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I had my daughter help with choosing what we should declutter today. She’s likes to keep things (lots of things), and getting her involved in letting go of things we no longer use or need is a good lesson.
Today’s items were set aside for donation or the trash.
These are the 7 things I cleared out today:
Are you joining in this challenge? Is there clutter in your home that you could get rid of today?
I’m a little late to this challenge, since it started on May 1st, but I’m joining in anyway. We have some serious clutter that needs to be cleaned out and Money Saving Mom’s May Clutter-Busting Challenge is just what I need.
The Goal of this Challenge
Basically, the focus of the challenge is to find at least seven things in your home to get rid of each day. You don’t have to throw them away, though you probably have a few things in your home that have seen better days and need to meet the trash can now. You could donate the items or put them into a box you’ve set aside for your next yard sale.
Whatever you choose to do with the items is your choice, the point it to make sure they aren’t cluttering up your home anymore. π
Here are the 7 things I cleared out today:
Are you joining in this challenge? Is there clutter in your home that you could get rid of today?
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I had the chance to observe something recently.
We don’t all eat our waffles the same way.
Seriously. I made our favorite recipe for whole wheat waffles, and all five of my children had their own way of eating them.
Nathan, our firstborn, liked his waffles with homemade whipped cream, syrup, and strawberries to top.
Breanna, our oldest daughter and thoughtful second child, startedΒ her waffles off with onlyΒ homemade whipped creamΒ and syrup. She preferred to have her fruit to the side so that she could sprinkle it on top of the waffle when she was ready to add it.
Isaac, our middle child,Β liked his waffles withΒ homemade whipped creamΒ andΒ syrup on top. He wanted only strawberries on the side of his plate and there was no chance they were going to end up on top of his waffle. π
David, our four year old, well, no explanation is needed for how he liked to eat his waffles. The picture says it all.
And finally, Elisabeth, our baby girl, shared a plate of waffles with mama. We aren’t picky, and we like it all.
It was interesting to see how each kid chose their own individual way to eat a waffle.
And, in case you’d like to experiment with your family, OR you just want a great whole wheat waffle recipe, here you go…
Ingredients
Instructions
I hope you love this recipe as much as we do.
How do you like to eat your waffles? Do you have a favorite go-to recipe?Β
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Many of you know that I attended a blog conference last week, so I kept my goals simple. But even though I thought I’d set doable goals, I guess I needed to think even more simply.
Because I didn’t get a whole lot of them done. π
Here’s what I accomplished last week:
Family/Mothering Goals:
1.Β Take the kids swimming — Ruben ended up taking our four older kids swimming in groups of two on two separate nights. I had planned on taking them the last night of the conference, but
I was sleep deprived and had to wake up at 4am the next dayit just didn’t happen.2. Read to the kids — I had planned on reading to the kids on the way to Arkansas, but instead, we watched movies and the kids played on the ipads (our ipads are loaded with lots of educational apps). I also spent quite a bit of time trying to keep Elisabeth happy. I sit in the backseat of our car with her 99% of the time. Oh, and I wrote almost an entire blog post in Text Edit on my computer. This way I could simply copy and paste it into my real WordPress text editor and publish it when I had an internet connection.
Personal Goals:
3.
Drink juice 2 days this week4. Read 10 pages of the book Desperate
5. Eat sensibly and make semi-healthy choices while at the conference — I made decent choices, but I did have a cupcake, candy, cokes, and mashed potatoes.
Home Management Goals:
6.
Finish packing for the conference7.
Make sure the kids have plenty to do in the car on the way to ArkansasBusiness Goals:
8.
Attend a blog conference and network with fellow bloggers9.
Return emails10. Write 4 blog posts — I thought I’d get a little writing done in between sessions at the conference. Um, no, that didn’t happen.
Here are my goals for this week:
Family/Mothering Goals:
1.Β Take time and simply relax as a family
2. Play outside with the kids at least 3 times this week
Personal Goals:
3. Drink juice 2 days this week
4. Read 10 pages of the book Desperate
5. Workout at least 5 days this week (I’m in a Hello MorningsΒ accountabilityΒ group that’s going to help me accomplish my exercise goal. Part of my accountability has to do with exercising every weekday in addition be reading my Bible and planning my day before the kids wake up.)
Home Management Goals:
6. Clean the master bedroom, which is kind of a mess after unpacking
7. Work on de-cluttering one of the kid’s bedrooms
Business Goals:
8. Work on one client project
9. Return emails
10. Write 4 blog posts
What are your goals for this week?
