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Monday, February 14, 2011

Making Your Home Sing Monday - The LOVE Edition

Making your home sing Mondays

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Today is Valentine's day. Now this is one of my favorite days of the year. Maybe because of all the hearts and flowers (I'm a sucker for romance).
Maybe it's because of the fact that it's right after my birthday.
Eh, who am I kidding? It's all about the CHOCOLATE!


Just kidding (sort of).


My husband doesn't like Valentine's day. He thinks it's a marketing ploy. And yes, it is, but it's FUN!
I think he just wants all the chocolate to himself.


But this year, Valentine's day hasn't been as big a deal. It really hasn't been on the top of my agenda.
You see, I love my husband every day, and I try to show him that - every day.
A touch, a whisper, a soft kiss on the cheek, a word, a hug, encouragement . . . ALL these things are important on an every day basis.


Proverbs 31:12 says:
She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life


Now I know that they didn't have Valentine's Day in the time of Solomon, but this does NOT say "once a year" it says "ALL the days of her LIFE".


So, show your hubby some love!


Some of the fun ways to show your husband you love and appreciate him EVERY day:


♥ Get a bag of chocolate miniatures. Leave one on his pillow or in his car with a love note.
♥ Put some love songs on his MP3 player.
♥ Write a cheesy love poem on the bathroom mirror (with white-erase markers, of course)
♥ Hug him close, and whisper your devotion in his ear.
♥ Share a favorite bible verse or devotion with him.
♥ Massage his feet/shoulders/back.
♥ Get/make him a CD with some favorite songs from his childhood (if you know them) or some favorite songs of his now.
♥ Put the kids to bed early, and break out that fondue pot you've never used.
♥ Put the kids to bed early, and set the table with your nicest china, cook him his favorite meal and enjoy a candlelit dinner just for two.


For many of us, especially we Stay At Home Moms, our husbands work hard all day.
I hear so many women complaining about what their husband DOESN'T do -
they forget to be thankful for what their husband DOES do.
Remember, love is a two way street - you must give it in order to receive it.
And we must give it fully, wholly, and unconditionally.


Incidentally, for Valentine's Day this year The Hubbs is trying to find something non-food related to give me. He's trying to not be an enabler since I started Weight Watchers.
THAT in and of itself is an amazing Valentine's gift.
Of course, I DID remind him that sugar-free dark chocolate is a "power food" . . .


Have a blessed week!


Friday, July 9, 2010

All In A Day's Work

I made a list this morning.
I am the QUEEN of lists.
But this one was different.
I made a list of everything that has to be done every day in order for my house to stay in shape. 
I also broke it down into time increments (how long each chore should take).
It's a lot. 
6.1 hours worth 
(not including breaks or eating)
And right now, I'm not doing everything on that list. I'm getting lazy and slacking.
But it made me realize something - 
It takes a LOT to make a household run.
But today I realized something else.
I CHOSE this.
I CHOSE to stay home and take care of my children and my home.
Whatever chaos there is around me - 
I CHOSE it.
The Lord teaches us that:  
". . .whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." (Matt. 25:40)
This is a verse that I have to keep posted to remind me of what it's all for.
I pray daily to be a blessing to my husband and my children.
I made this list with the intention of sticking to it every day. 
It's harder than you might think (some of you "Born-Organized" people probably do most of this without thinking).
I urge you, if you haven't already, make a list like this one. Think about everything you have to do to make your home run smoothly. If there's something you're not already doing, start doing it. Start small. As the Fly Lady says - "Take Baby Steps". Add one thing at a time, either day by day or week by week, however you're comfortable, until you're just doing it.

I know you've all been chomping at the bit to see my own list, right?
Well, here it is. Enjoy!
(still haven't figure out how to link a word document into blogger yet. sorry!)



Daily Routine

Early Morning
Make Bed – 1 minute
Dress to shoes, hair, face, teeth – 15 minutes
Swish and Swipe – 2 minutes
Boot Laundry – 5 minutes
Coffee with God - 45 minutes
Prayer/Meditation – 15 minutes

Breakfast

After Breakfast
Unload Dishwasher – 5 minutes
Load Dishwasher – 5 minutes
Counter/Stove - 5 minutes
Reboot Laundry – 7 minutes
Help little ones make their beds – 10 minutes

Break

After Break (Late Morning)
Reboot Laundry – 7 minutes
Fold and put up clean laundry - 15 minutes
10 minute tidy in one child’s room – 10 minutes

Lunch

After Lunch (early Afternoon)
Clean off table, wipe down – 2 minutes
Vacuum floor – 5 minutes
Daily Chore – 20 minutes
Reboot Laundry - 7 minutes
Fold and put up clean laundry – 15 minutes
Fly Lady’s challenge – 15 minutes

Break

After Break (mid-afternoon)
Fold and put up final load of laundry – 15 minutes
Unload dishes (if needed) – 5 minutes
Load dishes (if needed) – 5 minutes
10 minute tidy in other kid’s room – 10 minutes
15 minute declutter – 15 minutes

Break

After Break (early evening)
Start dinner – 45 minutes

Dinner

After Dinner (mid-evening)
 Clean up dishes – 15 minutes
Load dishwasher – 5 minutes
Last counter/stove wipe – 5 minutes
Shine sink – 5 minutes
Kid’s Baths – 30 minutes
Kid’s bed

Grownup Time
Bed Time