21 Day Self Discipline Challenge - day 3

So it was Karwa Chauth yesterday which meant fasting until moon-rise and then we were having company. So I didn't have any high hopes about completing my challenges.
My daily habit that I wanted to maintain was
1. Clean up after every meal.
And the big thing I wanted to achieve was - Clean home!
So the guests left at 3:00 am...I was thinking that I would be exhausted by the fasting during the day and by waking up until late. But I actually felt very energetic, so I got on with cleaning and I actually cleaned my closet. Only my section. It was something I had wanted to do for a long time.

Buoyed by the success of completing my assignment of the day, I moved on to the dining area and actually mopped the floor of our dining room. Then I turned on the dishwasher and went on to sleep like a baby.
Success!

21 Day Self Discipline Challenge - day 2

Before

In-between

After

So how did I do on Day 1?
My mini project was to clean my cutting table. My cutting table also doubles up as ironing board, transit area for stuff that is coming from the first floor and general dumping ground for everything that can't be put back in its place. Needless to say it got cluttered, so much so that I had trouble sewing/cutting anything. The clock shows that it took me 1.5 hour to clean up everything, but I had to take an urgent call in between so it really took me an hour to clean up everything. Not bad, right?
For my big project I'm taking up cleaning the whole house. Since Diwali is coming, it makes a lot of sense to add this project to the challenge. For those who don't know about Diwali, its a Hindu Festival ( Holiday). It is a custom to clean the home thoroughly before the festival, because it is believed that Goddess Laxmi blesses clean homes with prosperity on Diwali.
And whats a challenge without a curve-ball - for me its coming today when I fast the whole day and host 4 families in the evening. Its Karwa Chauth today, when women fast for their husband's longevity. They eat or drink anything only after they see moon in the evening. So I will be fasting and then in the evening some friends are coming over for celebrating by having feast together. We will see how the challenges go during the time.

21 Day Self Discipline Challenge - day 1

I try to avoid talking about non-sewing stuff on Blooms And Bugs, but here is an event that I think is worth shouting off the rooftops.
I have been following Money Saving mom for about five years now. Initially I started checking it out because of the awesome deals she posts on her blog, but very soon I saw the voice of reason and kindness Crystal is. She is one of the most amazing bloggers I follow. Even though she keeps saying that she doesn't have it all together, I think she is doing a great job of juggling so many responsibilities that come with running a business while staying home with three little ones.
  Starting today she is having the 21 day self-discipline challenge. I think we could all learn something from it and I'm going to participate in it. As a part of the challenge, I am going to publish a small report of my achievements of the day. If you don't like them, feel free to skip. To make it easier for you, I'm scheduling all those posts in the evening.
I hope you will also join in the challenge. Wish me luck!