Getting it all Together!

Little by little, I am getting organized, and my home is consistently cleaner! I am so excited about it! I have always looked over lists and books and other women's examples, trying to find a routine that works best for me in keeping my house clean - not just "on the surface" clean, but actually clean, as in no panicked toilet scrubbings before company comes. I get overwhelmed easily and felt like it was just impossible to be that consistent and develop a good routine.

That was, until Brenda mentioned Motivated Moms and how much she loved it. I had heard about Motivated Moms before, but for some reason didn't think it would work for me. After hearing Brenda's glowing review, I decided to give it a try. Since it was the middle of the year already, the Planner was marked down 50%, so it only cost me $4. $4!! So I figured why not?

I've been using it for 3 straight weeks and let me tell you... I LOVE it! My bathrooms are clean all the time now. My children's nails are clipped on a regular basis instead of when they're in danger of being mistaken for dragons. And I'm declutterring... one small area at a time! And I don't feel like I'm doing any "extra" work. I still do my main things, but also have a block of time set aside for my Motivated Moms list, which never takes very long at all.

Some days its as easy and switching out the handtowels and decluttering a drawer. Other days it's a bit more lengthy, but never so much that I feel overwhelmed. And there are things that in the back of my head I knew needed to be done, but never got the ambition to do them - like dust off light fixtures, or clean off the top of our nightstands.

It works so well for me because I am a list follower. Without a list, I feel lost and don't accomplish much. This is just a daily list, with room to write in my own "to-dos" as well as appointments and dinner plans. So it works perfectly for me!

This is the version I got, and I keep it in my Home Notebook (which is still in progress, but coming along) on my counter. Before bed each night, I go over what the next day holds and also write in anything I need to remember that's not on the list. The next morning, I get up, and my day is ready to go!

Now, of course, this doesn't DO the work for me, so I still have to combat my distractedness and get to work, but having it all there for me to see makes it so much more... motivating! lol! And I don't beat myself up if I miss something here and there... I know it will come back around eventually and I'll just do it then!

Since I love it so much, I decided to go ahead and join their affiliate program. You can actually buy it through me! Just click on the banner below, or on my sidebar. Oh, and if the prices are still listed at $8 (that's the full year price), don't worry, it changes to $4 in your cart. It won't be a wasted $4, I can promise!