Laundy, Really!?!

I was working on the Homemaker's Challenge, and I appreciate the inspiration and encouragement it has given me. I am going to come back to the book on my own, but I can't continue to follow along with the challenge at this time.

I am going to start on a smaller challenge though. Well, not technically a challenge, but Meghan at the tuckers take tennessee has promised to grow a LOVE of laundry through a series of blog posts she's doing. As I told her on twitter already, "This is a steep promise." I am in though, I mean it's worth try right?

So Meghan's first piece of advice is to create a schedule. I had been doing all my laundry on Sunday for years, until we recently returned to church, and now I'm splitting it between Saturday and Sunday. Note: when I say doing laundry I mean washing, drying, and returning to appropriate room. I RARELY fold or put away clothes like I should. I think if I could force myself into a new schedule I could have less each day and do it all more completely.

I'm sure this will require revision as I go, but here is my plan for next week:

Monday: Towels

Tuesday: Sheets

Wednesday: My daughter's clothes

Thursday: Whites

Friday: Colored clothes

Saturday: Work Clothes

I will still have to do laundry this weekend so we can be dressed next week though ;-)

Giveaway at The Rusted Chain

I don't normally re-post other people's giveaways, but I would REALLY love to win these prizes from The Rusted Chain. There is a giveaway for a signed copy of Candace Cameron Bure's book Reshaping It All, and a $25 gift certificate to The Rusted Chain. Either of these prizes alone would be awesome, but in combination they are even more amazing!
I hope I win....

Homemaker Challenge

Ack!

Ok, so I have fallen off the wagon so to speak. I started off last week really strong and even boasted my good works on twitter:

I have been doing well with the Mary Challenges and finding the reasons for wanting a clean home. It has motivated me to get some things done around the house that really needed to be done, but that hasn't equated to the Martha Challenges. While I haven't been following the guidelines the book really has been helping me. I'll take my cleaner house for now, and get to the specific tasks later when things are more under control. I am really looking forward to doing tonight's Mary challenge, and hope it will make a real difference in my days!

Homemaker Challenge Day 1

Challenge for Day 1: Why do I want a clean house?

I would like us to have a healthier cleaner home, so that we can be healthier. I also don't want to be ashamed of our home, or have to run around in a panic when someone comes to visit. Those are surface reasons though. I feel like part of my job as a wife and mother is to keep a clean home and I want to do this job well.

Reading for me

I know one of the fundamental ways to establish a love of reading is for my child to see me reading. I just struggle to find the time for it, but recently I have been carving out time for myself to read actual books. This made me remember something, I LOVE to read! I love to emerge myself into another world and lose myself in a wonderful story for awhile.


Here are my thoughts on my first two pleasure books:

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer 

I don't think I've ever read a story like this before, don't get me wrong there are plenty of Vampire books out there, but this author took a minor character from another Novel and devoted a story to her. It was amazing and eye opening to come at this story from a completely different angle. Bree was a unique vampire story of a "newbie" and a unique character who I'm sure would have fit right in with the Cullens had she been given the opportunity. 

Room by Emma Donoghue

 

This book was recommended and lent to me by a friend with a warning of "wait until the weekend, because you won't want to stop reading it". I started it yesterday and finished it this afternoon, I did make myself stop reading it to sleep and spend time with my family today though. Hmm, I think I just said this, but I've never read a book like this before. It was written from the perspective of a 5 year old born into captivity. In some ways it was a psychological thriller which is right up my alley, but it was so much more than that. I struggled initially with stepping into the mind of this 5 year old, but I was so glad I did. I loved learning about the ROOM from him, and how his life and the world exploded around him.  

Homemaker Challenge - Getting Ready

I am really looking forward to joining in the homemaker's challenge. My home and there fore my family desperately need my attention, and I am hoping that this book will inspire me and help me get things back under control.

I honestly think my house has become too many things: school, work, etc. I need to separate and organize these things and out the "home" back in our house.

I am also looking forward to chatting with other homemakers as we read and discuss the book together.

New Blog

I decided to start this new blog, because I often have things I want to say that aren't related specifically to homeschooling or at least my daughter. I want to begin tracking my weight loss journey to keep myself accountable, I want to speak about my journey with Christ, and I want to talk about my life as a woman, a wife, and a mother.

This will just be a hodge podge of my thoughts and I will probably not post here on a regular basis just when I have something I want to say.

If you are visiting welcome and stay tuned.