I remember back in elementary school during one of our English
subject hours my teacher read a paragraph that did not contain any punctuation
marks. She took a deep breath, and then
proceeded to read the entire paragraph—without stopping. At the end, she gasped for breath and we all
laughed. It was a wonderful illustration
of the need for punctuation. Those
pauses within and between sentences allows room for space. Space that distinguishes between thoughts and
space that allows the reader to take a breath!
Those tiny little punctuation markings greatly enhance comprehension of
the written words.
What punctuation does for our written language, so breaks do
for our 24- hour day.
Tiny pauses within the day allow our minds and bodies
moments to regroup. Stress and burnout
are reduced when you allow pauses in your day (and week). In a recent article, I read a suggestion to
take two minutes to sit back, stretch and focus on a positive word or phrase
after working for fifty minutes. The
writer of the article said it helped a lot. I began to do this as well, and I agree with the article!
As I write this, I am reminded of the story about Abraham
Lincoln when he was a lumberjack. He was
found to be quietly sitting at the base of a tree, with his back resting on the
truck on the tree. He was sitting there contently
sharpening his ax. The other men working
with him thought him to be lazy, as they were diligently sawing away at trees
in the area. What the others failed to
see was the reality that a sharpened ax had much greater capabilities than a
dull one.
Productivity is enhanced when rest and margin are built into
our days/weeks. When you say to
yourself, “I just don’t have the time to take a break.” That is the very time you NEED to pause and
rest. Even if for a couple of minutes
every hour.
If we take the work/pause method to heart, we would apply it to all areas of our living; including housecleaning.
Marathon cleaning VS. scheduled/daily cleaning:
While marathon cleaning may knockout your housecleaning in
one day, what does your home look like the rest of the week? Today’s busy schedules make marathon cleaning
nearly impossible.
Best methods for scheduling housecleaning:
Go with the natural rhythms of your day! What time of the day do you have enough
margin to carve out 15 to 20 minutes to dust/vacuum a room? When is the best time of the day to clean the
bathroom? (Need a natural bathroom cleaner? Click link.)
Taking at least 15 to 20 minutes every day, or during the weekdays,
to clean a specific area will help you to stay on top of the upkeep of your
home/apartment.
If you have not created a green cleaning routine before, you
will find that it will take some adjustments, but once you get the routine going,
the patterns will naturally fall into place!
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