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Purpose

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purpose
Purpose is the word that’s been on my mind for the last couple of days.
Purpose is the word of today and will be the word of tomorrow.
Purpose just kind of jumped at me as I was putting away laundry the other day. See, we own this beautiful treadmill machine. It is everything one could want to have at home if they were devoted to exercising and leading a healthy life. That’s what I thought I was.
I have not used it in a long time. Not only because I am lazy (that too is a reason, obviously), but for multiple other issues we all have in our lives. But, the purpose of this post is not to discuss my fitness habits nor it is to make any resolutions.
The purpose of this post is to bring your and my attention to purpose.
Purpose applies to every aspect of organized life. It helps you decide what is more important at the moment. It creates clarity when you need to be decisive and let go of clutter.
It also is the only thing that would help you get closer to the goal, no matter how unrealistic that goal is.
It is hard to believe sometimes, but the purposeful thinking is exactly what is moving your needle.
Un-clutter your mind by having a purpose. Don’t just do something for the sake of doing it or because it is custom and it is what we do. Have a feeling of determination to do or achieve something. It doesn’t matter what it is that you are going to have done.
Dishes? – Have a clear purpose in mind.
Business bookkeeping? – Make your intentions sharp and pointed directly where you want to be.
There is no room for mind clutter when there is a purpose.
p.p.s. Comment below: what is your purpose for the day?

What is your perfect?

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Perfectionism. Perfect. Perfecto. Can’t stop until it’s perfect. I will never get it to be perfect, so why even bother? Does this sound familiar?
I am a perfectionist. The things listed above are often the ones that prevent me from achieving my goals.It is so easy to let the perfect become the enemy of good. We get caught in the trap of perfect so often, we may not even realize it. Did you know that one of the reasons why we do not get things done is because we know we can not make it perfect?
But we don’t have to. Whatever it is you are working on, if your goal is perfection, I suggest you slow down and do this small exercise.
Get out a sheet of paper and a pen, and describe your “perfect” in detail. It can be written in a form of a short essay, a note to self, or just a bullet point list. Once you have a full picture, think what steps you need to take to achieve that.
For example, if your “perfect goal” is to have a house with no clutter in clear view, what would the steps be to achieve that? I normally start with my kitchen counters, and once they are clear I move on to other tasks. What is your point of beginning?
Next step would be to keep up and not mess up the area I worked on. This is where a rotating schedule comes in. I have a kitchen cleaning scheduled on Monday mornings. I have this luxury since we homeschool and while the kids are working on their school at the kitchen table I can supervise and help as needed as well as get some work done myself. Once you go through the same rotation several times, you will notice how your hands automatically clear the counters on the go even not on a scheduled day. It becomes a habit, something that is done on the regular basis and doesn’t take that much time anymore.
Now, here is a short disclaimer. Before I moved my kitchen into rotating schedule, I made it a point to declutter. So, for my perfect kitchen I needed:
Step 1 Declutter.
Step 2 Think really hard before bringing a new piece in, no matter if it’s a new coffee mug or another appliance.
Step 3 Deep clean.
Step 4 Add deep cleaning and clearing to my rotation.
Step 5 Stick to the rotation schedule and make it work.
Step 6 Enjoy my fabulous and perfect kitchen!