Habits I'm working on have been motivated by our decision to move to another home.   First, I'd like to start and end the day with empty countertops and a clean sink.  There's something very un-motivating about starting a day with a sink full of dishes or countertops with messy  reminders of yesterday.   Second, I need to concentrate on selling/giving away  the homeschool books we are done using.   I don't need to move ALL these books.  Lastly,  until we sell this house, I need to make daily morning time in the flower garden, watering and weeding.  I love doing this in the spring, but hate it in the heat of the summer.  I don't think dead flowers are a selling point!  What habits are YOU working on?

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Posted by Anonymous

I'm a stickler for a clean sink and clean counter tops too. It makes our homeschooling day seem farther behind schedule if we have to clean up yesterday's mess first! Good luck with your habits!

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Posted by Anonymous

Oops, sorry! I forgot to sign my name on the first comment. That was me, Montserrat from SHS.

Montserrat

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Posted by The Lazy Organizer

My kitchen has never been cleaner since my oldest started doing the dishes every day. Don't you have a few kids that could do it for you!

Thanks for joining us and good luck with all your habits! I don't envy your moving. We did that a year ago and the memory still haunts me!

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Posted by TRINITYPREPSCHOOL

The rotating jobs for kids at our house are
(2 each/day):

one load of wash,
empty garbage,
empty burnables,
load dishwasher,
empty dishwasher, and
clear and wipe down countertops.

Though they do that throughout the day, I am the last one to bed and the first one up. Between dinner and bedtime things begin to re-accumulate. The kids go from swim practice (4 nights/week) almost directly to bed. So it's dh's STUFF, pots/pans and any night-walker glasses I want to be in the habit of taking care of before the kids are even up..

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Posted by Michelle

I love waking up to clean countertops and an empty sink. I'm sure you're going to feel more motivated afterwards! Good luck this week!

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Posted by Anonymous

I've got the same habit going and my day does start out a lot nicer when I don't have dishes just waiting for me and counters to clean. I even started sweeping the floor each night. And if I can offer you a few tips before you move {as a person who just did}. I'm sure this isn't your first move but sometimes we forget things when we don't do it regularly. Anyway, I suggest setting goals for yourself for packing - like so many boxes a day/week/whatever works for you. Also, I saw that you want to get rid of old homeschool books - that's great. Get rid of anything that you don't use/wear/display/whatever on a somewhat regular basis. Unpacking is a lot less frustrating when you're not tossing one box for every four that you open, that you just moved.

Good luck this week!
Rebecca @ www.nsdesperatehousewife.blogspot.com

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Posted by ericaand3kids

I really need to make some new habits and one a week seems so doable! And yes it really stinks waking up to a dirty kitchen/counters! I think that is an excellent one to start with!
~Erica

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