1. Organizing books. I love organizing books. I have loved them since I was a kid. My mom had an organizing book on the shelf that I read for fun one day...yeah, for fun. Ever since I can remember I have had an overwhelming desire to clean & organize. I remember a time when we were moving from Kentucky to Saipan (a small island near Guam). It was my job to go next door to our neighbors & wash our clothes - our washer & dryer were already on a truck headed for Saipan. This neighbor had a small delicate tea set that was covered in dust. I cleaned it. I was so nervous I would get caught & get in trouble for touching her stuff...but I had to clean it. I mean, it was really dusty. So yeah, I love having a clean house, I love cleaning and I love organizing. But even I sometimes get into a funk or find a challenge that kind of just baffles me.
This house is challenge and it baffles me. Three stories is more than I have ever had before. I feel like I am constantly playing catch up. All of my old tips & tricks were just not getting it done.
My friend, Karen, is an organizing junkie like me...in fact, she does it sooo much better than I do. So, I asked for some help & she let me borrow some of her organizing/cleaning books. Wow! Light bulbs have been going off in my head like crazy! I am not completely changing my routine, in fact, all I am doing is tweaking my routine...but more importantly I am tweaking my attitude. Literally, I have had a bit of a paradigm shift. Yoohoo! There is hope for me yet!
2. Les Mis out on DVD!!!!! Steve & I bought it today. We had other plans today, so we will be watching it tomorrow with the kiddos. We own the CD & the children have the music memorized. It is their favorite thing to listen to when we are in the car. They are just as excited as I am about watching the movie!
3. A daughter old enough to babysit...wow, what freedom! I do not use this privilege very often, but it sure is nice when I can. Today, I was able to join Steve, some of his work friends & their wives for lunch. I even made a new friend. Pretty darn cool considering a year ago I would have had to find someone to watch the children! Although, you know, that is how I found one of my best friends!
4. The opportunity to serve with my children. We had a great time babysitting yesterday. I love that the children are getting older and can be a part of the service - even a big help!
5. A wonderful day - a mixture of work & play, but the perfect mix. I wasn't harried or hurried or stressed. Just calmly, joyfully, happily went from thing to thing to thing. I know this wonderful day is a mixture of a lot of hard work coming to fruition (is that the right use of that word?)...and it was worth every bit it of it!
Happy Walking!
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