New Background & a New Plan

Once again, Happy Mother's Day, ya'll!

Ok, so I have a new plan: I post normal posts. I also post things that I'm learning in my devotional time, just like a journal of it, only it's more directed to the readers, and is probably done by books of the Bible, just a little bit at a time. I think this will benefit me spiritually because otherwise I can be a lazy Christian and do about 2 minutes of quiet time and forget it 2 minutes later. Hopefully this will stay with us longer. :) I'll do my best to do it every morning! Warning: I'm going on vacation, this Wednesday through next Tuesday, so...I might not be home to do it, maybe I'll get wireless on the road, maybe not. Anyway, I feel a lot more at peace with this plan, and it give the blog more of a purpose! (Other than giving me a place to vent and complain and boast about myself. Ouch. It hurts to admit that, doesn't it?!) I have really been enjoying the posts over at "Like a Warm Cup of Coffee", because they are challenging and uplifting. I want to be like that!

Goals:

• Add labels to every post


• Keep my blog Christ-Centered


• Post at least once every day


• Write reviews on every book I read

I'll add to it, and if I remember, add it to my sidebar.

I need to go. Lots of love to you all!

My not-so-organized-organization-&-time-management-skills

Just wanted to share a fun organizational site I get good ideas from occasionally - http://www.flylady.com/ - Lots of ideas on keeping the house clean - and much more. It presents the idea of cleaning for YOU. Not for anyone else, but for YOUR sake, because YOU like to feel organized and smart and clean and all that mushy stuff. I like that idea, personally. :) Because if I'm doing it for myself, I'm probably doing it better than if I was doing it for someone else. I also think that the verse in...Ephesians(?) that says to do your work for God, rather than for men is very applicable to that, too. If you're doing it for God and for your own benefit, you'll probably do an even better job, right?
A good idea that it has is not stressing over stuff - on a designated day, take 1 hour for cleaning, and spend 10 minutes in each area that needs cleaning. Guess what? It works! Yesterday when I was putting together supper, I had like...8 minutes or so until 6:20. Dirty dishes surrounded me, so I decided to wipe cabinets, unload the dishwasher, and load the dishwasher for 8 minutes. I felt so organized when I got done! I had gotten a lot more done than if I had simply left it for Mom to do, and I hadn't taken a lot of time! Voila! The secret is out!
You might look at the site and say..."this is for Mom, not for me"... don't say that. The ideas on there work for any task! Like this morning...Mom had left 5 minutes in between Latin and Writing. In that 5 minutes, I was able to organize my pajama/socks/etc. drawer that's been hanging over me for the past 2 weeks! Anyway, I'll stop ranting now. Hope this benefits you in some way!