filmgirl2911
02-16-2010, 06:27 PM
Good Morning, Ladies :kiss
Okay - it's Wednesday - the middle of the week and Ash Wednesday; the beginning of Lent. Consider ways you might make your day-to-day household chores and tasks a form of worship :) Colossians 3:23 says, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men . . ."
Daily Activities:
5 minute challenge participation (ideally, this should help you with little tasks - most days there is a thread here on GCM and every time you see it come up, you are supposed to go do something that takes about 5 minutes - for some, this becomes too distracting b/c they stray to other areas on GCM and end up spending too much time. So, you can do your own version, or the one here - you choose)
laundry (this can be sorting, folding, putting away, actually doing a load or several, or just making sure that clothes are put where they go - hung up, in the laundry, in the drawer - the idea being that you don't wind up with overwhelming piles of laundry that you are trying to do all at one time - and some days, hey, you might not have anything to do here :tu)
Your new habit
Return 10 things to their appropriate homes (enlist your kids' help as appropriate)
15-minute kitchen recovery (this is to help get dishes out of the sink, off the counters and to help with basic tidiness so *you* feel comfortable when you come into the kitchen - wiping down the stove and counters, making the kitchen next meal ready)
10-15-minute bathroom recovery (mostly getting the towels off the floor / sink, putting out fresh ones if needed, checking toilet paper and quick clearing / wipe down of the sink area and counters; not more than 15 minutes in here)
Clutter Buster (this is basically choosing a hot spot where you tend to pile things up and sifting through it and getting it gone - this might combine easily with Returning 10 things to the place they belong - for me it's the corner of my dining room table :rolleyes)
Two Do List (this is whatever you have to do today, but you only choose the two most important - not a list of 10 or 15 things - it can be anything you want - time with God, time with your children, time for you, making a phone call, paying bills, going out for groceries, etc., etc., etc. If you finish these things, you can come back and post a second Two Do List if you want to / find it helps)
Daily Challenge - Spend some age-appropriate focused time with your children today - read a story or two, sing some songs, play on the floor, do an art project, hang out and talk - connect with your little one(s) and share what you all did here :heart
Daily Challenge - give God the best part of your day; may you be blessed by your daily time with Him :heart
Daily Challenge - a little ME time; give yourself a 15-minute break with permission to do *whatever* you want so you feel a bit renewed and refreshed
Challenge - you pick the space (maybe a child's room, maybe a home office space)
Set a timer for 15 minutes or choose two songs and spend some time clearing out clutter and making this space welcoming (tackle surfaces, like desks or dressers or floors); return items that don't belong in that room to where the room where they do belong or maybe coming up with a place for things that seem to have no place When the timer goes off or the two songs end - STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING. You're done for now - come back in a little while for a second round . . .
Set a timer for 15 minutes or choose two songs and spend a little more time tidying up and creating a welcoming space. Maybe consider dusting or sweeping / vacuuming. When the timer goes off or the two songs end - STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING. You're done.
I'm hoping that this seems a bit more Baby Steps manageable. Let me know what you think so we can continue to tweak things . . . :heart
Okay - it's Wednesday - the middle of the week and Ash Wednesday; the beginning of Lent. Consider ways you might make your day-to-day household chores and tasks a form of worship :) Colossians 3:23 says, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men . . ."
Daily Activities:
5 minute challenge participation (ideally, this should help you with little tasks - most days there is a thread here on GCM and every time you see it come up, you are supposed to go do something that takes about 5 minutes - for some, this becomes too distracting b/c they stray to other areas on GCM and end up spending too much time. So, you can do your own version, or the one here - you choose)
laundry (this can be sorting, folding, putting away, actually doing a load or several, or just making sure that clothes are put where they go - hung up, in the laundry, in the drawer - the idea being that you don't wind up with overwhelming piles of laundry that you are trying to do all at one time - and some days, hey, you might not have anything to do here :tu)
Your new habit
Return 10 things to their appropriate homes (enlist your kids' help as appropriate)
15-minute kitchen recovery (this is to help get dishes out of the sink, off the counters and to help with basic tidiness so *you* feel comfortable when you come into the kitchen - wiping down the stove and counters, making the kitchen next meal ready)
10-15-minute bathroom recovery (mostly getting the towels off the floor / sink, putting out fresh ones if needed, checking toilet paper and quick clearing / wipe down of the sink area and counters; not more than 15 minutes in here)
Clutter Buster (this is basically choosing a hot spot where you tend to pile things up and sifting through it and getting it gone - this might combine easily with Returning 10 things to the place they belong - for me it's the corner of my dining room table :rolleyes)
Two Do List (this is whatever you have to do today, but you only choose the two most important - not a list of 10 or 15 things - it can be anything you want - time with God, time with your children, time for you, making a phone call, paying bills, going out for groceries, etc., etc., etc. If you finish these things, you can come back and post a second Two Do List if you want to / find it helps)
Daily Challenge - Spend some age-appropriate focused time with your children today - read a story or two, sing some songs, play on the floor, do an art project, hang out and talk - connect with your little one(s) and share what you all did here :heart
Daily Challenge - give God the best part of your day; may you be blessed by your daily time with Him :heart
Daily Challenge - a little ME time; give yourself a 15-minute break with permission to do *whatever* you want so you feel a bit renewed and refreshed
Challenge - you pick the space (maybe a child's room, maybe a home office space)
Set a timer for 15 minutes or choose two songs and spend some time clearing out clutter and making this space welcoming (tackle surfaces, like desks or dressers or floors); return items that don't belong in that room to where the room where they do belong or maybe coming up with a place for things that seem to have no place When the timer goes off or the two songs end - STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING. You're done for now - come back in a little while for a second round . . .
Set a timer for 15 minutes or choose two songs and spend a little more time tidying up and creating a welcoming space. Maybe consider dusting or sweeping / vacuuming. When the timer goes off or the two songs end - STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING. You're done.
I'm hoping that this seems a bit more Baby Steps manageable. Let me know what you think so we can continue to tweak things . . . :heart