This should have been listed under "Are you Kidding" . . .
The last few New Year's Eve celebrations have been hosting teens. This year our teen daughters opted to celebrate with friends, leaving us alone. (We celebrated the night before with friends.)
Now, how many of you cleaned house last night? I'm mean, really gutted a room and cleared junk? I had a great time! So did my husband and he hit more areas than I did! He cleaned off his desk and the workbench in the garage. (He was motivated to create space to do taxes as well as to set up a new drill.)
I have a large utility room that serves as laundry, craft, storage and "office" area. I gutted the closet, went through every box and cabinet, dusted and mopped and ran three loads of laundry. When I was finished I had taken three large bags to the garbage can, six bags to the garage for The Annual Garage Sale, and sent two boxes to my daughter, the artist's room.
Okay, I'm wierd, but I can't think of a better way to begin the new year than cleaning and organizing the core of your home from which all your energy, dreaming, creativity, and effective momentum orginates.
For my wierd way of starting the new year, I have created clarity. From clarity, I have hope and vision for 2007. I wish the same for you!
Happy New Year!
Here's to a bright and hopeful year stretched out in front of you, with limitless potential and boundless joy...
Bless'd New Year Nan!
Thank you Jessica! Here's a quote I put on my blackboard this morning -
"Hope sess the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible." Without hope, how do we even get out of bed in the morning!?
Jessica - I visited your site! Oh my - what glorious photography! Thank you for sharing it. As for that illness . . . I have a philosophy about being brought to our knees is such mortal ways. Do you think God is trying to talk to us? Perhaps it's the only way he can slow us down enough to be heard! lol! Also, I see that you like "Attitude" as well. I use it as text in socratic seminars with my high school students at the beginning of the semester. Hope you feel better soon!
We must have been thinking along the same lines. I was in my office creating folders for 2007 and pulling the 2006 folders to be stored. I was delighted to see the top of my desk again!
I agree. There's nothing better than starting with a clean slate, office, home, whatever. It's hard to work in clutter.
I gotta go. I have to go visit Jessica's site!