Day 12 Assignment–4 weeks to a more organized home & life

Day 12 Assignment

• Sit down with a cup of coffee or tea, refer to your list of weekly goals, and make a list of no more than 5-7 specific things you want to accomplish today.

• Spend time with the Lord by reading, praying and meditating on his word.  I'm following the GMG Proverbs study.  Follow my updates on Fridays.
   
• Complete morning routine
  
  
• Today is P90X back and legs / strider.  Let's get moving!
   
• Set the timer for 15 minutes and vacuum the living room area.

• Clean your microwave, stove top, and/or oven.

• Find 7 items to get rid of today. Throw them out, stick them in a donate or garage sale box, give them to a friend who can use them, or list them on Craigslist or eBay
  
  

* These assignments were taken from the Money Saving Mom's blog.  Follow her!  She is an amazing inspiration and a real person!

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Day 11 - Results

Day 11 - Results

O.K. I skipped a day... 

So, I hope you don't mind that you have an extra day to complete the tasks below.  I'm completing a client project, Northwest Lasers, Inc. website and working on the layout for My Planz.  So here you go on what I accomplished or didn't for assignment #11.

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• Sit down with a cup of coffee or tea, refer to your list of weekly goals, and make a list of no more than 5-7 specific things you want to accomplish today.

• Spend time with the Lord by reading, praying and meditating on his word.  I'm following the GMG Proverbs study.  Follow my posts on Fridays for updates on the amazing study.
   
• Complete morning routine
  
  
• Today is P90X shoulder and arms.  Let's get moving!
   
• Set the timer for 15 minutes and vacuum the living room area.

• Clean out your silverware drawer. Remove all items, vacuum out the crumbs with your vacuum’s attachment, wipe down the drawer with a damp cloth, get rid of anything you don’t need or no longer use, and then put everything you’re keeping back into the drawer in an organized manner

• Find 7 items to get rid of today. Throw them out, stick them in a donate or garage sale box, give them to a friend who can use them, or list them on Craigslist or eBay

I know I haven't been comleting my cleaning assignments.  Rebellion or lack of motivation has been holding me back.  Oh, I have excuses.... but not good ones.  Tomorrow is another day though.

Hope you are being more productive than I am.  Blessings

Day 11 Assignment–4 weeks to a more organized home & life

Day 11 Assignment

• Sit down with a cup of coffee or tea, refer to your list of weekly goals, and make a list of no more than 5-7 specific things you want to accomplish today.

• Spend time with the Lord by reading, praying and meditating on his word.  I'm following the GMG Proverbs study.  
   
• Complete morning routine
  
  
• Today is P90X shoulder and arms.  Let's get moving!
   
• Set the timer for 15 minutes and vacuum the living room area.

• Clean out your silverware drawer. Remove all items, vacuum out the crumbs with your vacuum’s attachment, wipe down the drawer with a damp cloth, get rid of anything you don’t need or no longer use, and then put everything you’re keeping back into the drawer in an organized manner

• Find 7 items to get rid of today. Throw them out, stick them in a donate or garage sale box, give them to a friend who can use them, or list them on Craigslist or eBay
  
  

* These assignments were taken from the Money Saving Mom's blog.  Follow her!  She is an amazing inspiration and a real person!

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Check in later for my daily update.

Day 10 - Results

Day 10 Results

Today was a good day.  After spending time with our Lord this morning, the kids and I spent the day finishing school, playing games and loving the beautiful weather.

After all the fun, I walked in to see quite a mess.

Messy Kitchen

After sending the kiddos downstairs to play.... I cleaned it all up.  Sometimes you need to do it yourself just to have a few minutes to yourself.  Ahhhhh.  

This is what was accomplished or not....

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• Sit down with a cup of coffee or tea, refer to your list of weekly goals, and make a list of no more than 5-7 specific things you want to accomplish today.

• Spend time with the Lord by reading, praying and meditating on his word.  I'm following the GMG Proverbs study.  Today is Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 19:14.
   
• Complete morning routine
  
  
• Today is 45EZ with Turbofire.  Let's get moving!  Yes, this was a hard one... at 4:30 ...uggg.

• Set the timer for 15 minutes and do a quick-clean of your bathroom. Need specific directions? Read this article on How to Clean Your Bathroom in 15 Minutes. I'm going to do this since I skipped it yesterday.  NOPE

• Dust all ceiling fans and clean all light fixtures in your house. Check for burned out light bulbs and replace. NOPE :(

• Find 7 items to get rid of today. Throw them out, stick them in a donate or garage sale box, give them to a friend who can use them, or list them on Craigslist or eBay
  
  
• Set the timer for at least 15 minutes and do something you really enjoy and that relaxes and rejuvenates you. If you need ideas, here are a few: read, write, call a friend, pray, exercise, bake, play with your children, laugh with your husband, stop by the bookstore and browse the book selection, work in the garden, or take a nap! Take some time to just stop and enjoy life today! 

* These assignments were taken from the Money Saving Mom's blog.  Follow her!  She is an amazing inspiration and a real person!

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Proverbs Bible Study

This is my first study in Proverbs.  Regrettably, I have felt distant from God for the past few months.  This is all my fault and not His.  Life has taken over or I have let it take over.

As a wife, mother, homeschooler and owner of a business, I have found my relationship with our Lord low on my list of priorities when it should be first.

After only a week of spending each morning with our Lord ( I usually sleep in) I have felt revived.  He has been opening my eyes to my downfalls and praising me for my achievements.  

After reading the first part of Proverbs 31: 1-9 I reached a few goals for this study. 

1. Create a habit of starting my day praying and reading His word.  
2. To allow myself to hear God's voice through these passages - even if it's hard to hear.
3. Give myself grace.
4. Do not compare myself to others.  This has been an issue in my life.  
5. Learn and practice self discipline 

Currently, I am following Confessions of a Homeschooler's Proverbs study on Facebook.

If you are interested in jumping in, please join.  It's never too late.

http://www.goodmorninggirls.org/2012/05/download-the-proverbs-31-study-guide-today/ Here is the study guide and all the information you need to get started.

I will put an update on my blog on Fridays.