Well, I'm really tired, but I actually got quite a bit accomplished today.  Below are the goals I listed and then what I accomplished in each:

~ Figure out what we are eating for dinner tonight ~ We had talapia with mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts and corn.  I had intended on making a salad as well, but I was interrupted with - well, let me just say I had to tend to one of my children - and by the time I finished, the rest of dinner was ready to be served and I didn't want to eat cold food.  So, we went without a salad tonight.

~ School - at least the basics of math and language arts ~ Yup.  That's about what we did... math, grammar, spelling, reading.

~ Exercise of some sort (I still haven't reached the 10,000 step goal) ~ YAH!  I reached 10,640 steps today!  Since I was in a MOOD this morning and it was such a nice looking day outside, I decided to go on a walk with the kids.  We walked to a nearby frozen yogurt shop!  It took me 2,875 steps to get there and then another 2,875 steps to get back ~ so that really helped my step count today.  :)

~ Laundry - I have at least three loads that need to be done ~ I completed three loads today; however, I have a fourth load in the dryer still that I will have to re-fluff in the morning and fold and put away.  :)

~ BONUS:  Clean off this desk of mine in this office!  It's so cluttered!  It's still cluttered!  During my down time today, I watched a bit of the news and read my current book.  It's a parenting book titled Don't Make Me Count to Three.  VERY GOOD BOOK! 

Anyway, it's almost midnight now.  I started this post much earlier in the evening with thoughts of sharing something; however, I ended up having work to do and now I can't remember what I had wanted to share.  I'm sure the Lord will remind me tomorrow if it was important.  :)

Blessings to you!

~LISA

The following is an excerpt from an email I received from Flylady.   When you sign up to be on her mailing list, you receive many emails.  It could be overwhelming if I let it.  However, I've learned to delete most of the emails without reading them (gasp!), and only open the ones that I need for the day.    This helps to keep me sane.  One of the emails I will use daily is the "Daily Mission."  Here was today's:

"The bathroom: Today we are going to focus on our
least favorite job in the bathroom. You may have to bring out the
heavy guns for this one. We are going clean around the backside and
the sides of our toilets. The wipe down all the surfaces. I know it
is a nasty job, but you will thank me when the nasty stomach flu
hits your family. Nothing says I love you like clean toilet when we
have our face in them."

So, I have done well today in getting up and doing my morning routine, cleaning my bathroom counter and sink, getting two loads of laundry completed, and getting the above mission completed! 

Right now, I need to go get the crockpot started so we will have something to eat for dinner tonight after the boys' baseball practice. 

Blessings,

~LISA 

Well, I had intended on getting stuff listed on eBay this evening, but instead, I've been messing around with this blog (again), adding a few new categories. 

A few goals for this week.  Well, let me simplify a bit and just focus on tomorrow - Monday.

~ Quiet time first thing in the morning with my Lord

~ Exercise, preferably in the morning before we start school

~ School

~ Fun craft for children in the afternoon free time: 

   Making Valentine's cards for family

~ List items on eBay (after taking & uploading more pictures, 

   because I found more things to get rid of today!)

~ At least one load of laundry

~ Work in zone for 15 minutes (Flylady term - see below)

~ Remember to start crockpot between 12:30-1pm for dinner at 6pm

That's all I can think of at the moment.  Looks like enough, right?

Oh, and I am going to sign up again for Flylady's free emails.  It's been a long time since I've received them.  I was doing well on my own sticking to my routines, but somehow that has slipped away over the last few months and I find myself sinking in the clutter and disorganization... which is driving me nuts.  I have got to gain control over this chaos again! 

This week's zone will be the hall bathroom and my office.  Each week, there is a different zone that I will focus on decluttering and cleaning and organizing... a little at a time.  It all adds up!

If you are feeling overwhelmed, join me in these baby steps to a more organized and stress-free home.  It's not about perfection!  It's about making our home a place that brings joy and comfort to all who enter... a place where you feel at peace... may our efforts be blessed as we seek to honor the Lord in our homemaking.

Blessings to you this week!

~LISA