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I’m trying. Day 1.

Posted on October 5, 2017 by annieblog

I’m trying. I am. Today, I’m trying. I am going to do it. Why? Because I am glorious. Glorious – possessing or deserving of glory. That’s me. Today I start. Truly. I start.

What is distracting me? Myself. I am my biggest distraction. I can’t blame social media. I can’t blame TV. I blame me. Me. I doubt. I falter. But, that changes today. I have no idea why today. But who cares. It changes.

I have mighty plans. Mighty plans, indeed. I’m not listing them all here, but I am a’changin’.

And, you guessed it. This is one of those plans that I have. I have had this blog for who-knows-how-long. I think about this blog frequently. But, thinking doesn’t make me glorious, now, does it?

This is making me glorious. Therefore, I am pleased to welcome all of my new readers. I know you are in similar situations. We are busy. We are all busy. But, we can’t let ourselves distract ourselves. I struggle with this. But, I am pleased to announce that I no longer am allowing myself to be a distraction. I am focused. I am meditating and asking myself to give myself some grace. I need the focus. I do not need to distract myself.

I have mantras to help guide me. I am glorious. I am changing. I am enlightened. I am vibrating at a high frequency.

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Posted on October 18, 2012 by annieblog

I demand an awful lot of myself. And, I’m ok with that. Things are ever-evolving for me. What works for me, may not work for you. And, just as I find something that works for me, things change, and I need to adapt my lists.

Right now. In this season. Today, I find that there are three things that are keeping me organized. In no particular fashion:

I use this list from Darlene at Time-Warp Wife. Every week. I like putting down things and crossing them off. It totally works for me. It allows me to see what I don’t do. I am very forgiving about this – I don’t beat myself up if I don’t get to something. I know that other things take precedence sometimes.
I adore my life planner from erin condren. It’s like a min-journal and calendar all in one. I am drawn to the colors. I like seeing things pop-out on the page with the stickers they include. It has been a life-saver!
I have my own house-keeping schedule I use. It’s nothing fancy – I just know that on Thursdays I dust, Tuesdays I clean the bathrooms, etc. I don’t really think about it. I have done this for years and have adapted my cleaning schedule based on my life. I also have tweaked it during the summer months. I mean, I ‘m home all the time then, so it needs to be changed for those few months.

This stuff works. For me. I am continually reading blogs and advice columns about staying organized. And, that’s all great and everything, but the important thing is to find what works for YOU. See, THIS works for me. It probably won’t work for anyone else. So, look around and see what will help you. It will take some trial and error. And, it will also mean, that you will need to adapt as you change from season to season. What worked for me in high school does NOT work for me now. But, that doesn’t mean my organization or life-planning skills were horrible in high school. It just means that things have changed, and we must turn, turn, turn. Ok, so now I’m singing.

Most importantly for me, I do not live and die by the schedule I make for myself. I allow myself much forgiveness. I know there are surprises that pop-up. I allow myself to work ahead on things, or even let them stack up on another day. I am not TIED to my schedule. I think we can fall into nasty habits by allowing our lives to be dictated by schedules with no room for wiggles.

I think within the next few posts I’m going to blog about a few of the things on my lists. Hopefully sharing some advice and motivation with you.

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Posted on June 26, 2012 by annieblog

So, it’s summer around here. The pool is open. I am enjoying my afternoons. I am happy!

What am I crafting?

Well, I am currently knitting the Belinda shawl from Mason-Dixon: Knitting Outside the Lines

I am using Elann Peruvian Baby Lace Merino in the colorway Ruby. So far, so good.

I also signed up for the Pan Am Jacket KAL at Knitting Daily. I am anxiously awaiting my yarn in the mail. I ordered some Cascade 220 in the colorway River Rock. I need to get it and start swatching!

I am reading the first book of Game of Thrones. I have watched the first season and am waiting to watch the second season until I finish the last 100 pages of the book.

I am still keeping up with new recipes every week. I am keeping the house extra tidy. I am on top of things and it feels great!

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pinterest challenge #1

Posted on May 2, 2012 by annieblog

Here is my first Pinterest Challenge for the month.

I decided to try the showerhead cleaner that I had pinned on my Cleaning board.

Here is my shower head around 7:30 last night:

Here is the process during:

Then, 11 hours later – this is what we have:

Hmmm, other than being a bit shinier – nothing. I was so disappointed in this. I took a cloth and tried to scrub off the hardwater deposits afterwards, but that didn’t do anything. So, I did it, but it was no bueno. I am going to unpin this from my board. Yes, I said it, I am going to unpin it.

But, challenge number 1 is done. Lesson learned…

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