Getting Organized:

In your home and homeschool

What does forgiveness have to do with Getting Organized? I think it has a lot to do with it. When we withhold forgiveness, we have emotional baggage. This weights us down. It steals our joy. It holds us back from abundant living. Sometimes the first step of forgiveness is forgiving ourselves. We are our own worst critics. When we make mistakes, we beat ourselves up. This is perfectionism rearing its ugly head. If you are struggling with the voices in your head keeping you from decluttering and keeping your home clean and routines going, I want you to write down what’s bothering you. This is something you are not going to send to anyone. It’s just way to get it out of your head. Once you write it down, burn the paper or delete it from the computer. You can write down things you beat yourself up about, or it can be about people who have wronged you. It can be a list of both. As you write these out, I want you to tell yourself that you forgive them. If it is your own negative feelings, I want you to forgive yourself. I want you to be able to move on to abundantly living, setting up routines, and caring for your home and family. I want you to find your JOY.

Zone Mission – Kitchen – Clean out the microwave. If you don’t have a good system for this, here’s what I do.

Step 1 – fill a coffee mug halfway with water and add some lemon juice.

Step 2 – put the cup in your microwave and set it for 45 seconds to 1 minute.

Step 3 – Take the cup out and start wiping the top and sides of your microwave with a warm, wet cloth. I use The FlyLady’s purple rag for this. If you have a removable plate, take it out and wash it at the sink. Wipe the bottom of the microwave. If it is very dirty, you might have to do one surface at a time and rinse your rag regularly.

Step 4 – dry out the microwave and check for crumbs. Put the removable plate back in if you took it out.

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