The Potter's Hand

Mar. 21, 2006 - Morning musings

Have you ever noticed that the environment around you greatly affects how you feel emotionally? Getting up to face a kitchen full of dirty dishes, tripping over misplaced LEGOS, fighting my way to the coffee pot only to find there are no beans ground for coffee....not a good beginning in my book. Contrast that with waking up to a shining sink, a clear pathway to the kitchen and a coffee pot ready and waiting...now that is the start of a good day.

Mrs. Catherine in her Making It Home Yahoo group encourages what she calls the "20 Minute Tidy". I believe Flylady uses something similar with her "before bed routine". A "20 Minute Tidy" is done before going to bed. Walk around your home picking up and putting things away that are out of place. Take a few minutes to clean up the kitchen. You may feel tired and the last thing you want to do is look at a sink full of dishes, but those extra moments spent in the evening will be well worth it in the morning. Look over your daytimer for any appointments the following day. Get your coffee maker filled and ready to go, with your favorite mug ready and waiting. If you know you will be doing laundry the next day, take a moment to make sure it is sorted and ready to be put in the washer.

Ask yourself what could be done to make your morning run more smoothly. Those small steps taken in preparation will lead to big rewards as we seek to bless our homes.

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Mar. 21, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by ArkansasHomeschoolingMomma

Great Ideas...I love Mrs Catherines website/blog...thanks for sharing about the 20 minute tidy...we try to always make sure the kitchen is clean before going to bed here.
~Cindy~

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Mar. 21, 2006 - Cool blog

Posted by momofsix

Yes, I like the challenge. Sounds great. I usually put some encouraging preaching on that helps keep my mind from feeling bored during the cleaning, makes it less laborous. There is a fun website that I like to clean on, a Christian homeschool website, where the ladies speed clean for designated time and then chat for encouragement. It is a lot of fun. It is www.educationforthesoul.com It helps to have friends to clean along side. God bless you.

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Mar. 21, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by momn4boys

This is so true. I don't know how many times I have come into my kitchen and wished I had taken the time the evening before to straighten up, and plan breakfast too. And then there are the mornings that I am so grateful that I DID take the time and the coffee is ready with the flip of a switch.

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Mar. 23, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by rachelle

So true!

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The daily, sometimes hourly, musings of a homeschooling mom of four surviving on prayer, friendship and lots of Starbucks. Some days my cup runs over and some days it all spills out the cracks...and I wouldn't have it any other way.