Comments on: Journaling Prompt – How Do You Tackle Everyday Chores?

By: Avital

Avital — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:02 +0000

Mt. Wash. I love it

And I was only procrastinating for a week, that’s it. Scout’s honor.

By: Erin Bassett

Erin Bassett — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:34:38 +0000

Oh my goodness, I can so identify with that layout! I have my own Mt. Wash-more going on right now…so overwhelming!

By: Avital

Avital — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:08:40 +0000

You are so lucky, Alexandra. I wish I felt the same way about the chores. I am also a neat freak, but I HATE to clean and tidy up – quite the conflict, huh…

By: Avital

Avital — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:07:21 +0000

Thank you for sharing, Melanie. I’m also a list person, but I now need a master list, as I have way too many lists… I think I can go through a fat post-it notes pad in a week…

By: alexandra s.m.

alexandra s.m. — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:54:22 +0000

funny! funny! Great l.O Avital.

I don’t have a method or a system, just a daily routine.
I stay on top of things and my philosophy is to enjoy everything, even scrubbing the toilet bowl!
Maybe I’m lucky because I enjoy the smell of cleanliness so much that it’s enough for me to keep me going.
Doing chores is also a great time to “drift away” or contemplate…oh and also I can’t create chaos until the house is immaculate so there: I’m a neat freak and a very happy one!

Thank you for a great post!
xox

By: Melanie K.

Melanie K. — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:52:55 +0000

I pick my battles. I also know I don’t have time to houseclean, so I hire someone to do that. If I work, I will have a person clean my house (that is the deal!) I tend to keep sticky notes all over the place too and I have to have a daily planner. I like lists. And crossing off things.

By: Avital

Avital — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:59:58 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Andrea. Doing what needs to be done sounds okay to me.

By: Andrea Laczay

Andrea Laczay — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:08:30 +0000

I used to have a system, then with time I dropped it unfortunately. The current one is rather random, though it seems to be working. Laundry – whenever the basket is full, and I know I’m staying at home for the next hour. Ironing – who needs a better excuse for watching cooking shows from the DVR? Dishes – the ones that are not dishwasher safe I try to wash them as soon as they’re emptied after cooking/eating. Cleaning the apartment – now, that’s where I have the most problem. I only do the kitchen and the bathroom (around) weekly, the rest of the apartment gets cleaned every 3-4th week.

By: Avital

Avital — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:55:23 +0000

Thank you for sharing, Nancy. It sounds like you have a great system going.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:50:58 +0000

I have a daily list that I check off. It includes even the smallest tasks like making my bed so the list seems rather long. It also includes weekly as well as monthly tasks and one other category; what’s for supper. Having a detailed list keeps me focused.
Nancy