Home Life – Areas for Improvement
So in examining my home life I have come to the conclusion that these are the area which I can improve.
1. I need to be home more. Whether this means less social time or learning to say no to obligations, most of my home life problems are related to not being here enough.
2. I need a cleaning plan. More then just having one, I need to follow it. There are chores that should be done daily, weekly, monthly, etc. I need to separate these and assign dates and task in Outlook to keep myself on top of it.
3. I need a kitty care plan. He does well enough left alone but I know he could be doing better if I cared for him a bit more. Not spoil him any more(I don’t think that’s possible) but make sure he’s got what he needs.
4. I need to green up my house. That is the plants green, not the ecology green (though we do some of that already).
5. I have organized and cleaned, now I need to start purging stuff. This includes books and DVDs. Things that I kind of enjoyed but don’t really need anymore. If I have to put these in storage first before determining if they can really go, so be it.
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If there was one problem with my home life this year, it was definitely that I was not home enough. The limited time I was home, I barely had a chance to relax let alone do chores or think about home improvement.
Home should have been a place to relax and wind down from the day. More often then not it became a source of stress as clutter piled up and things were not getting done.
The one big accomplishment was de-cluttering the house. For example, today when Martin asked for some tape, I found the box marked “Tape and Hardware” and what do you know! I found tape.
This came only as the result of the four days of cleaning we did on the house. During the course of that cleaning, I had an allergic reaction to the dust that was so severe that I was given an inhaler.
Beyond that though, things only got done when I found a spare moment. Newspapers and mail still tends to pile up. Clothes tend to migrate to the floor instead of the drawers. And the computer room is still a dumping ground.
Most of all I feel bad for the cat who has to deal with this. His litter gets cleaned much less then it should.
Finally, the greenery in my house is growing and this makes me happy. I really want to have more plants but I need to take better care of the ones I have. Watering them is one of those “when I remember” type of events.
In summary, I need more time at home. And I need to be able to relax, at home. The dust situation needs to be controlled as I am obviously allergic. The cat needs to be better taken care of. And finally the clutter still needs to go down. We still have way too much stuff.
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