Finding ways to slow down..........

Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 01:48

 We woke up to a very rainy day. I wish it was snow:) It is very warm today around 60. It makes me think of spring. I can't hardly wait until it really starts warming up. My husband has been looking through seed catalogs, we bought seed starting dirt. I am sure the grow lights will be coming on  very soon:)

I have been reading some really great blogs. One of my favorites just did a post about making your home "your home". I really need to start slowing down and enjoying doing the things I need to get done. Most of the time I just try to rush right through my day. I try to get the girls moving through their work, while doing a little laundry, dishes, sweeping the floor ect..

I want to start enjoying my day.... I really want to start again waking up earlier. I want to enjoy teaching my girls and not looking at the clock the whole time. I want to have my kitchen organized so I can make my meals easier. I want to not use my dish washer so often.  There is something soothing about hand washing dishes. It gives you time to think...I have been hanging my clothes on a rack in our laundry room which saves a little money. It also seems to better for our clothes.

I like to find ways to live more simplier. One way  I would like to start  is by making our  own cleaning supplies. I found a recipe for laundry soap I can't wait to see if I can make it I just worry a bit about our sensitive skin. I usually buy products with out scents. I also am going to make a few more dish towels. I learned that you should add some hemp or other product to your yarn to help make your dish clothes more scrubbable:) This will also save us some money

I am also going to look for time wasters. I usually spend way to much time on the computer so I am going to cut back on this. I am not a T.V. watcher. I am going to start a list of to do's. I also need to keep a running list of big things that need to get done. I am going to slow down and make sure we do it right the first time so we don't have to go back and re-do it another time.

I want to end my day being able to enjoy the things that I had to do and wanted to do. I also want to slow down so that I can enjoy my home. I want to be able to look around at my nice neat home and see that I am providing my family with a warm and comfortable atmosphere.

Blessings to all

Ma

great encouragement

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 08:32 - Link

I have been reading some different blogs and enjoyed yours. I have a question I am wondering about starting my own blog but am not sure because of privacy by someone tracking my computer and or personal info and also how secure a blog is in that respect. What are your thoughts on this. I think it might be a way to communicate with others and encourage and get encourgement! Thanks!

Starting a Blog:)

Posted by LittleHouse on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 09:43 - Link

We as a family love to blog! It is fun sort of like having a pen-pal every day:)

When you start your blog just put what you want you don't have to even tell where you live, your name, age, be as private as you want.

We have been blogging for at least 3 years and I recommend it! I enjoy sharing my day with others:)

Blessings,

Ma