I knew that I would have a full week, and I have a tendency to overschedule myself. So I made sure not to have any appointments or commitments for today. Today I just wanted to putter and go through my to-do list as I wanted.
First on my list – giving the house a good cleaning. I have a checklist of weekly and monthly cleaning that I printed off the Martha Stewart website. I have to say, the list is completely insane and would make me have very low self-esteem if I thought I should follow it. However, if you substitute “weekly” for “monthly”, and “monthly” for “a couple times a year” then the list is quite reasonable. (Honestly, who dusts their books and light fixtures every damn week?!) Using her list as a guide to keep me focused, I was cleaning machine for a couple hours. Combined with some of my tidying and sorting from earlier in the week, I was finally feeling pretty good about the house.
One of the areas I tidied was my sewing area. I found an old rose bowl and some crystals, and created a pretty holder for my scissors and pencils:
First on my list – giving the house a good cleaning. I have a checklist of weekly and monthly cleaning that I printed off the Martha Stewart website. I have to say, the list is completely insane and would make me have very low self-esteem if I thought I should follow it. However, if you substitute “weekly” for “monthly”, and “monthly” for “a couple times a year” then the list is quite reasonable. (Honestly, who dusts their books and light fixtures every damn week?!) Using her list as a guide to keep me focused, I was cleaning machine for a couple hours. Combined with some of my tidying and sorting from earlier in the week, I was finally feeling pretty good about the house.
One of the areas I tidied was my sewing area. I found an old rose bowl and some crystals, and created a pretty holder for my scissors and pencils:
I also found a nice wicker basket to hold my patterns:
It’s amazing how having everything neat and tidy feels so much better. It actually makes my mind feel organized to have my space so organized.
Overall, Epic Shari Week was good. Of course, more time off is always welcome. But I managed to stay off my email (I don’t even remember my password which should make going back to work on Monday interesting!) and really disconnect from work for a few weeks. I feel refreshed. This re-set was just what I needed to start to feel like myself again.
Overall, Epic Shari Week was good. Of course, more time off is always welcome. But I managed to stay off my email (I don’t even remember my password which should make going back to work on Monday interesting!) and really disconnect from work for a few weeks. I feel refreshed. This re-set was just what I needed to start to feel like myself again.