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Take your breaks

 

Taking regular breaks are key.  I mean this you have to take your regular breaks.  I think that everyone thinks that women in the 50’s cleaned all day long, but this may now be true.  In the 50’s they realized what cleaning was all about and this is what I am learning now by following the Flylady.  I was not really taught to clean I was always told go clean your room but no one would say you need to go in and pick up all the dirty clothes then move on to putting the books away so on and so forth.  I found that I was doing this to my kids so I started to change the way that I told them to clean there room I would say you have 5 min go pick up all the dirty clothes then I give them another time frame and another task.  This is what I had to learn to do for myself.  I had to learn to look at the room and decide what needed to be done and make a list.  I decided what I need to do first and I sit my timer for 15 min and never longer than that.  When that timer goes off I sit down and rest.  I will go back and do this again when my 15 min break is over.  This will allow me to get everything done and take my breaks.  You can do it and remember beaks are key.

 

Using your Timer

How do I use my timer?  Well this may sound silly to some of you but you do have to know how to use your timer right.  Trust me there is a way to use the timer wrong.  I have do this if you sit the timer for to long than you will crash and burn and end up throwing in the towel and be frustrated with yourself.   Okay here it is here is how to sit your timer, decide how long you can work at one time 5, 10, or 15 min.  Never more than 15 min for one project if you are limited on time and you have to get it done you can do 3 15 min sessions at one time but no more than this and every 15 minutes you have to switch to a different job.   Like when I have been sick I will do 15 minutes in the kitchen and then move to the bathroom and do 15 minutes in this room and then end with the living room.  You can do this in any room.  If you are trying to work on one room you can do this by pulling out boxes of the closet and work for 15 minutes then move to a dresser or other area in the room for 15 min then you can go back to the first area for the first 15 minutes.  When I help the kids clean or clean for the kids when they are not here I will do 15 minutes of picking up off the floor then 15 minutes of hanging clothes and putting in the drawers then I move to vacuum and dusting for 15 minutes.  I will usually have time in the last 15 to make the beds to guess what the room is done and it only took 45 minutes and I can move on to the next room.  This is the key to using your timer.

 

Routines

I said above that you do not have to clean all day and you will be able to take regular breaks, and this is all because of your routines.  If you will follow your routines and include your hot spots and time to do a 27 fling boogie in your routines your home will be clean and you will not know what to do with the time.  This will leave you more time with the kids and family and you will be able to take up a hobby.  I have decided that I would take up a 50’s hobby to keep with the theme and this is to knit.  Just remember that you will have to stick to these routines so do not add to much to fast.   What I did to start my routines was I wrote down three small things that I could do and not take long like for my morning routine I started with make my bed, swish and swipe the bathroom and then eat breakfast.  Once I had these things down I moved on to add another step to my routine.  Do not let your routine take to long never have it more than a hour I can get mine done in about thirty minutes. 

 

Happy Flying in the Fifty’s  Oh by the way you can join my facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/events/181643151973017/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_user_joined#!/groups/214824648648096/218674438263117/?comment_id=218691734928054&notif_t=group_comment