Today I want you to spend 15 minutes getting rid of anything that does not belong in your living room. Things that have gotten thrown in a corner, on a chair, or even the floor. If you have children get them involved. Make it a family game with the timer. If you do not have any kids set the timer for yourself! You should only declutter for 15 minutes, and when the timer goes off sit down and breathe.
Then, I thought, "What a short amount of time fifteen minutes is." Of course, I suppose that is relative to how you feel or what that fifteen minutes might contain; but, it really is a small segment of a day in comparison to the rest of the things you do during a day.
When I think about the time that passes so quickly when I am immersed in a reading a book, playing a game, reading email, or writing--15 minutes seems minuscule. It makes me wonder why it is often hard to get started earlier in the day on household tasks. Truthfully, it does seem that getting started earlier would be better, rather than doing a dozen other things first that are not going to make my surroundings more pleasant or more efficient. 15 minutes of housework spread through the day several times Each Day would make the process of keeping things tidy a walk in the park rather than a marathon.
15 minutes of tidying, spread throughout my day, will leave me plenty of time to do the other things I want to do, as well as the things I must do. Furthermore, I will avoid that overwhelmed feeling that happens when one is always playing "catch up."
Take the first step. Decide what needs to be done first. Set my timer. Get moving!!!
Since my Fibromyalgia worsened, my body has taught me to get jobs done in several short sessions each day. I mostly keep on top of the essentials without tiring too much
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