I'm a WINNER!!

I feel so blessed to have accomplished so much this past week. I did my daily check of my favorite websites/blogs and guess what?!!

I WON!!

I was surprised to see that Mrs. Wilt pulled my name out of her lovely straw hat and I was chosen for the Monday Anti-Procrastination challenge winner.

I was astonished to find out that I was also the GRAND PRIZE winner!! I am so blessed.

Honestly I am more blessed about the exposure my last post might get from winning. I am so looking forward to hearing from you wonderful ladies and getting some great resources for my journey back home. I have already met so many new "kindred spirits" that I am just tickled pink!!

Thank you Mrs. Wilt. Thank you for your encouragement and cheerful attitude. I am believing to accomplish many more tasks which I have been procrastinating for far too long.

God Bless each and every one of you lovely ladies who have already provided such encouraging comments and offered your beloved hand of friendship.

Too blessed for words,
Rean Day

Anti-Procrastination - Monday

First off, let me say I have truly enjoyed this challenge. This past week has been very productive and has really blessed me. I love meeting all the ladies who are also participating in the challenges and I love how we encouraged one another this past week.

Just so everyone knows, I did finally get my laundry put away. It is nice to have so many clothes to choose from and also very eye-opening. I have A LOT of clothes. It might be time to reduce the number of clothes I have in the closet. We almost ran out of hangers with all the clothes clean and put away!! LOL

So, my mission for today, Monday, January 29th, 2007 is...Work on the post that has been in my head and drafted for some time. It is a difficult one to articulate but I need to have it in writing. Especially if I want to get some advice from you wonderful SAHWs and SAHMs.

Hopefully I can get that done after lunch and tidy up the Living Room before DH and I have to leave for our Biblical Research class tonight.

Anti-Procrastination - Saturday

DH and I had a Biblical Research class to go to this evening but before we had class DH took me out to eat at one of my favorite restaurants Don Pablos. It was so nice just having the time to eat together and share how our week went. Then we went over to Borders so I could do one of my favorite things...browse for books. DH stayed in the van and took a little rest. He was blessed to get some rest before class and I was blessed because I got to look at some books. Then we had class. We sat next to each other and shared little glances when something taught caught our attention. It was really a blessing.

I am so blessed to have a DH who loves God with his whole heart!!

Mission (sorta) Accomplished

Ok, Laundry is in process. I have all but one washed, dried and folded. I just have to put them away. I can finish that tommorrow. I did however sort out the clothes which had been thrown on top of the closet. It seems the shelf only collected summer clothes that were not being used (since it's winter). I folded them all up and put them in my BIG L.L. Bean Bag for storage. If DH has to go out of town to someplace warm this winter, all I have to do is pull that bag down and pull out the clothes. So, I did get something accomplished.



Here's another cute picture of my kitty Spaz and his favorite place to rest...MY COMPUTER!!



Awww, isn't he cute (the rascal).

Anti-Procrastination Challenge - Friday

Well ladies, I am proud to say that I have been very faithful to maintaining those things which I have already accomplished. I have not been very faithful to this one thing...which is why it is my mission for today.

Today's mission is...



LAUNDRY (DAH DAH DAHHHHH)

Our laundry room is simply a part of the basement. Also in the basement is our family room. DH and I have TIVO and I have some programs saved from November that I would like to watch. DH is out of town today, I'm not sure exactly what time he'll be home. I will take the laundry down and enjoy my programs while I process the laundry. It should only take this evening. Maybe a little of tommorrow. We have a Biblical Research class this weekend and next week too so tonight is my only real opportunity to get the laundry done.

The nice thing about doing it this way is that I will be able to tidy up downstairs too. Two-for-one today!!

Thursday Mission - ACCOMPLISHED

Not only did I put all the presents and decorations where they belonged, I also dropped off a box of old magazines to the Middle School near where I live. I dropped off some a few months ago and called the librarian again and asked if they would want more. She said the teachers LOVED all the home decorating magazines I gave them. She definately wanted the other ones I had to give away. She was so excited!! LOL, I was happy to get rid of them in a better way than the trash or recycling bin.

So, I finished up the box of presents. I was coming around the corner with my camera to take a picture of the empty box...but there was something (someone) in it!!




Mrs. B - your comment was RIGHT ON.

"I bet the kitty is thinking....'I wish she'd empty this box so I could sleep in it!' LOL (o;"

Well, I got everything put away and I kept the dining room table clean and I processed the mail as soon as I walked in the door. This anti-procrastination thing is pretty cool.

Procrastination Challenge - Thursday

So todays Anti-Procrastination Challenge is to get the holiday decorations and presents put away. We brought all of our presents back from Tennessee (where we celebrated the holidays) in this box:




We have shifted stuff around in this box, taken things out of this box, put them back into this box...it is time to put everything in its rightful home.

Even Spaz (our kitty) is tired of looking at this box.



Any comments on what he could be thinking?

Wednesday Mission Accomplished

I was going to just add on to my original post but I decided not to. I worked very hard yesterday to get everything straightened out. Following is a picture "diary" of my process.

I started out with 3 files...




I worked for a while and then broke for lunch...Salmon and salad...Yum-O





After I finished eating...I finished sorting.



Does anyone else see which file is DRAMATICALLY more full? Sheesh, I could have prevented much torment and procrastination if I had just thrown out the JUNK!!!

Now the mail was gone but the dining room table was still a mess.



So, I cleaned it up too. Yay ME!!!!




WHEW...all done, that feels really good. Now I can move on to Thursday's Challenge.

Procrastination Challenge - Wednesday

Ok, here is my Anti-Procrastination Mission for today.

Todays mission is to (drum roll please...) SORT THE MAIL!!!!

DH gets paid once a month and we have automatic bill payment through our bank. We do our budget once a month and then edit it by using our on-line banking. Due to the fact that our bills get paid automatically, we tend to just pile up the mail and not even look at it. This is something I know we need to change. We need to find some sort of "filing" system for our incoming mail. I have tried separate file folders labeled "TO DO", "TO READ", "TO FILE". but they didn't get used. I'm not sure what we need to do in the long run, however, I KNOW I need to go through all the junk mail, bills (which are already paid but they still send us paper copies), magazines, and tax information.

Whew, that is going to be quite a bit of work if I actually file things away where they need to go, which I am planning on doing. Plus I have my Financial Peace University class tonight. I guess I better plan on going home for lunch so I can get started on this mission!!

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So I went home for lunch and after making a delicious salad, heating up my chili (Yum) and eating it all up I didn't have time to work on my mail...I did, however, take a before picture.



OH THE HORROR---THE SHAME

I decided that I would be quite honest with these challenges. I need to be accountable and who better to be accountable to than my fellow Procrastinators!! LOL I can't wait to have an AFTER photo!! Something to strive for.

Anti-Procrastination Challenge - Tuesday

Today over at Sparrow's Nest, Mrs. Wilt started an Anti-Procrastination Challenge. I have so many things that need to get done in my home that I KNEW I could do this challenge.

Today's challenge is to hem my DH's pants. He has two pairs of jeans and one pair of pajama bottoms that need hemmed and I know I can take 2 inches off those pants! Really, how hard can it be? I need to remember to allow for the folded in edge at the bottom of the jeans. I guess that means I need to cut off 1 & 1/2 inches and fold over 1/4 and then 1/4 again. If there are any ladies who read this and can confirm or deny that this is true I would appreciate it.

Do I need a special needle in my sewing machine to sew jeans? Hmm, something else to think about. No matter, it needs to be done and therefore, it is my Anti-Procrastination mission today.

I must remember to stay focused on that particular task and not get sidetracked. I think that in itself will be a victory!! LOL

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EDITED ON 1/24/06 TO ADD

Ok, I got the two pairs of jeans done. I still have the pajama bottoms but I will get those done this evening. DH was soooo proud of me. They don't look professional or anything and I only broke one sewing machine needle (I knew I should take the pins out as I went) but they are finished and I saved us $12.00. (That's how much it cost to get them hemmed before ($6.00 each).) Life is good. I accomplished something I have never done before!! Yea ME!!

Here's a Picture of the finished product: