My House is Always Clean

Yeah right! It's more like a disaster zone! I really try and be organized. I have a schedule that has the entire day broken into half hour periods. We have three half hour times scheduled for house cleaning everyday. You'd think with that much time set aside for cleaning my house would look great. Somehow, in spite of my efforts, the house continues to be messy and dirty. Don't get me wrong. It does get clean, but never seems to stay that way. I want to get in a routine that keeps my house clean. Wouldn't it be nice not to be totally embarrassed what an unexpected guest stops by?

I stumbled across a site today that I hope holds the answer to my cluttered and dirty home. Its called FlyLady. She has a step by step program for cleaning and decluttering your house. The goal is to get in the habit of keeping it clean. You can also join and receive emails with more tips on cleaning and decluttering. Some of the tips are geared towards getting your children involved. I'm signing up and hoping to form some new, neat and clean habits. Right now, I'm off to do step one from FlyLady, polish my sink. Who knows, if you stop by my house unexpected in a couple weeks, it might be...gasp, clean!

Staying Focused

As much as I hate to admit it, my children seem to have gotten in the terrible habit of squabbling amongst themselves.  This past week I've been frequently wondering what I'm doing wrong. It seems every time I turn around, someone is mad at someone else. It finally donned on me that even though I'm with them all day, every day, there are times that they do not have my full attention and focus. I'm here, but not really. It's during the times that I'm not fully focused on them that they start to fight and be discontent.


Being a mom can be exhausting. I know I sometimes want to just check out and day dream for awhile. I think the thing I miss the most about working is the drive to work. That time time just to relax, enjoy the silence and think. It's rarely, if never, quiet at my house! But, I still have a job, and though it doesn't require a drive to work everyday, it is just as much, if not more important. My children are my job, and if I don't stay focused and intent on them I might fail at raising them up. That would  be a much worst tragedy than depriving myself of time to relax and think. My day will come, but right now is their time. Their time to grow and mature as people, and as followers of Christ. If  I'm not training, teaching, loving and playing with them, they won't be growing in the direction they need to grow.

So... my goal for the week and my life is trying to stay focused and intent on training and loving my children. They are much too precious and important to not do my best!