This is a two-fer today! I just finished purging all the papers that the Little Man brings home from school. I pared it down to fit into a 1 inch binder and filed stuff away into page protectors. Amazing the piles that I had all over the place in my art studio wound up fitting into a small binder. I know that I can do all of this and make a difference for my son. Basically, how can I ask him to keep his stuff neat and tidy if I don't?
I am a pile-er. I put stuff into piles and then hope for the best. The piles only work if you actually go through them, which I don't tend to do. Instead, the piles sit there and nothing gets done with them, except grow higher. I want us to lead a happy life filled with great memories. I don't want to feel chained to my stuff and have to crisis clean on a regular basis. I am getting to that point, and today was huge for me. Some people stuff things in bags, to never go back to. I am a visual person, so having the piles in front of me (theoretically at least) would cause me to do something...but the piles just multiply. So, today I resolve to get rid of all my piles. They won't all be gone today, but it is a start. Actually, my next big project is going to tidy up the shelving unit in the art studio. I have stuff piled on the shelves, but nothing really organized. I think the best way for me to do it is by craft/medium (stamping together, scrapping together, etc) so I can easily find things and not have to rummage through stuff. And what I don't love can go too!
Just the ability to go through my closet and dresser and get rid of stuff was big. I feel about 25 lbs lighter too-just knowing that all that stuff is gone and never to return. Then to get through the papers on top of it was big too.
I've gotten a bunch of laundry done, with about another 3 loads to go-another one for the big man, the little man's stuff and then maybe sheets and pillow cases. I still have those shoe boxes to wrap, but I can save that for during the super bowl (which I am not really into either, don't care about either team playing). I am going to make enchiladas for dinner (something about super bowl and Mexican seem to go together for me) and the big man wants tater skins. So, I am going to start cooking soon. I also have ironing to do (yes, I enjoy ironing. for me its a stress reliever)and it makes our clothes look nice)but if I don't get to it today, its ok-I can do it tomorrow.
Time to get back to work! Actually its the fun stuff-cooking :)
chicken enchiladas
needed: tortillas, cooked chicken, cheddar cheese soup, jalepenos, taco cheese
lasagna pan
dice cooked chicken and mix with taco cheese and jalepenos (dice if using fresh) roll into a tortilla and top with cheddar cheese soup mixed with milk and more taco cheese
bake at 375 for about 45 minutes (everything should be melted and bubbling)
tater skins
baking potatoes cheese and other various toppings and garnishes
microwave bake potatoes, let cool and scoop out the insides (makes awesome baked potato soup) top the skins with cheese and garnishes bake for about 20 minutes, then put under the broiler for 5 minutes
Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity. Margaret D. Nadauld
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