After we found out we are having a boy, the nesting instinct started to kick in. In addition to the nesting adrenaline, we got a bit of Spring sunshine. Where we live winter is a long dreary experience... sun is a novelty. (If it happens to come out while we are driving in the car, poor Rose starts crying and demanding we turn off the light.)When the sun does start shining through after the long, long winter....suddenly it is apparent that it is well past time to dust and wash windows.
The combination of making room for baby and spring cleaning produced an overwhelming desire in me to get my house in order. Plus, we are making plans for a little Baby-moon....and I would love to have everything in order before we go... an admirable goal.
All these forces coming together...Spring Cleaning, Nesting, and Baby-moon Deadline. I was one part motivated and one part completely overwhelmed. Time to make a plan!Step #1: Time to commit my ways to the Lord. As always God wants me to have a heart for him. He wants me to be a devoted wife and mother. He also wants me to have a worshipful and peaceful heart.
Step #2: Start lining up some help. I have two small children, limited energy and a husband who is working full time who is also in Seminary. I am going to need some help with some of these jobs, especially with organizing the shed.
Step #3: Consult an expert. There are a lot of great organizing experts out there, but my expert of choice has been Sandra Felton. She is the author of The Messie Manual, and Organizing Magic. She also founded Messie's Anonymous. I like that she is a reformed Messie. Her tips often pertain directly to those of us who are prone to be Messie.
I decided to work through her book Organizing Magic. I invite you to go through this book, which is a 40 Day guide to a well-ordered home.
I will be writing about my journey through this book. Order the book and join me! It will be more fun with buddies to share the road with!
So order your book! Shake off your feather duster and let's get our houses in shape!!
1 comment:
Hello Jen, again congratualtions on the news of your boy oh boy. It will be so wonderful to add a boy into the mix of two older sisters. I appreciate your desire to get organized, I used a book that was popular when my kids were small called "Side Tracked Home Executives", don't know if it is still out. I enjoy your blog even though I have already outgrown the phase of life you are in now. I also have begun a blog, I am enjoying the process of sharing, it is much different than journaling which is so private. Can you advise me about the earnings possibility in blogging. I just figured out how to add photos to my blog. Thanks and bye for now, missing everyone--Bonnie M.
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