I usually post my goals on Mondays, but I got a little off schedule.  But that is OK because I accomplished my goals last week!  So this is a goal/organizing post.   Join  the 52 weeks of organizing at Organizing Junkie!

I had another week where I

• cooked meals
• we ate together
• sitting at our CLEAN table!

How did I do it?

To actually make meals happen:

• Meal planning is really helpful
• The key to making it happen for me, is to cook or assemble in the morning.
• When I wait til 4 or 5 to start, I don’t have the time or energy to make it happen.

To keep the table clean:

• Taking pictures seems to be the main key! I have posted a gallery of all of my pictures from the week below.  It may be a little boring, because they pretty much are just a fairly clean table.   So instead, here is an example of before and after picture.

 

 

I knew I wanted to be able to post a clean table picture for today – so I cleaned it  (only took about 5 minutes, because I have been doing it morning and night for over a week) and then I took my “official picture”

 

 

• If the boys are not home when I clean it, I make piles and put them in their laundry baskets.  So they know where to find things and they bring their things up to put away with their laundry.
• If they are home, I ask them to clear their things from the table.
• It amazes me that I find 4-10 pens or pencils on the table every day.  🙂

I am kind of scared to do it without taking pictures.  Will I lose my MoJo if I don’t????

What is it about documenting my work that motivates me?

Do any of you have a similar quirk?