{"id":1921,"date":"2019-04-29T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/?p=1921"},"modified":"2022-04-18T17:03:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T23:03:51","slug":"sometimes-enough-is-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/sometimes-enough-is-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes Enough is Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember the words of Mary Poppins, \u201cEnough is as good as a feast\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t really understand that as a child. Even as an adult it\u2019s easy to overlook that principle with the belief that if you\u2019re going to do something, you should do it well, every time<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

That creates a lot of pressure doesn\u2019t it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With that belief firmly entrenched in my mind, imagine my relief as a young mother to hear Don Aslett, a successful businessman and author of cleaning services and techniques declare that deep cleaning is not necessary<\/strong> every time you clean.<\/p>\n

What?!<\/p>\n

He explains. You don\u2019t need to move the furniture to vacuum underneath every week. It is OK to vacuum only the busy walk-ways if that\u2019s all that is needed. There are times for deep cleaning such as in the Spring and Fall. And there are times for monthly or weekly cleaning that then allows for easy daily maintenance.<\/p>\n

In other words, there are times when enough is enough<\/strong>. In fact, enough is often the perfect amount. But sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking if you\u2019re going to do it, do it completely.<\/p>\n

I had avoided Spring cleaning the mudroom because the accumulated debris of winter clothing and dirt seemed overwhelming.<\/p>\n

But it was time and once I started, I experienced two things.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. And I don\u2019t know why I\u2019m surprised every time this happens, but it turned out not to take me as long as I had expected.<\/li>\n
  2. Because I had limited time and energy, I was not able to dig into the corners or clean behind the freezer, but that was OK.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The mudroom became presentable and I chose to be satisfied<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Enough is often good enough!<\/p>\n

    Our challenge is to determine when good enough is the perfect amount.<\/p>\n

    Think of all that you can actually accomplish by giving yourself permission to do just enough.<\/h3>\n

    Can you then spend more time doing something you love? Will you be more available for your family? What are all the benefits of not insisting on completely every time?<\/p>\n

    Let\u2019s choose wisely how to spend our time and energy, and truly enjoy the newness of Spring by recognizing when enough is good enough.<\/p>\n

    With love,
    \n\"Melanie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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