I will get up and start my Before Bed Routine.
If your family leaves things on your Hot Spot, you can ask them to come get their things and put them away. Usually the stuff on my kitchen island is the stuff they are not sure where to put it.
My husband does use this as a launch pad for his stuff for the next morning. It is helpful to him if I have put the other stuff away.
Another Hot Spot is the entryway. Every person that walks into your home wants to drop things as soon as they walk into the door. You can train them to put their things away. You can set up an organizational system near the entryway if that is also your launch pad area. Don’t let this area be a dumping grounds.
Decide the best time of day for you to spend 15 minutes dealing with Hot Spots. As time goes on, you will only need to spend 2 to 3 minutes a day on them.
You are doing a great job!
Today’s Zone Mission is to declutter and wipe the kitchen counters.
Your Home Blessing for today is to declutter paper and magazines.
My menu plan for Thursday is fish and a salad.
Have a great day!
Thankyou