Your homemaking tips for today:
TEN TIME WASTERS
1. THE TELEPHONE
You can waste hours of time talking and gossiping on the telephone. Not only are you wasting time, but this is usually when your children get into trouble or do naughty things because they realize the phone has taken mother's attention away from them.
2. TELEVISION AND SOCIAL MEDIA
I would rather live life than watch it! Teach your children to LIVE life rather than watch it go by. Remember that the day is for work, the evening is for relaxation. A good rule for your home is to never turn the TV on during the day. (It's still a time waster in the evening too!)
3. READING NOVELS WHEN THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE
Don't be tempted to read a novel during the hours of the night, only to wake up too tired to cope with your children during the day.
4. SELF PITY AND WORRY
Thinking about yourself is a deadly time waster. You can't adequately nurture your children or bless others while you use all your emotional energy on yourself.
5. GET ORGANIZED
If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it. It is important to have long-range goals and a goal for each day.
6. BE DICISPLINED
Do what has to be done, not just what you feel like doing. This develops character.
7. ONE THING AT A TIME
Tackle one job at a time and finish it completely. Then start another job. Clean one room at a time. You don't have to get everything done in one day.
8. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO SAY NO
Stay focused. Don't get sidetracked. Your first priority is to be a wife, mother, and homemaker. Everything else comes second.
9. TOO MUCH STUFF
The more "stuff" you have in your home, the more you have to clean. The more gadgets and ornaments you have, the more you have to dust. The more toys your children own, the more you have to pick up. They only need two or three at once. Put the others away. Continually 'de-junk' your house. Keep only what you need.
10. INEFFICIENCY
When cleaning up, don't carry one thing to another room and then come back for something else. Put everything for one room in a box, and then take one trip to that room. Save on unnecessary movements. Practice washing dishes quickly, learning to avoid unnecessary movements.
Blessings from Nancy Campbell