I'm cranky today, and not feeling very inspired. I generally try to incorporate Works For Me Wednesday posts into what I am already writing about my "Journey Away From Slobdom" but that's just "not working" for me today. I could not link up, but I've met quite a few of you through WFMW, and I hate to miss one. Plus, I thought of a good tip that … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist for a Cranky Mama
It's Wed. Bible Study day which is always a little crazy because I'm out most of the day. A little extra crazy today since when I went to my car after Bible study, one of the back tires was as flat as a pancake. I look for excuses anywhere I can find them. I can turn any slight change of plan or inconvenience into a great excuse to throw … [Read more...]
Will I Always Have this Struggle?
I get so irritated with myself sometimes. How many times have I posted about the wonders of consistency in my daily tasks? The great feeling that I get when I do them, even though I didn't feel like it? The importance of placing my family high enough on the priority list that I see a reason to keep a clean house even when no visitors are coming? … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist and Excuses
I generally write two posts a day. My daily checklist and a general post about this process. I decided last week that I should write my daily checklist post first, and then the other (hopefully more interesting) post second so that if someone checked the blog, they would see the interesting post first. Not that my daily checklists aren't … [Read more...]
My Off-Balance World
I'm off balance in more ways than one. First of all, I still feel the boat moving, and I got off more than two days ago. I'm ready for this equilibrium problem, or whatever it is, to stop.Secondly, and mainly, things are off-balance because they are out of routine. It's a holiday week, and my kids and husband are home for the entire week. Nothing … [Read more...]
Thirteen Things I Found at the Bottom of my Closet
What exactly is the point of having a walk-in closet if you can't walk into it? I cleaned out my closet today, which was one of my big goals for the week. It's time to start taking inventory of Christmas gifts so I can know what I still need to buy. And now, since I can walk into it, I also hung in it the clothes that had been hanging on the … [Read more...]
I am alive
Quick update. I've been crazy busy for the past week with the painting, rehearsals, performances, dropping off kids at grandma's an hour away, etc. Yes, it's an excuse.The state of my home? Could be a lot worse. I allowed an hour and 10 minutes to get it ready for people to come over for small groups tonight. It was BARELY enough, but it was … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist
I've said before how difficult weekends are. Since we were gone all day yesterday, I felt pretty justified not doing much. That was wrong. I still need to do the basic daily tasks. Today I had a very natural thought come into my head. I was going to do a last minute pickup, and makeup for not doing my tasks yesterday. I had to get them done in … [Read more...]
Getting worse before it gets better?
I'm a little frustrated right now. The final push in getting my office/game room finished is here. My mom is going to be here to help me paint in just a little over a week. I have two of four walls almost completely finished. I have my system down. I'm going back over each wall and getting the last remnants of wallpaper backing scraped off, … [Read more...]