Today’s Homemaker

I’ve mentioned several times before that I have a system. I love my system. My system makes it possible for me to live in the moment, to be free from the anxiety of having too much to do, and to be able to say no to things. It’s so beautifully simple, but it does take a little time to implement. It’s the thoughtfulness that you put into your life and the things that you need/want to do that makes it work so well.

I would like to take credit for my system, but I really can’t. David Allen wrote a book called Getting Things Done, and so many people have elaborated on it that there’s no lack of information out there. The problem is this: most (if not all) of that information is for nerds. I mean computer-hacking, pocket-protecting nerds. I am, unfortunately, a card-carrying member.

But just because you’re not doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t get to reap all of the benefits of a stress-free, productive life. You need to Get Things Done, too, right? I mean, gosh…we keepers of the home do more than anyone out there. I challenge anyone to refute it. We not only run our homes in a way that cares for everyone who we let inside, we have jobs, children, passions, and goals. If we’re lucky, some of these things overlap. We are truly a phenomenal bunch of people.

But sometimes? We don’t feel like it. We know that we can’t squeeze an ounce more into our days, yet we have this strange persistent feeling of guilt that permeates every minute. Like maybe we’re not doing enough. Or maybe we’re not doing what we “should” be doing. It makes us tired and worn out and cranky.

And that realization makes ME cranky. We are AWESOME, gosh darn it. We don’t need to feel this way. We are hard workers. We are selfless (umm…I’m sure you are, at least.) We have cosmic multi-tasking abilities. It is a tragedy that we often go through the day feeling like none of it is enough. And when you do rest, it’s like you can’t really rest. You’re just thinking about what you have to do when your break is over (I know some of you are saying, “Break?! What break? Where’s the break?” ).

If there is one thing that I can promise with this system, it is this: after you complete the thorough analysis that we’ll go through together, you will feel a strange peace come over you. You will know that what you are doing Right Now is exactly what you should be doing. Your anxious, sporadic thoughts of the things that are coming up next will slowly start to fade away. You won’t think about them because you won’t need to.

You don’t need fancy equipment or computer software. We’ll go through what you DO need tomorrow. Anyone can do this. I hope that you’ll join us on this journey. I can confidently say it’s going to change your life.

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