This is certainly not a new topic for Works for Me Wednesday — Motivated Moms works for me. But, my story is perhaps a little different than some of what I have read before (even when I wrote about Motivated Moms previously).
In case you are unfamiliar with Motivated Moms, you can click the banner above to visit the site (and here is a sample page). It is a FlyLady-type of system, except you print out your task lists and don’t have an inbox full of reminders to put your shoes on. (Because, know what? I don’t always wear my shoes around the house. In fact, it’s not uncommon to find me barefoot, though I will often wear Crocs now that my bad knee has gotten worse.)
Anyway — do you know why I like Motivated Moms? Because I’m not really all that motivated to keep up the house.
Sure, sometimes I’ll get a bee in my bonnet about it, and I’ll do a ton of cleaning. But, sometimes I just don’t. Motivated Moms allows me to sometimes just let it go. I know that doesn’t sound good, so let me explain why it’s a good thing.
When I tried to sign up for FlyLady, I would get to the unmotivated phase, and I’d get tired of the emails. So, then I would cancel the emails and that was that. But, with Motivated Moms, I buy the $8 planner at the beginning of the year. And, when I go a couple of weeks without doing it, I don’t feel horrible. It’s a whole new sheet of paper in the planner, and I just start up again.
So, while it might be nice if I was guilted into cleaning more, I am more apt to just shut down about it. So, I need something that lets me take time off, but then I can literally start back with a clean slate page!
Because I like Motivated Moms so much, I want to share it with someone who hasn’t tried it, or maybe who is already a Motivated Moms user. Either way — a 2009 copy (of your choice, since there are different types) could be yours!
There are two ways to enter the giveaway (you can do both or just one):
1. Leave a comment with a quick household mangement tip — could be cleaning, baking, laundry…whatever!
2. Subscribe to Many Little Blessings (via email or RSS Reader of some sort, such as Google Reader). There will be a secret code for this giveaway at the bottom of the feed. Just email me at manylittleblessings {at} gmail {dot} com with the secret code in the subject line. I won’t read the emails, so make sure to put the code in the subject line.
I will do a random drawing on Tuesday, January 12th at 12:01 pm EST. Good luck!
To read about lots of tips and ideas from other bloggers, be sure to check out Works for Me Wednesday at Rocks in My Dryer.
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