Boundaries in Your Schedule

Tip #22 – Set Boundaries With Your Schedule

Are you afraid to say “no”? Does saying no build guilt in you, reminding you that you can’t do everything? Let me tell you, IT IS OKAY. Putting boundaries in your schedule, saying no to certain things, blocking off time for yourself, may be some of the wisest choices you will make this year. What are your priorities? Every decision you make – does it reflect your priorities and goals in life? If not, say NO. SET BOUNDARIES.

Kristin’s Action Plan: I do not want to commit to anything that goes against what I feel I am set out to do, which is to glorify God. When I feel overstressed, overcommitted, and overwhelmed, I know I have not set good boundaries when it comes to my schedule. Keeping my priorities straight, and ensuring that I don’t lose sight of them, is the best thing I can do for my faith and my relationships.

Day 77: How To Deal with Half-Used Notebooks

What: Notebooks Why: School’s out. You get back from a conference. Now you have multiple half-used notebooks sitting on your bookshelves, in boxes, or just lying around. Will you ever use them all? Do they just take up space that could be used for something else? Do you find yourself buying a new journal in…

Clean Out Refrigerator

Tip #12 – Clean out your refrigerator when you get groceries. Refrigerators can become just as cluttered as the outside does (the rest of our home). Refrigerators store food; unfortunately, we often don’t keep tabs on what is going into our fridge and end up cluttering it with moldy food. Not only is this unhealthy,…

Living Life On Purpose

I don’t know about you, but I know for our family the saying holds true, “Time flies when you’re having fun”. This summer sure is flying by, but it sure has been filled with fun. Even though it’s been “good” things, it doesn’t always mean it’s the “right” things. I would say most often they…

Organizing Every Square Inch

That little corner. The top shelf in the closet. The back of your kitchen cupboards. The bottom shelf in the refrigerator. Those little, hard to see, tucked away places, gather more clutter than what we realize. We all have them. Those catch-all places where items continue to sneak in. How do you organize EVERY SQUARE…

Day 1: Cleaning Products

What: Cleaning Supplies Why: How many types of all-purpose cleaner does one need? When I looked at all of the “cleaners” I had, I knew I had to clean out our cleaners (how pathetic, right?) How: Where to start? For me personally, these are the essentials: All-purpose cleaner Window cleaner Toilet bowl cleaner Ajax-type cleaner Scrubbers…

5 Favorite Things Friday – #6

My 5 Favorite Things On Friday – Edition #6! Finger Puppets – Ikea 10 piece finger puppet set – When I was recovering at home, someone had left this gift in our church mailbox! It was such a thoughtful gift, we did not have anything remotely close to this, and one of her favorite nursery…

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Anonymous says:

January 22, 2014 at 2:32 pm

Yep, you're so right! – Kim

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Anonymous says:

January 22, 2014 at 2:37 pm

I haven't read this yet, but I questioned whether I wanted to or not, because when I saw it, I read "Organizing life with less boundaries in your schedule, that's my problem now", LOL

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1. Kristin Sterk says:
  
  January 22, 2014 at 7:50 pm
  
  LOL – thanks for making me chuckle a tad when I read this :). Know that everyday, I too, struggle to keep boundaries! Glad we are all in this together!
  
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