You Can Do It!

RULE # 1: You Can Do It!

The first instruction in guided home management is that you can do this.
You are not missing a gene that the Martha Stewart's and June Cleavers of the world possess.
Rule # 1 is critical because people rarely do anything they don't believe they can.
If you don't believe you can become a president, mayor, cheerleader, or homemaker, etc., you won't try.
Oh, you might try just enough to satisfy your doubt, but you won't give the determined effort that all successful people put forth.

Let me illustrate the point.

As a sophomore in high school, I tried out for cheerleading. Why? It seemed cool, and I had several friends that were cheerleaders. In one of the trial classes, the head cheerleader illustrated the move and then told the group of us hopeful novices to do a backbend. The entire group of 20 or so girls did a backbend and held it for the demanded time.

I then moved to Florida and tried out for cheerleading again in my junior year.
At tryouts, the head cheerleader asked the group of about 25 girls to do various moves. Then, she asked who could do a backbend. Most of the girls failed and sat woefully on the floor, as about 5 girls and I executed the backbend.

Why did so many fail in the second group?

Simply because they didn't know they could do it. They saw it as a natural talent, like being double jointed. The first group assumed bending yourself backwards to form a  rainbow was something everyone could perform, so they did.
The first group also had the advantage of a guide. They saw someone perform the impressive acrobatic feat, and followed.

Unfortunately, many homemakers believe that keeping a well decorated, organized, and clean home requires the skills equivalent to those of a double jointed gymnast.

Successful home management is like the backbend. You don't have to be double jointed; you just have to believe you can do it, and follow a good guide.

Consider this blog, the guided homemaker, your guide to performing the home management backbend.