I have been thinking lately about how the gospel affects EVERY area of our lives. Some of my life is "all good and cleaned up" and some of it is just messy. Like, literally...messy. Chaotic. Unorganized. A plethora of mess.
I don't spend my time wisely at home and I don't give my kids the attention they need at night and in the mornings. I am completely content sticking them in front of the TV or at the computer to play games so that I can unwind for the day. They don't get baths every night and half the time we can't find anything for them to wear in the mornings because I haven't had time to do laundry. So...since I haven't had time to do laundry, that stack is piling up on the stack from last week which was really from two weeks ago. Get my drift? My bedroom closet is microscopic so the clothes I don't have room for are in a stack on the beautiful red velvet chair that no one ever gets to see...because of the clothes stacked on top of it. I don't have room in my kitchen for a junk drawer and so there are nick knacks stuffed in every drawer in the house. Our laundry room has had a revolving stack of laundry in the basket since we moved in. And...on and on.
How would the gospel address this? I don't really know the answer to that yet but...I know some practical things I want to do to get "cleaned up". This is going to literally be a life-change but I am committed to doing it.
1. Weekend projects starting this weekend and continuing until I have finished every room in the house. Starting with our bedroom. I mean...top to bottom...every single room. (Except for Matt's) Then, keeping that maintained so that I don't get behind again.
2. Going to bed early and getting good rest.
3. Getting up early to work out, read the word with Nate, make the girls breakfast and pack their lunches.
4. Tidy up every night.
5. Wash dishes after every meal.
6. Do laundry every Saturday.
7. Go through the girl's back packs every day so that I know what is going on at their schools.
8. Have nightly prayer time with the girls when we tuck them in.
9. Clean up the front and back yards.
10. Make Sunday a day of rest with my family.
11. Clean out my car and keep it clean.
I know that it is not realistic to think that all of this will be done perfectly, every day because I am only human and I work all day long BUT...I need some organization. I don't need a schedule (they drive me crazy because you are then confined to that schedule every day.) I just need my life to be a little more organized. I'm praying that God gives me strength to ease into this new lifestyle.
I mean...if Jesus showed up right now at my house...he'd have to sit on a pile of laundry on my couch!
I'm looking forward to this new way of living!!
(if any of you have any suggestions, advice, organization tips, etc...bring 'em on!)
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Melissa,
You don't even have to ask if I have advice or suggestions!! You already know that I do! But too many to put on the blog...so sometime when we are together I will give you some tips that I have learned over the years about keeping the house clean and the laundry done! Oh, and also keeping the car clean! You can ask Dad for advice on other topics, but stick with me on the organization!! Love you!
I am so glad you posted this! I have been thinking alot about it because I am in the same boat as you when it comes to my house! They only problem is I DON'T work all day so I should have NO excuse! If you don't mind, I am going to do this too. Just a version modified for me! Can't wait to hear about your progress! Hope you are feeling good!
Go for it Heather! Pass on advice if you find something that makes things easier!
Well, I am stealing this advice from Sally Armstrong's blog. (Sally I hope you don't mind..) But Flylady.net is a great site to help you get your organizational & time management skills working.
Sally posted about Flylady back in February. I can't say I have been good a following all her routines/tips, but at least I know where to look if I'm looking for a little motivation.
Hope this helps.
ok i just found a website and it made me think of this post! :)
http://www.totallyfreecrap.com/Archive/2009/may/bub.htm
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