Well here I go again with Spring into Spring! I think it's been a good idea to print off the Spring into Spring Challenge and to use it again and again. I use it in combination with the Boost Circuit…

[Fee]

Well here I go again with Spring into Spring! I think it's been a good idea to print off the Spring into Spring Challenge and to use it again and again. I use it in combination with the Boost Circuit and the Take 5 daily missions, and this seems to make a big difference.
I am able to accomplish a lot without even thinking about it! The routines are almost becoming automatic...
If I go a couple of days without doing anything, it isn't too hard to get back into doing the challenges, and every little thing I do makes a difference.

I am kind of busy Sun-Thurs at work, and I plan on working on my closet by the end of the week. I now have a good desk planner and it is keeping me on track at work and with my To-Dos at home too.
Makes me feel great when I get everything checked off!
So what's on everyone else's To-Do lists for this week ahead?

[Fee]

Thanks Jan for signing me up again for the Spring into Spring Challenge. I find that the daily emails are a real incentive to get motivated. I am going to be posting more on my progress this time around, and I hope there are a few more Members here who will join me on the Challenge. I've been doing it every 3 or 4 months, and have been using the sheets I printed out.
If anyone else is thinking about signing up, I'd just like to say that it is a system that is so easy to stick to. With four kids , (well 2 "Young People" and 2 kids), I have quite a lot on my plate, and the Spring into Spring Challenge, combined with the Boost Circuit and the Take 5 Daily Targets means that things are being done consistently, and I've never had to face the exhaustion after having Spring cleaned the entire house in a day.
How did they do that anyway?

[Jan Ferrante]

I am gearing up for almost 2 weeks of home alone time! My girls are going to Florida to see my inlaws and my son is housesitting for them. I want to start another Spring Into Spring Cleaning Challenge, catch up on some paperwork and try to get some things done on the websites. It's been beautiful weather here lately too so I've been spending more time outside.

Not quite garden weather yet but I am also ordering my seeds to get the seedlings started. I'm hoping to spend a lot more time in the garden this summer. Groceries have become so expensive and who knows what is in food we buy these days so I am recommitting to growing more of my own again. I used to have a nice garden when the kids were young. You just can't buy food like that anyway!

This week I'm mostly tying up odds and ends where I can so that I will have a clean slate next week when the girls are gone.

What kind of features does your desk planner have that helps you to keep track with it? I love planners but find myself using my whiteboards most of the time, at least for the to do type things. I have a calender on the wall that is big enough for me to easily see for anything I need to keep track of.

It is amazing how all of those things that you mentioned fit together - that's why I find they work for me too - no thinking just doing involved. For some reason if I have to think about it, it decreases my chances of doing it! Definitely gives me less time to work, often I would take time to decide what to do instead of jumping right in.