Back In The Habit

I keep seeing things around about forming habits. It's everywhere I go. Every corner I turn. Under every leaf I flip (because I am always flipping leaves). No stone will be left unturned that is not banging on about habits. In fact, I can seriously say the habit forming epidemic is gripping the world. In a tight, overbearing grip.

And it got me to thinking about flossing my teeth.

Big jump there, huh?

But not really.

Earlier in the year I talked about things I would do. Not New Year's Resolutions (because those, damn fool, are made to be broken). Mine was a list of realistic things I wanted to do this year. Such as, er, flossing my teeth.

I was going incredible well until I got sick. I think I had flossed my teeth every single night (bar one) until I got sick, and that was six-ish weeks ago. My gums were sore and I couldn't face the soreness. Please get out the world's smallest violin.

Have a I lost you yet? Here. I'll throw some key words at you. Gingivitis. Heart disease. Bad breath. Not pretty? No. You don't say!

Well friends, it's time I set myself back on my merry path.

But wait! There's more!

Why don't you join me on this merry habit-forming trip? Come skip down the 21-day path with me. Have you got a habit you want to form? Do you? Sing it with me: do you? (Don't you want me?)

- Maybe you want to eat more chocolate
- Maybe you want to blog every day
- Maybe you want to get back into reading
- Maybe you want a nightly canoodle with your lover
- Do you want to go bike riding every day?
- Meal plan so you don't get to 5:30pm and have a meltdown and everyone winds up eating baked beans/eggs/leftovers (oh you don't do that, nope, me neither)
- Catch up with a friend every week?

- Are you wanting to learn to rollerskate?
- Perhaps this is not your speed at all. Maybe you just want to do the crossword each and every night?

Then this is for you! Get in the habit with PottyMouthMama!

Here's what we're going to do. You check in once a week with me for the next 3 weeks (that's so short, it won't hurt a bit, trust me, I'm an expert). It's not so much that it's intimidating, but I WILL hold you accountable and be asking you about your habit forming!

Think about it over the weekend, then we can kick off, and you check back into PMM on Saturday. It's a 21-step support group.

I don't want anyone signing up that wants to form a habit of picking their nose. Thanks but no thanks.

Are you in? Do you want to get BACK IN THE HABIT?

If so, grab the button and be gone on your merry habit forming ways (and add your name/link to the list).

My super fabulous friend Anna has made me two ridiculously awesome buttons (so damn RAD!) to choose from. I am seriously loving my makeover and think I will thwart any efforts made by Sally Field to become the non-flying Nun.

Michelle from Leni & Rose has done an ace to the power of wicked job of coding. You can pop over to her blog for deets on how to upload the button yourself (she has all sorts of tips and tricks up her blogging sleeve).

De Clutter Bug

fairly unrelated photo - though a pretty spider's web is the ultimate in organised homes, isn't it? can you spot it amidst the greenery?

Still. Decluttering. While doing so, I've come across a lot of 'samples' of products that I work with.

I was over at Leni & Rose and she's been madly decluttering too. So inspired by her clean out, that I've now loaded my next load for the op shop. I've posted off some things I have been meaning to post for a couple of weeks, and my house is starting to look a little more normal. Less bric a brac, more home. Otherwise I am teetering on the verge of setting up my own museum, I'll be charging an entry fee to the Doctor's room - and Tiny's. They house the largest collections of pre-loved finds (see The Bin entries if you don't know what I'm rabbitting on about).

Anyway - some of these samples include child safety products (a reputable brand in case you're worried). If you live in Australia and your home needs safety proofing, please email me or leave a comment and I'll randomly select someone to send the products to. In doing so, you're doing me a favour - huuuuge favour.

Who knew decluttering could lead to so many giveaways?

Kind of Like The Pied Piper

I'm doing a bit of site maintenance on pottymouthmama over the next week or so. Spring cleaning of sorts. There will be a few changes. If you don't like anything I do let me know. Maybe we can compromise. Or maybe I can just ignore you, even if you type really loud.

I'm reading back through Leni & Rose's tips and tricks to get some pointers. Man, that girl is good.

Anyway, one thing I have added is pretty new to Blogger and I actually saw it over at Mikes the other day. The Follower widget - see just over there under my playlist (which is a list of music I have on high rotation). Join up and follow pottymouthmama.. You know you want to.