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my (mini) happiness project.

6/17/2019

Four whole months.

That's how long it's been since I posted over here on the blog.

It's like spring break got over and all the sudden, we were flying 80-mph in a 55-mph speed limit zone to the end of the school year.

Today is my first official day of summer break.

Sure, I'll be back at work once a week or so to tie up some loose ends and to do some preparation for next school year, but officially, I can stay home if I want to.

I'm reading a book called The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.

It's all about doing little things each day to contribute to happiness.

Inspired by Rubin's book, I've decided to embark on my own "Mini Happiness Project".

I'll chronicle my plan and progress here to share, starting today.

So let's just jump right in.

Rubin's happiness project was a 12-month endeavor.

I'd like to start TODAY and have my first little leg of my happiness project go through September 30th.

I'll do some of the prep-work right now in June to allow me to be prepared to do a 3-month focus with my Farmhouse654 friends from July through September.

My Daily Focuses for the Rest of June will be:

Deleting or sorting 50 emails in my email account every day (that tells you how many are in there -- at least they've all been read!)
Make My Bed
Stay under 20 carbs a day
30-minutes of exercise
Catch up on my own Farmhouse654 12-Week Challenge one-a-day tasks
Mark off one "nagging task" from my procrastination list each day
Go through one shelf or drawer and declutter
BLOG or focus on the blog, even if I'm not posting that day (check this one off the list today!)
Do something fun with the girls

So I created a little paper-based check off sheet to keep notes on, so I can reflect at the end of each week.

I'm a pretty happy person, so I can't wait to see if these few little commitments will help me to find even more joy in day-to-day life!

You're welcome to join me if you want...just choose some tasks and start charting your progress on them. I chose 8, but you can do 3...5...10. However many you want. It's your happiness project!

Thanks for sticking by me even when I take a month (or four) off!

Happy Summer, from the Farmhouse!
Hannah

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weekly home blessing.

1/10/2019

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Some of you might have read my post about zone work this week and thought to yourself, "What? She only dusts once every eight weeks?"

The short answer is "Yep, true story!"

But the long answer is that each week, I try really hard to do a weekly home blessing.

Since we have been picking up (almost) every evening for 15 minutes, the floor and flat surfaces are staying fairly clear (except for the dining room table today...don't look at that until we have time to clear it off tonight!!!).

I read (in the FlyLady's book) about the concept of a Weekly Home Blessing...taking about an hour a week and doing a "clean sweep" through the main rooms of the house.

During the Weekly Home Blessing, you set your timer for 10 minutes and complete one task in each section.

Grab anything you can through the house and PURGE it!
Swish & Swipe the bathroom (wipe down counters, sink, toilet, & clean the mirror)
Sweep or Vacuum
Dust with a Feather Duster
Change Sheets
Empty all Trash Cans

The whole point of the Weekly Home Blessing is not perfection...it's just keeping a basic handle on some of the things we tend to put off.

Plan to find an hour between now and next week to do a Weekly Home Blessing...you won't regret it!

Blessing the Farmhouse ten minutes at a time,
Hannah

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my (mini) happiness project.

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