http://www.flylady.net/pages/perfectionism_review.aspYou have heard FlyLady and myself talk about our perfectionism and how it really keeps us from getting things done. We are beginning our Cruise through the Holidays this week and it is time for a review on perfectionism.
According to Merriam - Webster the definition of perfectionism is: a disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable
When our new members read about perfectionism they can't believe that we are telling them perfectionism is what truly will keep you in clutter and CHAOS. They think that because their homes and lives are so out of control that there is no way that they can be a perfectionist. They think that if they were a perfectionist they would be living in a perfect house with a perfect life.
Perfectionism is when we decide that we can't do something because we won't have the time to do it "perfectly". This is why FlyLady tells you that "you are never behind - jump in where you are" and that "housework done incorrectly still blesses your family". We can't allow ourselves to get caught up in the thinking that we just don't have time therefore we will do nothing. In all actuality if we spent the amount of time we do worrying and complaining about what we need to do, doing something we would not feel as overwhelmed and behind that we do. The stinking thinking that we just can't do something because we don't have time to do it the "right" way keeps our homes and lives in clutter and CHAOS.
