Blessings From Home

Time to get to work....

So I went and got the boxes today for the big pack up of toys and things. And let me tell you, with our 50 mph winds, this was no small feat. My little sister helped me, and I think she nearly got airborne a couple of times and one of the boxes smacked her in the face. lol. I felt bad, but couldn't help but laugh out loud about it. So the boxes are now here and tomorrow I will set to work.

I'm still working on a plan as to how to go about this, but I'm thinking that I will go ahead and start with the clothes. Hopefully this will help me as well. I've decided to go ahead with 5 outfits, 5 pairs of underwear, 5 socks, 1 pair of pjs, and 1 church outfit. Everything else will go straight into garage sale box or an earn back box. I'm actually planning on doing this for myself as well. I think it will help me get a handle on the laundry, and after all is said and done, we may be able to go down to just a few outfits for each person. But more than anything, I just want to be able to get a handle on everything and for us to all learn how to take care of our belongings.

The clothes alone may take me a couple of days, especially since I'll be sorting to be gotten rid of and to pack away, but I'm not going to stop until I'm done, except to take care of my other household duties and ofcourse to sleep. Then I'll move onto the toys, and books, and puzzles. Each child will get to choose 1 toy, 1 book, and 1 stuffed animal, and maybe 1 puzzle, but I'll have to think about that. I'm trying my best to be as realistic and as organized as I can about this, and want my children to understand that they will not just be given "things" anymore, that they must earn them from here on out. This whole process may take me as much as a week, but once it's done, the lesson begins. I'm going to take pictures before I get started and after I'm done as well.

I've decided, after some much needed self evaluation, that my children aren't the only ones in need of a major overhaul and I will be packing many of my own belongings away until I can learn to take care of them, mostly my sewing and craft stuff that tends to get out of hand.

In other news, the house that I spoke of yesterday that we may be moving into may be a while before we actually get to move in. I got to look inside it today, and it needs a lot of cleaning. It's just plain filthy, and there was mold in a couple of places. eww! I'm afraid if they don't fix it up, then we may be out of luck. Hubby and I talked and decided that we would just wait it out here until the Lord showed us where he wanted us. I figure if this is where He wants us for now, then He'll help us find a way to keep paying the rent. Hubby and I will be taking a homebuyers class on the 12th which should help our credit rating. Maybe by the time our lease is up, our credit will be a lot better.

So tomorrow starts day 1 of Operation Overhaul. Let me know if you're joining me in this big endeavor. Ladies, let's start our engines.