It is no secret to those who know me that whilst I am a good gardener, I am a bad housekeeper. I lack sufficient pride or fear to make me keep up with it because of other's opinions. I struggle with a chronic lack of energy. I was not taught how to get it done efficiently, in fact not taught how to do it at all either through example or instruction. These are some of the external reasons for my housekeeping problem. The key word here is external. I am not externally motivated. So back to housework. How does a 'humble', tired, inefficient person who has her 'head in the clouds' most of the time work on getting motivated to keep house well. The answer for me is to venture inside my head. I am motivated internally. So what gets me excited, passionate and moving forward?
Beauty! Yes, beauty. I love all things beautiful. So what if I looked at house keeping as a way to create beauty? So after some tentative experimentation, I am finding if I keep beauty as my goal rather than just getting through the chores I am better at keeping house.
Now if I could just find some energy.
