Paralyzed by Perfection

There was a time when I thought I was just a Messie. But as I have lived longer and experienced more I have realized that I used to be paralyzed by perfection. Years of unfinished projects, and more nagging piles of stuff collected to something I planned to start someday. The old magazines with a couple of unread articles in each. The cross stitch flowers that needed to be undone and redone right. The kitchen gadgets I had bought and didn't like using.

Then enters flylady. Her slogans:"even housework done imperfectly,still blesses your family", "you cannot clean clutter", "you can do anything for 15 minutes" have changed the way I live. If I don't like how the project is turning out I throw it out. I can give away a magazine after reading only the article or two in it I am interested in, though I still find I am not content without looking at all the pictures. I still try kitchen and other types of gadgets but now if I don't like using them they are out of here.

I cannot say that I have arrived. But my home is a much better place to live in that it was 5 years ago. And my heart is not so cluttered with all the stuff piled all over the place.

Perfection can keep you from starting because you don't have the time to do it all the way. I started by setting the timer for 15 minutes and spending that time working on the area that bothered me the most. Just start chipping at the problem areas and you will be amazed what you can do.