So I have been thinking alot about all this resolution stuff I hear going around, and I for one have never really made any solid commitments one way or another on New Years day for doing or not doing anything in particular.. Did you catch that? I hope you did because I think I just confused myself! Basically what this means is I am to chicken to say or commit to something I may regret or break later, so I decided to commit to not making any resolutions I don't think I can keep. Does this mean I will make any resolutions? No, I will not, because as sure as I am that the sun will rise I am sure that as soon as I say I will or wont do something I'm gonna do or not do it. You may be lost by now, if so go back and read it again. I had to read it twice just to make sure I am making some sort of sense. If you are not lost, good for you please take a moment an explain it to us.
In lue of making "resolutions" per say, I have decided that I am going to call this my "Do Over List". Please feel free to use this term as your own. Here are some things I would like to "Do Over" this year:
Decluttering My House:
This is a very big one for me as I am a consummate collector of all things, which results in massive amounts of clutter. I tried some "decluttering" techniques last year and some of it went well, and some of it wasnt so great, therefore decluttering will be on my "Do Over List". I have huge amounts of "stuff" to go through and will depend on the Lord to help me be brutal with clutter.
Organizing my desk area:
This is a constant battle and no matter how many times I say Im going to clean it up it never gets done very well. I suppose I could blame it on the kids and the husband, but that wont fix the problem. Being totally un-organized is a sure sign of insanity, and insanity defined is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. With this in mind I will attempt a new organizational plan..not sure what it is yet, but will give whatever it happens to be a shot.
Husband Attention Time:
This is something I have had alot of trouble with recently, like say for the past couple years. It seems as though I always have time for everything BUT my husband, which should not be. Since I am homeschooling, a good part of the day consists of dealing with the inevitable " Mom, what do I do here?" questions, which is probably the bulk of the time I spend going from child to child. The other thing that tends to take my time and sap my energy is cleaning the house, or coercing the kids to do it, whatever the case may be. My husband needs to have my undivided, non-resentful attention occasionally so this is something I will be "doing Over" during the day. Pray for me.
Servant Hearted:
I really need to work on this, as I am learning I am not as Servant Hearted as I had originally thought I was. Oh I have no problem giving things, but try and volunteer me for something, watch it, your going to get hurt. This year I would like to try to serve my family and friends a bit better than I have, and not be so...so...mean, for lack of a better word, when my husband or a friend "accidentally" volunteers me for something I don't really want to do. Please pray for me..again.
I am sure if I sat and thought about it I could come up with some more things to "Do Over" this year, but I wouldn't want to overwhelm myself, or you with all the prayer requests I would be needing. By the way, I started up my Craft Business again, which without the help and prodding of my daughter, would not have gotten done, so if you don't mind, you can pray about that also:)
Happy New Years!
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Friday, June 17, 2011
It has been a year.....
Since it has been almost a year since I started this blog, I thought I would do a short update on the projects I started and the ones I am still working on. I have been working on being more organized....... then I started watching a show called Hoarders, and realized my condition will only get worse. I can no longer just call myself a "collector" although I would love to be able to use this definition for my illness. Fortunately for me, I am not a hoarder yet. There is still hope. That being said, I spent several days cleaning and organizing my attic that I started this time last year, and it looks WAY better then it did, you can actually walk around up there now. There is still alot of work to do but it is a start and after watching the show I have been watching, Im even more motivated to get it done than I was before.
(Insert picture here...I was gonna put up a picture but decided against it.)
The other project I was/am working on were containers for seasonal clothes and kids things. Again, my intentions where good, but I lacked motivation. You know when you look around, have no idea where in the world to start, so you just give up? Thats me. The containers are a great idea but I have been using them as a catch all for everything else, which I suppose is okay, at least most of them have made it to the attic at this point, which I did mention is looking more organized every week. I still need to get to the ones in the boys room, which are under like a 2 foot pile of clean clothes. Did I mention my kids are stacker's like me? This does not bode well for their future spouses. Hopefully they wont marry someone like them or they will never be able to walk around their homes!
As with any good collector, we need to have several projects going all at once, and no one can accuse me of being a bad collector! At this time I have no fewer than 5 projects I have started, maybe even more, if you count the attic and the containers. But for now I am only going to mention 2 that I actually finished. Yes you heard me I FINISHED a project! Dont ask me how, but I did. The first one was a set of placements, and the second one was re-covering an old chair I bought at a yard sale. I also have 2 rag quilts in the process of being done..hopefully I will finish them this year!
Yes I know the picture is sideways...I cant figure out how to get it to go right side up..On the funny side of this everyone who looking at it has their head tilted to the right making everyone in the room wonder what in the world are they looking at.
The biggest thing that has happened this year, for me anyway, is the installation of a Iron filter and water softener. For the past 5 years we have been unable to drink the water, do laundry, use the dishwasher, have an icemaker, and any number of things I took for granted when I lived on the city water system. This past month we were able to get a grant to pay for the installation of the filters and in the space of 3 days I was able to do all the above things . Have you ever heard of someone being actually happy to be able to do laundry??? Just ask someone who has been doing it at a laundry mat for years, being able to do it at home is awesome! You can get up in the middle of the night and get a glass of water, from the faucet not a jug. My tubs and sinks will no longer look like someone has been bludgeoned in them! This is even better than when I got my dryer, which was pretty awesome in itself. It is truly a blessing from God!
Well thats it for this years update, I have alot more to do to become organized, and I will probably NEVER be as organized as most, but at least now I have a little more motivation to do it. Oh, did I mention that after nearly 25 years of marriage I have finally started a weekly menu? My husband just about had a heart attack!
(Insert picture here...I was gonna put up a picture but decided against it.)
The other project I was/am working on were containers for seasonal clothes and kids things. Again, my intentions where good, but I lacked motivation. You know when you look around, have no idea where in the world to start, so you just give up? Thats me. The containers are a great idea but I have been using them as a catch all for everything else, which I suppose is okay, at least most of them have made it to the attic at this point, which I did mention is looking more organized every week. I still need to get to the ones in the boys room, which are under like a 2 foot pile of clean clothes. Did I mention my kids are stacker's like me? This does not bode well for their future spouses. Hopefully they wont marry someone like them or they will never be able to walk around their homes!
As with any good collector, we need to have several projects going all at once, and no one can accuse me of being a bad collector! At this time I have no fewer than 5 projects I have started, maybe even more, if you count the attic and the containers. But for now I am only going to mention 2 that I actually finished. Yes you heard me I FINISHED a project! Dont ask me how, but I did. The first one was a set of placements, and the second one was re-covering an old chair I bought at a yard sale. I also have 2 rag quilts in the process of being done..hopefully I will finish them this year!
Yes I know the picture is sideways...I cant figure out how to get it to go right side up..On the funny side of this everyone who looking at it has their head tilted to the right making everyone in the room wonder what in the world are they looking at.
The biggest thing that has happened this year, for me anyway, is the installation of a Iron filter and water softener. For the past 5 years we have been unable to drink the water, do laundry, use the dishwasher, have an icemaker, and any number of things I took for granted when I lived on the city water system. This past month we were able to get a grant to pay for the installation of the filters and in the space of 3 days I was able to do all the above things . Have you ever heard of someone being actually happy to be able to do laundry??? Just ask someone who has been doing it at a laundry mat for years, being able to do it at home is awesome! You can get up in the middle of the night and get a glass of water, from the faucet not a jug. My tubs and sinks will no longer look like someone has been bludgeoned in them! This is even better than when I got my dryer, which was pretty awesome in itself. It is truly a blessing from God!
Well thats it for this years update, I have alot more to do to become organized, and I will probably NEVER be as organized as most, but at least now I have a little more motivation to do it. Oh, did I mention that after nearly 25 years of marriage I have finally started a weekly menu? My husband just about had a heart attack!
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