Tuesday's Question of the Day...

What is your biggest challenge in your day to day life? Mine is keeping my house clean and organized. I work out of my home with small children and I have 3 still living at home. We are never home on the weekends and pretty much during the week nights. (especially during ball season) and I need help organizing and following a schedule. I think I'm going to start getting fly lady again. I'm also a perfectionist, and therefore I won't start something, unless I know I can do it right. How do I stop doing that? Debbie side note: I knew if I got the weight under control, I would get the finances under control, which I have. I'm making strides in decluttering. I think I'm just being impatient.

Hi Debbie - great question. BTW - your new picture is really great. My biggest challenge day to day would also have to be keeping the house clean-ish and free of clutter. I also struggle with what to prepare for dinner on most days. My husband and daughter (and me) have a lot of stuff and most of that stuff has no home. we have a constant flow of laundry. we enter the home into the kitchen and the table is the first thing you see. I hate my white linoleum floor because it needs cleaned each day. My husband also has some big projects going on in the house that drive me batty when they sit and sit and sit and sit. I also try to provide my 3 year old daughter with enough quality time of playing and being silly since she is in daycare all day. Denise

I'm a creature of habit... Been married to the same man for 23 years, had the same job 17 years (the last 10 of which in the same position)... get up, go to work, come home, clean, cook, exercise and go to bed. Next day, same thing! Sounds exciting doesn't it! I guess my biggest challenge would be making myself exercise. I've gotten past the "hey, this is fun" stage and now am having to make myself "just do it".

Being patient, with myself and others.....and making deliberate plans to set aside time for my husband. It's been stressful this year having all of the kids back in the house (even though it was temporary while completing their educations) and I find that I'm itchy and impatient when things don't go as smoothly as I expect. I think I'm a bit Obsessive-Compulsive and I like things done my way. It's odd...but when the kids moved back home, I fell right back into Mommy mode (even though they range in age from 20-24). My husband frequently feels like he's being ignored and I feel like I'm being pulled in opposite directions. My 20 year old daugher is at a critical stage in her life and we spend a great deal of time discussing spiritual issues with me challenging some of her decisions. The time I spend with her is, I believe, essential. Perhaps, I'm just lousy at letting go and watching her head down a rocky road filled with potential heartache. I'm trying to be more sensitive to his needs and make sure he knows how much he really means to me. After all, he'll still be there when the kids move out at the end of this month and I'm looking forward to it just being the two of us again. Julie

My biggest challenge is getting the kind of quality time with my husband that I want. We're both so busy lately that we seem to get caught up in our own stuff. Linn

My biggest challange is staying focused. I'm scattered-brained & get distracted easily. I guess that goes along with the staying organized theme. I have a bad habit of star6ting too amny projects & not getting any of them finished. I will try to do better tomorrow. Debbie 315/155/145 (hopefully) -109"