isn't this the coolest wall art ? flickr image credit


I created a system for domesticity in my home when I started my home based business. Otherwise I was making calls while dusting or doing dishes while slients stopped by. Didn't seem very professional to me.  I decided to decide WHEN is a good time to do the laundry, the dishes, the vacuuming vs letting the tasks be a constant distraction. That way when it's 2 in the afternoon and that pile of laundry is calling me to wash, or fold. I let it go until the designated time. 

I call this Domestic Practices.  

At many levels this really system works. However sometimes it doesn't. Like if I get caught up in a work project and don't do the dishes, then the mess of that is pretty looming the next day.

Additionally there are the other domestic duties; things that don't fall into everyday maintenance or the basics that also become looming.

These "others" started piling up recently - the fridge, the baseboards, finger print control, bathroom cabinet, the blender had reached a point of no return and the caddy that holds the kitchen spatula and other cooking utensils was truly discusting.

I kept looking or passing by these things in my every day and saying oh yeah I gotta take care of that and it just wasn't happening. I then thought if I turned it into a domestic "project" ( I do those on Sunday's ) maybe then it would get taken care of, but then I thought how long it would take me to do all of the things and I didn't really want or feel like spending my entire day off domesticating. ( sortof like that's OK when your in the mood - but not when you "have" to. )
 
I decided to tackle one of the many things individually, so that each day I would pick just one thing and take care of it. 

As each thing got taken care of - one day at a time - a smile came to my face as well as an inner satisfaction

I decided it was domestic brilliance.

Plus the blender is all shiny now


Voice activated blenders? Flickr image credit

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