Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was tiring but good. My volunteer project this weekend was working (for 26 hours!) at a basketball tournament that my son’s team sponsored. It was fun…but boy am I worn out today. As for my weekend to-do list, I did relax on Sunday night as planned, but the other two things on my really short list didn’t get done. (But I did do a couple of loads of laundry.) This weekend made me even more glad that I’ve changed up my cleaning and laundry routines. Having those new routines in place allowed me to be away from home for most of the weekend…yet not be too far behind on Monday. Love that! So often routines seem like they’d be the end of spontaneity, but as counter-intuitive as it may be, routines can actually allow you to be more spontaneous. Pretty cool.

Speaking of routines…you may be wondering who won the spot in Janine Adam’s online workshop Simplify Your Life with Habits and Routines. Well, it is evi who posted on February 19, 2012 at 05:55 AM and said: “just retweeted Aby’s post (two of them, wasn’t sure which one is the right one… ;->).” Congrats evi! (I don’t have your email address so email me at aby @ simplify 101 dot com to claim your spot!)

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. And remember, class begins tomorrow, so there’s still plenty of time to get in on the fun and simplify your life with new habits and routines. If you played along with Finish It Friday this weekend, I’d love to hear how your weekend went. Thanks so much for sharing your updates in the comments.

Enjoy the rest of your Monday!

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