The Most Important Part of Keeping a Home
Events, organizing, cleaning, all of that is what's usually thought of when it comes to keeping a home. But the most important thing isn't often mentioned in books or on blog posts. Possibly because it seems obvious. And possibly because it's a question. Why are you doing this? Why are you driving yourself ragged making sure your kids get to each soccer or baseball game? Why are you exhausting yourself scrubbing each inch of the home and decluttering until everything is smooth and streamlined? Why are you concerned if your sink is shiny? Why? Without the why, you'll end up yelling at kids who aren't moving fast enough, or at a spouse who keeps leaving their favorite snack bowl on the table, or beating yourself up because you've failed yet again at something everyone else seems able to do with ease. Before I talk about systems and routines and habits, I want to spend a moment discussing why we do this at all. Because the obvious answer is that