Smart Habit Saturday

I'm posting this early because I'll be busy later and I know I'll forget about it. Don't forget, if you don't have a blog just post your habit in the comments. That means you Becky!


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"one of the great functions of the educator is to secure that actions will be so regularly, purposefully, and methodically sown (in the brain) that the child will reap the habits of the good life, in thinking and doing, with a minimum of conscious effort." by Charlotte Mason found in A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola.

Are your actions sown so that you are reaping the benefit of habit with a minimum of conscious effort? If not then get busy and get SMART!

I did great on my habit this week. I straightened and de-cluttered my bedroom/bathroom/laundry room every single day. They look fabulous! If you walk in my front door the house doesn't always look so great but the master rooms sure do.

This is kind of scary but I think I'm going to make a goal to work on paperwork next week at least two times. I have boxes of it waiting on the kitchen table for Persistence and I to go through. Yes I am a such a complete failure at paperwork that I have to have Persistence, my seven year old helper, do it with me. How sad is that.

Here are the other habits I have been working on this year. Some of them are already habits and some of them still need a lot of work but all of them have improved my life. I think my greatest habit of all is my habit of making new habits!
Bed/Bath/Laundry - So great!
Using Habit Chart - Loving it!
Using Chap stick - Great! Oh yes. My life has been greatly improved by chap stick people.
Reading scriptures with kids - Not very good this week.
Getting to bed early, again - Nadda.
Crafts with kids - Working on it.
Using Crock Pot - Still eating salads!
Paperwork, again, and again - Working on it this week.
Have lunch ready by Noon - Ok
Turn Off Computer during chores - Habit
Become a Dresser - Habit
Playing games with my kids - Not great
Reading my Church Magazine - Habit
Kitchen and studio clutter free - Good
Clear Counters - Great
Clear Desk - Good
Review Planner - Habit
Daily Prayer - Habit
Clean Toilet - I have three toilets and I'm doing one every day.

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