Accept It!

So, "they" say that the first step to making a change is acceptance.  If you're anything like me, you know quite well that you are living in chaos.  You're just not sure how to fix it, or even if you want to put the effort in TO fix it. So, first you have to accept the fact that you don't want to live in a home that's a wreck all the time.

How do you do that?  I don't know!!!  I know it was an evolution of thinking for me.  It was the strain of worrying about who would stop by and when which wore me down.  It was the constant state of my kitchen (dishes everywhere, all of the time) which made it hard for me to feed my family home-cooked meals.  It was the financial strain of eating out all of the time. One way or another, something had to change.

Once I accepted that a change had to happen, I began to look for ways to make the change.  There are a lot of resources out there on the internet.  Probably one of the most popular is Flylady.  She preaches baby steps.  Her method was my first eye-opening look at how to hack away at Chaos. You can check her out at flylady.net.  Although her method is not for me, maybe it will work well for you!

Acceptance is only a part of the equation.  I still found motivation an issue.  I would start a method like Flylady, but after the thrill of a shiny sink faded, I found myself letting it slip to the wayside and I was living in a wreck again.  Motivation has to come from within, "they" say.  So, while you're thinking about accepting your situation, that it must change, think about why you want it to change.  What goals, short term and long term, do you have for your home?  Would having a clean(er) home make you happy?