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I think I used 4 petal strips for the one pictured here..

I should say right now, before I really get into this particular mini-rant, that I don’t really have my routines totally memorized, and I even keep those in a list on my phone so that I don’t even have to worry about remembering those if my mind is elsewhere, occupied by other brilliant thoughts that day.I’m able to still get to everything and keep things running smoothly around here no matter what.

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What routines really do is help you completely own your time.You know what needs to be done when, where you should be as far as progress on your regular tasks at what point in the day, and what works best to be accomplished during which day part.They also allow you incredible flexibility, because you’re able to move things around in your schedule with confidence if the need ever arises, and you know exactly how long everything will take.

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You also become super-efficient from tackling these tasks over and over again, and working them into your daily lists and game-playing in different ways.Being a master of efficiency at packing school lunches doesn’t sound like a huge accomplishment, unless you’re a mom who has to do it every busy day of your life.

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Well then in that case, that kind of lunch-packing efficiency sounds like a life-saver!

If you can set up routines, stick to them for a bit, then keep improving them to get better and better, little by little, you’ll be amazed at how little pockets of extra time start popping up in your day!.And I’ve never shared them with you!

How rude, right?Well, today I’m going to fix that.

Right now, actually..So here are the jars in question:.