January

Oh my favorite month….I have waited for you! My organizer is beautiful, my calendar is marked so neatly…plans for the year have been partially made.

Closets and shoes have been cleaned out. Christmas is down…a few bare trees remain. Valentines cuteness is out…and today I felt happiness with my beautiful clean home.

Today I was able to make a homemade soup, bake some muffins and even was able to make a batch of soap….since we are down to just one bar at our store.

I have supplies for one project…and hope to get started on that next week.

As we approach a new year….I can truly say that in finding peace I’m finding that turning off the things that make me anxious…less productive. I have made attention to my stress level when I follow accounts that have taken themselves back to the simple…..I can even feel my body relaxing. I have decided to listen to that…if I start to feel peace by watching the simple…then I need to know that I do indeed…need simple.

This year I turn 50….and the beauty of this age is…I really do not care what anyone thinks of me…or my house. I’m not going to tell you it doesn’t hurt my feelings when people say mean things…but after I’ve slept on it…I normally can move on.

At the age of 50 I have decided to quit buying the cheapest thing…instead wait….buy the thing you want….buy the product that has better quality…in the end you spend less. Do things that help your life run smoother.

I have a lady who comes and cleans my house every other week…and I find her to be my biggest help in keeping my sanity.

I have the same person clean my store…I have two accountants that help me at the store to get reports etc ready for our CPA. I use a service that helps me do payroll. I have one of the best homeschooling programs. I found the best violin teacher in town and an amazing art teacher.

I use a meal service for our lunches each week and I have no plans for getting rid of it. I do these things because….if you think you can do it all….you simply can’t. Something will always suffer. Your feelings of being amazing will never be fulfilled…you will always feel that you are losing.

Use pickup services or use Walmart plus.:……make your life easier.

Make a list of priorities, what do you want your life to look like? What brings you peace? For us that answer was answered by the River…making us know that fishing and camping would be our only way of true relaxation.

Going out of the country once a year so we can see all the things we have been wanting to see…visiting our children on the other side of the country……this is what brings me joy.

Work schedules had to be changed to allow for my need for creativity…longer days instead of shorter days is what we had to do to alter it to make everyone happy…..

Remember that no one else pays your bills but you…..you don’t have to explain your choices…but you do have to take responsibility for the way you live your life….

Make this year the best one yet!!!