October 4, 2007

  • Thursday Thirteen #7?????

    Thirteen Things
    I NEED To Accomplish

    1. I MUST find a week I can bring Luci home from daycare and try to integrate her into our daily home routine.  I was going to do that next week, but I have a cold, she has a cold, we're both without patience right now, our new homeschool lessons aren't in a "routine" yet, and I'm not sure the timing is right to assess things with her at home and be fair.  How can I integrate her into a routine when I don't have one?

    2. Speaking of homeschooling, I need to establish what books we need to work in next.  If I don't have the right preschool books for Annamarie, I need to find some. 

    3.  Remember my tirade over toys last June or July - before I got ill?  They are still sitting in the guest room in two large trash sacks.  I need to go through those and decide what needs to be kept (mainly because it is part of a set, i.e. puzzles pieces, Tinker Toys, etc.) and throw or give away the rest.

    4.  I still have many Thank You Notes to write.  I'm finally able to sit at my desk for a little longer, but haven't been sitting much.  I've been caught up in doing things that keep me moving and my time at my desk is for blogging or bill paying!

    5.  Jesse and I need to shop for a bush to fill in the front yard space where another bush died.  We need to plant NOW or else wait until next spring.

    6.  I need to build back up my pantry supplies.  I've gradually been doing that with these past couple of trips to Wal-Mart, but I haven't really gone out there to the shelves to make up a list.  Not only does it feel good to be stocked up; but,  we help others by giving them groceries when they are in need and we're always prepared to survive quite a while in case of an emergency.  Besides emergencies (others and our own), it keeps me from doing a lot of shopping in the winter months in the cold weather.  I like having everything I need just outside my laundry room door  in my garage.

    7.  Dumb, but I really need to sew my girls' gloves to a long ribbon.  You know?  Idiot mittens???  LOL!!!!  If I don't, the first time they wear their gloves, they'll be more likely to lose one.

    8.  I try not to look at my ceilings and the corners where the wall meets the ceiling.  Lots of cobwebs and dust.  My crystal chandeliers are looking hazy.  I have one over the formal table and two in the hall.  Probably a Swiffer duster would catch most of the crud.  I don't have it in me to take them down and wash each crystal in ammonia and water.  That's what they *need* but not what they are going to get!

    9.  I need to return two skirts to Old Navy that are too big.  I ordered them online.  One was for Annamarie and one was for ME!!!  Yay!  I'm not as big as I thought!

    10.  If time (and my energy) permits, I'd like to shop at a warehouse for some fall silk flowers.  I need something in my foyer.  This isn't a "must" but is something I would enjoy.

    11.  I need to make some sort of warm bed for my senior citizen cat, Jesse-boy (19yo).  A blanket from a thrift store will do, but that means making time to go shop for it.

    12.  I need to have our king size comforter and the king size guest bed comforter washed at the laundromat.  I need to hurry up and do that because it will mean one night of sleeping without the comforter - which is also used to keep us warm at night.

    13.  I NEED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO *DOWN TIME*!!!!!  I was reprimanded by my 29yo daughter, Stephanie, last night.  She informed me (only with the best of intentions) that most people my age sit and rest and enjoy doing quiet things in their evening free time.  Since I still have 3 little ones, she realizes sitting is more difficult, but she said she's afraid I'll NEVER get well again if I don't spend some time doing quiet things.  I keep stripping away the things I used to do that kept me active (and I'm "getting there"), but I have to admit "down time" is mainly a foreign phrase to me. 

    Perhaps now would be a good time to pick up all of my books I ordered but haven't read.  I don't consider Bible reading "down time" because I always get into deep studies.  I rarely just pick up the Bible and read whatever page falls open.  I almost always read a specific story, or book in the Bible, or choose a topic that causes me to pore through the pages finding even more to read!.

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Comments (3)

  • RYC:  I don't look at it as a diet, that's why I say I'm a "Weight Watcher".  I totally agree with you that it must be a way of life or it won't last.  I don't go for these diets that eliminate whole food groups. 

    #7 brings back memories from childhood.  I had mittens like that, I though they were so neat at the time.  Now I know that it was a sign of my irresponsibility.  LOL!

  • Cheryl, your list seems to overwhelming, however, with God's help, you can do it.  I have been trying to slow down and take it easy myself.  As soon as I see something out of place or things I need to do (like ironing that has been sitting over a dining room chair for the last 4 months) (LOL), I get a little anxious.  I have been practicing slowing down and doing one project at a time.  When I was home the other day, I was working on cleaning the desk surface.  When I completed that task, I thought, wow, one task done.  I don't have to do everything on my to do list in ONE DAY.  That was an awakening for me.  I used to rush around and get everything done in a day. Then I would be so tired and far from being at peace.  Thanks so much for the memories of cleaning the crystal chandeliers.  My mom and I would do this together when I was little.  We would take the entire thing apart strand by strand and wash the crystals in amonia and water.  We had fun doing it together.  Have a blessed, blessed weekend.  Jill

  • It's pretty bad when your adult daughter is lecturing you about "down time". 

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