One of my favourite spots at home is the kitchen windowsill. That window has a very nice view of our low but even so very long mountain and I like to have that view as a painting where my window and windowsill is the frame. But now the problem: as I have neglecting myself for several reasons, also my windowsill have been but now I very much want to have it back. It's one of my goals this month. I'll have a picture here when it's done.
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Saturday, October 19, 2013
The Laundry
Some years ago I found in a blog a Chalenge called "21 Days Challenge to Becoming an Effective Wife".
It didn't mean that we had to come everyday at our blog and make a repport of how well we were doing, we only had to say it every Monday.
I was reading what I posted about it then and realized that I still have the same problems.
Here it is the first post I made about it then:
Her Southern Charm is doing a 21 Days Challenge called 21 Days To Becoming an Effective Wife.
She says we must write about things we want to change and make a new
habit in 3 weeks. So we must think on something that is really important
to us and come here each Monday to tell about our progress – or not
progress.
On April 5th we post about it also but not about the end of it, if we managed to accomplish something and reached our goal(s).
This comes very well and in the right time as I am strugling with
some aspects of my life. They are things that are a part of my life but
I’m falling off the wagon.
First of all, it’s laundry connected.
This a field of homemaking that I like sooo much. Nevertherless, as we are six and I work outside – yes, another thing to deal with in due time, God help me – I always have lots and lots of laundry to do. I must say I like veeeery much to wash, I like to put it on the line – when I am overwelmed my big girls help me – and I don’t mind , I quite like actualy, to take them out of the line. Folding, I don’t mind because I can do it seated down. Now it comes the big problem: put it away. I can’t stand it!
This a field of homemaking that I like sooo much. Nevertherless, as we are six and I work outside – yes, another thing to deal with in due time, God help me – I always have lots and lots of laundry to do. I must say I like veeeery much to wash, I like to put it on the line – when I am overwelmed my big girls help me – and I don’t mind , I quite like actualy, to take them out of the line. Folding, I don’t mind because I can do it seated down. Now it comes the big problem: put it away. I can’t stand it!
Well, now let’s beging the listing:
· Get up at 6.15.
I get up at 6,30 or 6,25 or – now – 6,20. I want to get up ealier. It was always important to me.
She rises when is still night.
It means a lot to me.
She rises when is still night.
It means a lot to me.
· To fold 40 pieces of clothes everyday.
· Put away those folded clothes everyday too.
If I fold it in the night I’m alowed to put away the next day but
everyday I must take the baskets full of clothes upstairs and put them
in their places.
· Declutter the Laundryroom, everyday a little bit.
It is so much in need of a bit of atenttion...
· Pray the Rosary everyday.
Now I must explain. I try to pray it everyday but as in a lot of
things, sometimes the day is gone and I didn’t pray it completely.
By Rosary, I mean one thirth of it, as in portuguese Terço and in spanish Tercio, the five Mysteries of it not the fifteen.
Pray the Rosary everyday, Our Lady said in Fatima. I must
By Rosary, I mean one thirth of it, as in portuguese Terço and in spanish Tercio, the five Mysteries of it not the fifteen.
Pray the Rosary everyday, Our Lady said in Fatima. I must
And then, some days after:
Days Challenge to Becoming an Effective Wife
This post was for Monday but, after I have tryed, I couldn't post any pictures, so I tried each day and now I gave up and here it is today.
In the 21 Days Challenge to Becoming an Effective Wife at Her Southern Charm, we must have some items that we want to improve in our life and come here every monday to tell about the progress - or not.
Here they are mine.
Get up at 6.15.
Done most of the days. Sometimes I get up some minutes later but in the whole, is quite good.
Done most of the days. Sometimes I get up some minutes later but in the whole, is quite good.
To fold 40 pieces of clothes everyday.
Put away those folded clothes everyday too.
Quite well to the part of folding but not the one to put away. Let's see if I can improve this week.
Put away those folded clothes everyday too.
Quite well to the part of folding but not the one to put away. Let's see if I can improve this week.
Declutter the Laundryroom, everyday a little bit.
Bad. Not big progess yet.
Bad. Not big progess yet.
Pray the Rosary everyday.
Most days, done. I need to give more atention to Our Lady and Her Son through Her. Apart from the Three Hail Mary Devotion - everyday in my life since I was a child as my grandmother teached me - not much prayer.
Most days, done. I need to give more atention to Our Lady and Her Son through Her. Apart from the Three Hail Mary Devotion - everyday in my life since I was a child as my grandmother teached me - not much prayer.
Well, I hope to have more progress to report next monday.
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Now I still fight with myself to have the Laundry done on time - there are always loads to wash, fold and above all to be put back in its place. I still need to declutter the Laundryroom and still there are days when I don't pray the Rosary in all the five decades.
Time to REALLY try to get on track !
Friday, October 18, 2013
Declutter and tidy up the fridge
The Kitchen is one of my favourite places at home, not only to cook but also to clean and tidy up.
So many things in the house that need to be done but I keep procrastinating about it. Not the kitchen. Or at least not so much. It feels really good when I have the trouble to get out of my comfort and procrastination and decide to get things done there.
So, today, after work, I will tidy and declutter one of the fridges. It's clean, only needs a bit of care. A clean, tidy fridge really makes me feel good.
Most times, homemaking is so anti-depressive.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Sunday is not a working day
Sunday it's not a proper working day at Alfazema's house, other than those things that really must be done. Monday yes, not Sunday.
Saturday
So, Saturday came and went away. The morning was full of nice and good house workm mainly in the kitchen and I was quite happy with the results. The problem was in the afternoon. With so many good things to be seen in Rome ( by internet, I was not there) all my good intentions went away. The good thing of all this is that after some days in the week, we will have again another Saturday.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Making plans
Weekend again and I made a lot of plans.
Kitchen, Bathroom, Master Bedroom.
Laundry.
Gardening.
Cooking, maybe Baking.
What an adventure awaits me. I'll tell you on next post how things went.
Kitchen, Bathroom, Master Bedroom.
Laundry.
Gardening.
Cooking, maybe Baking.
What an adventure awaits me. I'll tell you on next post how things went.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Recovering
Thursday was a whole day of recovering of my strong cold so not much work at home done either. Oh, well, never mind, tomorrow is another day and teh weekend is approaching - which makes me feel better already.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Not much work today
No work today at home, other than making dinner. I have been all day long in pain with a strong cold so when I arrived at home, at last, after doing some errands when I finished work, I just wanted to dive in my sofa and rest. So, after making dinner, no work today. At all.
Some Laundry
Today I was not so energetic as yesterday when I arrived at home after work, in the evening. So...
I put some clothes to wash, then I hanged them on the line, picked up the ones that were there already dry, folded and put it away. Forty pieces.
That's all. And made dinner. Shepard's Pie.
Picture by AllPosters
I put some clothes to wash, then I hanged them on the line, picked up the ones that were there already dry, folded and put it away. Forty pieces.
That's all. And made dinner. Shepard's Pie.
Picture by AllPosters
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