Aug. 4, 2007
Housecleaning tips for back to school
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Long time no blog! I have been extremely busy this month with vbs, a youth mission trip that I chaperoned, and trying to squeeze in the time to familiarize myself with my new curriculum, Tapestry of Grace. I have LOVED having this month "off school" though the part of my job that is walking encyclopedia/spontaneous lecturer on any and all subjects (much to the dismay of the teens other than mine who were stuck in the car withe me for 12 hours) never ends. I'm glad it never ends, I do so love that part of hs momhood! I'm sure many of you have heard of or maybe use FLY lady. It is the one housecleaning system that worked for me. That is past tense because, well, I quit, even though it was working spectacularly.  Anyway, for a few months now I have been planning on getting started on it again - I am a great procrastinator! The one problem I had with the system was that she didn't homeschool, and as you know that adds a whole new dimension to housecleaning. I finally went to the website tonight for the first time in years (sad but true!) and one of the first thing I laid hopeful eyes on was tips from other hs mom's telling how they use it in their homes. So, even if you don't have any intention of using the system, go check out this tip page there are some GREAT ideas there, and it will get you motivated, I promise. All of them include GETTING YOUR CHILDREN TO DO WORK, which, as mothers, it is part of our job to train them to do, (we are doing them no favors by being their slave) and after just a short training time will make your life SO much easier. Really. So go. While you are there, take a peek at the "baby steps", teach them to your kids, and that little bit will be a huge help.One more thing. See that picture in the entry below of Aria on the steps with the vines? This is a little over a week ago.  When I got back from the mission trip and took my first peek out the door Wed. morning, the whole railing was engulfed, and the morning glories and hyacinth bean vines are starting to climb that post to the right at the top of the railing..........I just love vines!!!!!! Have a blessed Sabbath! Amy P.S. Just for the record, I don't go for all that "loving yourself" junk Flylady goes on about. Nowhere in scripture does it say "you have to love yourself before you can love others and be a success"!!!! If you think that you have been watching too much Oprah. That is a humanist lie straight from the pit. The Bible in fact tells us to put others before ourselves. We are worth nothing in and of ourselves, only through the Lord Jesus Christ do we have worth. Just for the record. Deuteronomy8:3b......people need more than bread for their life; real life comes by feeding on every word of the Lord. |
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