Keeping it Real

Ok, so I am sure that some of you wonder how I am going to achieve all this.  Well, honestly I know that I am human, and life happens.  Therefore, I also know that I will have days where everything might fall apart around me, and the schedule will be a wreck.  However, that is not the point of this challenge.  The point is to create new habits or revive lost habits within myself.

I remember being a very meticulous person when it came to the appearance of my bedroom, post 4th grade.  I say post 4th grade, b/c before that time, I shared a room with my sister, and yes we had a disaster of a room at times.  However, I also remember many times that I would clean my stuff up, then I would try and section off the room in two halves using string, tape, clothing, chairs, what ever I could find.  Generally the split room thing wouldn't last long, b/c someone would need to get to the closet, or to bed, or just needed to get by, so I would have to take it down.  However, once we had our own room, my room generally was kept very neat and organized.  I did have few spots in the room that would also have issues, but hey we all have junk drawers.  Even in middle and high school I kept an amazingly clean locker, book bag, etc.  In college, minus the "junk drawer,"  I would keep a very neat and organized room.  After my husband and I married, it was easy to keep a 600 sq ft. studio clean.  There wasn't much to tidy up, there were no kids, and we only had one bathroom.  We didn't have a washer/dryer hook-up, so laundry day was every Saturday, and since we only had one couch, the laundry couldn't easily sit around for long.  5 loads of laundry takes up tons of space.  So we generally folded and put it all away in one day.

So, what happened?  Inside, I am still meticulous, I just haven't been exerting the self-control to get it done.  We have two kids now, which means we have double the dishes, double the house, and double the laundry.  Unfortunately, I have let things get in the way from me keeping up with it.  Our house isn't huge, and it doesn't take all that long to clean.  I just don't do what I should.


So, how am I going to keep it real?  First, I will not fret if it doesn't get done.  Second, I will only schedule and plan what I think is attainable,  Last, I will trust in the Lord to help me get it done.

Proverbs 3:5-6

King James Version (KJV)

 ⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

 ⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Until Monday,
~Erin


Sunday is a day of rest, so I will not blog on Sundays..  God bless you and your family as you seek Him in all things!