Routines Set Me Free

I want to be spontaneous. I like being the wild child. The last thing I want to be is predictable. But Flylady tells me–and she’s right!–that routines set me free.

Every Sunday, I get five 8oz mason jars out of the cupboard. I fill them with various tasty ingredients for overnight oatmeal, and stick them in the fridge. Every weekday morning, I grab one. Bam! A healthy, yummy breakfast I don’t have to think about. That means I don’t have to try to cook in the mornings. I’m not tempted to spend...