ANTI-PROCRASTINATION/ HOME

Anti-Procrastination Tuesday

Here Are My Goals…What Are Yours?

(please share!)

EVERY MONTH GOALS 2015

~Meaningful Mornings (The Miracle Morning Book Plan)

~Meaningful Marriage (Love Todd Well)

~Meaningful Parenting (Love Kids Well)

~Meaningful Home (Loving Home Environment + Beautiful Home Atmosphere)

~Computer Clutter (Notes, Reminders, Photos, Emails, Posts)

~Blog Posts In Order (Plan Ahead; Work Efficiently)

~Ebook (Get Writing!)

~Socialize (Social Media Flow + In Real Life Socializing With Loved Ones)

EVERY WEEK GOALS 2015

~Up Early Every Week Day (Start Day With God & What Matters)

~Blog Posts Planned For The Week (Work Efficiently)

~Home Blessing Hour (One Hour of Cleaning…Dust, Bathrooms, Sweep, Mop, Vacuum)

~Date With One Of My 3 Lovelies (Girls are Growing Up. Do It Now!)

~Grocery List/Meal Plan (To Feed Them Well)

~Move Body (Walk, Yoga, Strength Training)

~Greens + Water Every Day (Hydrate + Nutrients)

~Clean Mama Monthly Rotating Cleaning goals

SPECIFIC GOALS LAST WEEK

~finish sorting/filing papers

~take trunk-full to thrift store

~move forward with kitchen update

~make instant oatmeal packs

SPECIFIC GOALS THIS WEEK

~sort/file papers

~drop load off at thrift store

~clean stove/oven

~laundry put away

~load to Lizzy

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Home Zone This Week: (15 minutes a day in said zone)

~master bedroom (says Flylady)

Hot Spot This Week: (5 minutes a day in said hot spot)

~jewelry drawer

Computer Hot Spot: (getting my digital organization on!)

~desktop cleared

Last Week’s Pin Accomplished:

Making Elderberry Syrup

This Week’s Pin To Accomplish:

10-Verses-for-an-Anxious-Heart

~10 Verses For An Anxious Heart

Last Week’s Most Clicked On Links:

Ten Things Babies Don’t Need | Larkspur Avenue

My Bump It List | Pinterest Addicted

Ways To Ensure You Have Energy For Sex | True Agape

Easy Office Lunches Sans The Microwave | Creating Silver Linings

DIY/Crafts/ FUN/DIY/ Gardening

11 Ways To Start Thinking Garden

Grow Food Indoors via Ebay

{microgreens, sprouts & more!}

Simple Painted Rock Plant Markers

{could not find the link to these, but they were too cute to not share! Could use a white or silver Sharpie}

The Ultimate Seed Starting Guide via Garden Therapy

{this truly is the ultimate seed starting guide. Click through for some awesome inspiration and how-to’s!}

Using Tubs As Greenhouses via Garden Web

{use paper cups instead of styrofoam to be more eco-friendly}

Herbs You Can Grow Indoors via Empress Of Dirt

{there is nothing like having something green and edible indoors, even while it is cold outdoors}

Use Coffee Filters To Line Flowerpots via This Old House

{could even double up for extra protection. Less mess!}

Start Seedlings In Egg Cartons Via Planet Forward

{love this simple way to recycle}

Grow Sprouts via The Thrifty Couple

{grow sprouts in a sunny windowsill indoors}

Square Foot Gardening via New Nostalgia

{I just love my square foot garden. This picture was taken of me right before I was diagnosed with stage 3b breast cancer. Oh how life changed! So thankful to be here for another garden growing season!}

Set Up A Mailbox In The Garden To Store Tools via Home and Garden

{I think this idea is great. It would keep tools handy and protect them from wet weather.}

How To Grow Plants In Mason Jars

{you know I had to include something with mason jars! I grow succulents in mason jars and they are wonderfully happy!}

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What about you?

Are you ready to start gardening? Is it cold where you live or are you able to work the dirt now?

HOME/ Organizing

How To Rescue A Messy Closet

Our bedroom has 2 closets in it that are both the same size. One for me, one for Todd. Todd’s closet always seems to stay nice a tidy. Mine…not so much. I’ve decided that I need to get rid of clothes that I do not love anymore, which will help, but the biggest problem was my closet floor. It was a mess. I am guilty of doing the quick ‘pick up and stash’ at one point or another and my closet was the perfect place to for the ‘stash.’ There were 2 bins of papers that have just grown and grown over the last year, and I just kept ignoring them. They took way too much precious space in my closet, and since clutter attracts clutter, they made it next to impossible to keep my closet as nice as I would like it to be. It was beyond time to clean it up!

Do you have a messy closet that is driving you crazy?

{BEFORE}

Below are the steps to take to clean it up. They sure helped me and hopefully they can help you to.

{CLOTHES TO HANG UP}

Empty the closet:

~keep hang-up clothes & shoes in the closet

~have 3 places to put stuff: Give Away Bin, Put Away Bin & Throw Away Bag

~as you bring things out, keep ‘like’ with ‘like’ (example: papers together, books together, belts together, scarves together)

~once all is cleared out of closet besides shoes and hangup clothes, purge clothes. Get rid of anything you don’t love.

~match and straighten shoes and put on a shelf or rack; getting rid of as many pairs as possible as you go.

~hang up all hangers. If you have too many, find another closet to put all of the extra hangers.

~put hats in one place

~hang up belts

~hang up scarves

~hang up bags & purses (hooks are a wonderful thing in a closet. I have a few. I’d love more!)

~put any clothes from the floor in a pile (clean with clean, dirty in hamper)

~make a paper pile to go through later

~dust shelves

~sweep out closet

{MY CRAZY PAPER PILES}

Start in on piles:

~you may need to split this job up and do a chunk each day

~hang up clean clothes or put into drawers

~sort through paper piles. Throw away or file away.

~take dirty laundry down to wash

{AHH….A CLEARED FLOOR!}

Tips:

Only keep what you love!

Work methodically. Finish one part before going on to the next.

Remember: you cannot organize clutter. Purge as you go.

If you have not worn it for a season, get rid of it.

Box up your ‘skinny’ clothes or those clothes you can’t bring yourself to get rid of. At least get them out of the closet.

You may need to split this job up and do a chunk each day. I did all steps up to ‘sort through paper piles.’ Like I said above, I had stuffed two big baskets of miscellaneous paper in my closet one day and this took time to sort through. Same with the pile of books that I had stored in my closet. They needed purged and put on a bookshelf.

Make a goal to finish all piles within a few days. Do a bit everyday.

Listen to a podcast, radio or a tv show while you do this. I listened to recorded Dr. Oz show while I worked. It helped the time go faster.

Don’t be a perfectionist. I would love to paint my closet and put more cute baskets and hooks in it for things, but I did not let myself get side-tracked. My pictures would have turned out nicer for you, but I would not have gotten my closet done in a timely manner. Good is good enough!

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What have I missed?

What is cluttering up your closet?

ANTI-PROCRASTINATION/ HOME

Anti-Procrastination Tuesday

Here Are My Goals…What Are Yours?

(please share!)

EVERY MONTH GOALS 2015

~Meaningful Mornings (The Miracle Morning Book Plan)

~Meaningful Marriage (Love Todd Well)

~Meaningful Parenting (Love Kids Well)

~Meaningful Home (Loving Home Environment + Beautiful Home Atmosphere)

~Computer Clutter (Notes, Reminders, Photos, Emails, Posts)

~Blog Posts In Order (Plan Ahead; Work Efficiently)

~Ebook (Get Writing!)

~Socialize (Social Media Flow + In Real Life Socializing With Loved Ones)

EVERY WEEK GOALS 2015

~Up Early Every Week Day (Start Day With God & What Matters)

~Blog Posts Planned For The Week (Work Efficiently)

~Home Blessing Hour (One Hour of Cleaning…Dust, Bathrooms, Sweep, Mop, Vacuum)

~Date With One Of My 3 Lovelies (Girls are Growing Up. Do It Now!)

~Grocery List/Meal Plan (To Feed Them Well)

~Move Body (Walk, Yoga, Strength Training)

~Greens + Water Every Day (Hydrate + Nutrients)

~Clean Mama Monthly Rotating Cleaning goals

SPECIFIC GOALS LAST WEEK

~go through clothes in closet

~have IF Decor ladies craft night

~get all laundry put away

SPECIFIC GOALS THIS WEEK

~make salad in a jar

~make infuser necklace

~printables organized

~laundry

Home Zone This Week: (15 minutes a day in said zone)

~office

Hot Spot This Week: (5 minutes a day in said hot spot)

~sunroom

Computer Hot Spot: (getting my digital organization on!)

~inbox to zero

~immediate file in email

Last Week’s Pin Accomplished:

Blueberry Oatmeal Power Muffins

This Week’s Pin To Accomplish:

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Last Week’s Most Clicked On Link:

green-tea-bath

How To Fight A Cold | Bravely

ANTI-PROCRASTINATION/ HOME

Anti-Procrastination Tuesday

Here Are My Goals…What Are Yours?

(please share!)

EVERY MONTH GOALS 2015

~Meaningful Mornings (The Miracle Morning Book Plan)

~Meaningful Marriage (Love Todd Well)

~Meaningful Parenting (Love Kids Well)

~Meaningful Home (Loving Home Environment + Beautiful Home Atmosphere)

~Computer Clutter (Notes, Reminders, Photos, Emails, Posts)

~Blog Posts In Order (Plan Ahead; Work Efficiently)

~Ebook (Get Writing!)

~Socialize (Social Media Flow + In Real Life Socializing With Loved Ones)

EVERY WEEK GOALS 2015

~Up Early Every Week Day (Start Day With God & What Matters)

~Blog Posts Planned For The Week (Work Efficiently)

~Home Blessing Hour (One Hour of Cleaning…Dust, Bathrooms, Sweep, Mop, Vacuum)

~Date With One Of My 3 Lovelies (Girls are Growing Up. Do It Now!)

~Grocery List/Meal Plan (To Feed Them Well)

~Move Body (Walk, Yoga, Strength Training)

~Greens + Water Every Day (Hydrate + Nutrients)

~Clean Mama Monthly Rotating Cleaning goals

SPECIFIC GOALS LAST WEEK

~clean oven

~~~clean out under sink~~

~~~plan Colsie birthday party~~

~~~finalize IF Decor~~

SPECIFIC GOALS THIS WEEK

~go through clothes in closet

~have IF Decor ladies craft night

~get all laundry put away

Home Zone This Week: (15 minutes a day in said zone)

Bedroom

Hot Spot This Week: (5 minutes a day in said hot spot)

Master Closet

Living Room Ledge

Computer Hot Spot: (getting my digital organization on!)

Immediate File in Email

Last Week’s Pin Accomplished:

Upside Down Braided Bun

This Week’s Pin To Accomplish:

SONY DSC

Blueberry Oatmeal Power Muffins

Last Week’s Most Clicked On Links:

cocoa-nut-stack

Cocoa Nut Breakfast Cookies | Swirls & Spice

messy curls 1

How To Get Messy Beachy Curls | Quick Journey

beard-balm-2

10 Best DIY Valentine Gifts For Men | Bravely

20 Dairy Free Healthy Smoothies | Upstate Ramblings

My Favorite Healing Products | Always Learning

5 Minute Fridays/ HOME/ Spiritual

Wait – Five Minute Friday

I’m happy to be linking up to Five Minute Friday.

Five minutes to write on the word: Welcome.

Write–don’t edit–just 5 minutes to be in the moment–

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But those who wait upon God get fresh strength.
They spread their wings and soar like eagles,
They run and don’t get tired,
they walk and don’t lag behind.

Isaiah 40:31

Go:

Wait.

The month of January, this year of 2015, is a month and year where I have placed & prioritized stillness, quiet, meditation & waiting, into my day.

I realized I am responsible for my own spirit, and that we are to take inventory of how our spirits are doing, for what flows out of our spirit is what flows– into our day, into life.

The time I found to wait & meditate had to be early morning, for it is the only time my home is still enough for me to still.

I have found that waiting in the early dawn when the day is just beginning, is just the beginning.

I’ve learned, as the verse says above, that waiting is often movement…a doing.

I still to trust, I trust then act.

I still to find strength, to run and not grow weary.

I wait so that I may walk and not get stuck or lag behind.

I have yet to feel a consistency of soaring with eagles, as these moments are still too few and far between, yet my spirit longs for this Heaven on earth, this promised Kingdom come.

I hold on to this promise, this hope of His Kingdom come, and rest.

His precious will be done.

Stop.