Change Is Good

People usually freak out over change. We get into a routine and are comfortable. Changing things takes work and who wants to be bothered with that? Well "change" is exactly what I need to do. I have set idle for way too long and let things get out of control in my life. Life just doesn't improve on its own, you have to get out and make it better. Life really is a challenge and if it gets too easy that is actually where we find ourselves headed for disaster. Some people might disagree with that statement. But I really believe if we are not challenging ourselves all the time we tend to become content with just whatever foxhole we have landed in.

This month I have been pondering on the year ahead and what changes I need to make. I believe once you recognize your weaknesses you can work on making them your strengths. I must note that I am a reader and I strongly believe we can learn from others. Take from their experiences through their failures and successes and have them help you in your own life. I recently read the book "Eat, Pray, Love".  I am not going to run off and leave my husband and family to find me, but I am willing to put more focus on these areas that will affect how we live and communicate as a family and in society.  I am going to be working on three main areas in my life this next year.  Mind, body and Spirit is my focus. Once I get these areas in check I believe my universe all around me will begin to make more sense.

The first change is focusing on consumption of food. One bad habit has been connecting food with entertainment. That can have negative results. My mind thinks to be entertained or have fun that I need to go eat. If I get depressed or upset I need to eat.  Junk food is more affordable. That is another myth I have taught myself. It really isn't a myth, but I just need to learn how to buy healthier foods on a budget. Garbage in garbage out.  Feeding me and my family this junk results in bad health, no energy and low self esteem.  I am responsible, not only for my well being, but the well being of five other individuals. It is about time I took responsibility for us. My goal is to get out of this terrible habit and find a new menu and redefine the way I spend money on food.  Less going out to McDonalds and Taco Bell and more staying at home with nutritious and interesting meals. I have to make the right choices now, so my children will have a healthier approach in their eating habits and what they teach their children.  My first weakness is bad eating habits. Making the change here will help my appearance, health and the way I feel about myself. Next year I will be writing about a new me. I am already getting excited!

My next focus is on my mind. I mentioned earlier about being an avid reader. Knowledge is very beneficial on our journey through life. We can learn a lot by studying what others have done. Their steps may become ours and it helps to have some foreknowledge along the way. Encouragement or rather instructions in life sure come in handy. There is confidence gained by learning what others have overcome and accomplished. It helps us to raise our goals and standards to a higher level. Challenge yourself to always want to know more and have a greater understanding of life.  It is really sad that we can't all have the maturity and education offered at the same time. Imagine how much greater our world would be if this were the case. When teens are going to college to get the education to get them that wonderful career, their minds are more interested in what party is going on that weekend or what they will be doing over break. If we could all just make it to 40, make our mistakes and leap back 20 years and do it again with the maturity we have gained and know what to do with that education, to value it more, what a difference we could make. Since I can't do that I need to focus on what I can do from this day forward to make a difference for my children's future. Encourage and reinforce being the key elements here. Everyone does better when they are encouraged. I need to acknowledge their strengths and help them with weaknesses. Discipline and consistency go hand in hand. I need to reinforce what I set out to do by being steadfast. I don't need to make promises I can't keep. There is a lot of learning and teaching ahead of me this next year. I am going to have to become more patient and adhere to perseverance.  My other weakness is finances. I am not good at managing money. A lot of waste on food and unnecessary items. I need to not be a glutton of food or useless items. Make the change (money) make a change (difference) in my life.

In some respects I would think the biggest challenge for me would be the food and spiritual would be easy. At this time of my life though, my spirit is crushed a lot. I do not run so much to God for everything as I did as a child. I find myself doubting and confused and feeling unworthy. I am responsible for my own relationship with God, but I tend to lay blame at others a lot when I lack in my commitment to Him. I am going to have to become a stronger individual to blaze ahead through the turmoil I have in my life. When I got married, my husband and I were on common ground. We were equally yoked and both believed the same religious beliefs. We wanted to share these same beliefs with a family that we would have some day. Further down the road, my husband changed the way he believed and it has made for a rocky road to travel on. He has disregarded his belief in God and doesn't attend church. I, myself have become lazy and fallen into the bad habit of not attending church. I know this is wrong and I am doing a disservice to my children. I have to change this behavior. I am writing this publicly for accountability and prayer request, not to be judged. I know that God has a plan for my life and He always has. He knows the plans He has for me, plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me hope and a future. I know that I have gotten sidetracked and lost my way at times, but because He loves me He always gets my attention and reigns me in.  One day at a time. 

   The changes I want to make in my life for this next year, I hope will become my way of life from here on out. I am looking and longing for positive results.  I am going to make it a point to journal this journey in my blog. If anyone else can learn through my experience all the better. I hope others can make their own changes to live and have a more productive life. I welcome all prayers and encouragement.

Looking For Jones

I recently read a book titled "The Noticer" by Andy Andrews. One might say I was drawn to the book. I was looking for a good find at the book store and this one caught my attention. And after reading it I now understand how significant that experience was. It was more like the book chose me.
The lead character in the story is named "Jones" not Mr. Jones, just "Jones". I believe that he made that clear to people to not be given great recognition for all the great things that he accomplished. He was not looking for fame or attention. He just had a great wealth of knowledge to share and he gave it freely. The author of the book is one of the many that Jones helped find their way in life. All the way from homeless to being very successful. We all have it in us to find success,whatever that success may be. It could be as high end as a great professional to being just a volunteer at a soup kitchen. Whatever we do with the life we are given we should charge forward with valour and gratefulness. When others see that in our approach it is contagious and makes for a very positive and fruitful society. Who said we had to live in a time of tribulation. Just as one says age is a state of mind, so the world in which we live can be as great as we personally make it for ourselves and those around us. Wouldn't it be great if this message of renewed positive living were to be contagious and everyone caught it. Wow, what a wonderful world we would live in. It is not about how much you have or even have to offer. It is in what you do with what you have and are willing to offer.
When we speak of the good old days, what made them good? Was it that people were different, behaved different in the past therefore the ways of society were different? We as a nation should not be so willing to accept corruption. We should not just frown on it and sit back and sulk. We need to change it. Put a different perspective on the negative. Give it a positive turn.
Many have looked for ways to speak out against the way our country is being governed. They have started what they call "Tea Party" rallies. I am for what they speak about. Looking at the way the media portrays them in a negative light would make me angry. It made me think about why they are calling themselves the "Tea Party". Tea party was a rebellious act against the government, saying that we didn't want to be taxed for the tea. So it is the rebellious approach that the media is able to capitalize on and discredit the group and what it stands for. So to put a positive approach on the situation maybe the party should be called  "Revitalization" or "Renaissance". Each implying new birth or restoration. Our country once was held in the opinion of others as a great nation. Now it is showing ware because of corruption. What can we do as individuals to make a difference? I know this sounds like a political speech, but it really is a cry for mankind as a whole to wake up and be a productive part of society again.
I do not have a paying job. I am a mother of four and I appreciate that role. I have tried working outside of the home, but it is not where I feel most productive. I want to be available for my family as needed. After reading this book I am challenged to go and find other ways that I might benefit society. I am going to keep my mind, eyes and ears open to the opportunities that come my way. I challenge all of us to find a way to spread more cheer and kindness on our paths. Let the day lead us to brighter tomorrows. It speaks in the book not to let the past keep us from enjoying our present. We need to focus not on negative things, but on the positive things in life. The things that may appear as a negative, we need to learn how to put a positive outcome on them. May we all feel a fire under us to get out and make a difference. Even before I could complete writing this blog to post, I was approached with a situation in which I could be of service to a community in saving an older building that holds a great deal of memories and stories for my hometown. I hope that those that will read my blog will follow what I do and be inspired to help with my passions as well as their own.
Looking for Jones, is the title of this blog. It is what most of the people in the book aspired to do that had had the great pleasure of taking his advice. I am looking, not necessarily for Jones, but what he represents, the opportunity; the best that life can offer one when they give the best they have to give. The best is yet to come...read the book. I am starting the rest of this author's series next week. So you haven't heard the last from me...

Midlife Crisis or Just a Reboot on Life?

   Some say when you do something out of the ordinary when you reach a certain age, that there is something wrong with you. Maybe when that something is rather extreme, it might be seem like a crisis. I know that as we get older we tend to look back more than forward in our lives. We want to cherish and hold onto what we left behind. There is a lot to be said that a lot of things are wasted on the youth. You don't realize the value of time and energy when you are young...you just enjoy it. Maybe that is what makes it such a carefree experience. If we focused on losing that as a youth we made not enjoy it as much at the time. Now I am just rambling..sorry.
Since all of my kids are going to be in school all day this year; for the first time in 12 years I will have some time to myself five days of the week. With this new found freedom I saw that I was able to have a vehicle that was not so mommy-fied, but somewhat carefree.
I have always loved convertibles and had one up until I was pregant with my second child. There is something about driving without a top on the car with all of nature open to your viewing. The beautiful blue skies and puffy white clouds in the day. And the open dark skies starfilled at night.  The car I got is a black Mustang convertible.
My husband commented to me that guys usually go for the black motorcycles to rebel and he guess womens version of that is a black sporty convertible. I am seriously going to get a nameplate that reads Rebel on the front. I turn 40 this year and I started coloring my hair blond as a way to rebel against old age and this is just another way to rebel..lol 

The car group I started back in my hometown had great success because there are a lot of us out there that wanted to go back and live it up a little more. We didn't want to just roll over and die or say well that's that. We actually feel younger when given the opportunity to act it. No crime in that. Hanging out with friends  and sporting a cool car gives you a boost in life. So my thoughts here are plain and simple ...don't give up living until you absolutely have to.

VanBuren Cruisers of Enid

I started out to find "harmony at home" and I have actually been led to bringing
"harmony" to a community. One definition I found for "harmony" is this...

   Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners,
   interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and
   friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony.

This group I started in January on Facebook called 

"VanBuren Cruisers of Enid" has grown to nearly 2000

members. We had a reunion in June over Father's Day 

weekend. There were so many classic vehicles and not 

so classic vehicles come to the event. It was most 

impressive. People parked in the businesses up and

down Van Buren. Some folks even set out in their yards

just watching and cheering at others as they cruised by. 

There were maybe a thousand or so cruisers over the 

weekend.

 It was a bonding time with friends of the past that

reunited as well as the youth that participated with 

their parents and grandparents. I would even venture 

to say that there were great grandparents there too. 

This is what we did when I was growing up in Enid. 

Every weekend we would head out to Van Buren to go 

cruising. 

It was where you found your friends hanging out. There

were kids from surrounding towns that would drive in to

Enid to hang out too. By creating this group page I have 

been able to find a lot of those friends from this link 

that I had lost contact with. In doing so others have 

found theirs too.

 I think we get so busy in life moving forward that we 

forget about the steps or paths we took to get there. 

It is sometimes beneficial to retrace those tracks and

find the value in them. Some of our traditions or ways 

of life,the more "simpler" ways you might call them. 

Before we had access to the internet or cell phones. We 

had to actually go out of our homes to meet people face 

to face. We had a lot of fun times hanging out and 

goofing off. 

People that attended have posted nearly 300 pictures on 
the group page of the cars there. They posted their fun 
experiences and how we needed to do it again. And because 
a lot of people didn't want to wait another year for a 
chance to get together and cruise again, I set another 
date in August.
And cruising is just one aspect of this social 
gathering. I sparked an interest in all the car 
enthusiasts in the community. 
There were so many there that love car events. So I 
scheduled a car show. Then I got a lot of emails and 
people confronting me to have a drag race. I had one 
person that came forward and said he would even put 
together the drag race. I have been given a crash course 
on drag racing. The drag race is still under review until 
we can get approval from the City to have it. Apparently 
if it is approved people from several towns are 
interested in coming to participate in it.
I have been approached by radio station owners to help 
with my events, people suggesting bands for concerts. 
Members of car clubs and motorcycles clubs have wanted 
to help me plan events. 
In some aspects I can imagine how people who won the 
lottery feel. Except I don't have money to give 
just opportunities. That must be it. 
Everyone sees what you are a part of and wants to 
join in. 
That is what always made cruising so much fun, 
was all the people, "the more the merrier" holds
a lot of truth to it.
The event was covered by the local paper on several 
occasions. The local magazine did a story on it. 
I had several come forward willing to help with 
any future events. A friend of mine from high 
school, now lives in New York and happens to 
work for a web design company. He made our group 
a web page and they are even hosting it for me. 
How awesome is that? 
vanburencruisers.com 
I have just been overwhelmed by the reaction 
this event or group I created, has had on people. 
Wow is my response! What a thrill and honor to 
have been responsible for something that sparked 
or rekindled, should I say, the interest in a 
community bonding from a favorite pastime.
I am just amazed at how just a cruise down 
memory lane has turned into almost a full time 
job for me. I am now in the process of setting 
up a non-profit organization for the group so we 
can contribute funds raised back to the schools 
in the community.
This past year was my 20 year high school reunion. 
I was unable to attend it. I will turn 40 this year. 
Maybe this was just my way of stepping back in time. 
The tradition we had of cruising had lost its appeal 
to the youth of today. The cops haven't been as 
trusting. I hope that through our cruise nights 
we are able to pass on and renew a treasured time 
to our children and their children. 
So maybe they will get to enjoy it like we did. 
 
Did I mention that when I am not organizing cruise 
nights, car shows, concerts and drag races that I 
am also a mother of four, ages 4,7, 10 and 12. I 
stay home with them. I have a degree in Communications. 
I love marketing. This job feels more like a hobby 
so no complaints from me. Thanks Enid!! What a 
homecoming!! 
I'll see you out on the drag..probably in a 
minivan..lol!!

Distracted

   Let me start this by saying how I have to kind of laugh at myself when I went back and read my first post. I spoke about getting organized and cleaning and a healthier diet and so forth were my goals. Those are still my goals.  I strive to meet those on a daily basis. There just always seems to be more to add to the agenda daily too.
   I started this blog at the first of the year. It was my mission then to accomplish something that I did on a regular basis. From one of my blogs I came up with an idea to start a group page on facebook and I mentioned that in one of my earlier blogs. I talked about the success in the numbers that had signed up in a short time to share in their memories of cruising.
   From that came the most incredible opportunity that has tied up a lot of my time and kept me from blogging on a regular basis, as well as my other organizational goals..lol. I guess you can say that I have been distracted. In this next post I will share with you the incredible journey I have been on since I created that group page.

Former EHS students invited to relive old days of cruising Van Buren

 Here is a link to the article in the paper about a reunion that was inspired by me blogging. It is amazing how many people love to go back and recapture their youth.
Former EHS students invited to relive old days of cruising Van Buren

It's That Simple...

                "Love must be SINCERE,
                 HATE what is EVIL,
                 CLING to what is GOOD"
                                            Rom. 12:9

   That is what the minister preached about this past Sunday.  While I was growing up that was just a given to me.  I would often wander why we were even taught such things cause I just believed that is the way you are supposed to live. I thought everybody knew that.  Of course, I was raised in a Christian home with a father that is a pentecostal minister.  I have since learned the older you become the harder it is to live by that verse. Sometimes ignorance really is bliss..and what you don't know can't hurt you.
   I also didn't understand how we would ever feel persecuted as a Christian. After all we do live in a free country. Right? It isn't like this is China or a communist society. We have freedom of religion. That is written in our Constitution. Slowly, but surely though we are living in an age where children are being expelled from school for expressing their religious beliefs. And because that freedom applies to all religions sometimes our children are taught of other beliefs we don't necessarily agree with.  It is harder to give your own religion validity when every other religion believes they are the right one. How confusing for a child.
   Consistency is the key to most of our achievements.  It's definitely what you need for discipline and creating order.  I made the mistake of putting a gap in the time I took my children to church and now I am paying the price for it. We as humans are creatures of habit. Unfortunately I made Sunday another Saturday for my kids. Now I have to change that bad habit. I want my children to have the sense of peace that I had growing up, knowing there is a loving God that takes our hand and guides us through life.  We live in such an unstable time we need that reassurance that a higher power can help us make it through.
   My love for them should be so sincere that I want to teach them to hate what is evil and help them to cling to what is good.  By the renewing of my mind and actions I can get us back on the right track again.  Then life will seem more simple in such a complicated world.

Heart Impressions by Darla: What Is True Love?

Heart Impressions by Darla: What Is True Love?

What is true love?

   I believe we all have our own version or meaning of what true love is. It all stems from what we are passionate about.  Some find true love through security while others might say security is the trap that keeps us from seeking out to find true love.  I wrote a poem many years ago that I believe helped me to define it in several variations.  It pretty much is a quest that you dare to conquer.  First I questioned what is was in order to define it. Then I expressed desperation to find it.  And finally I am confident I know what it is and long to have it.  My poem "What Is True Love" is posted on my poetry blog heartimpressionsbydarla.blogspot.com.  I love sharing that poem with people because I think I captured the meaning accidentally by just putting words together to rhyme.  It is so neat when answers just sneak up on us.  It's when you go looking for them they seem so hard to find.  Pretty much like finding true love.
   In the times we live in I believe we become pretty self-centered because we have been pushed in that direction for so long.  "Be all that you can be". "The world is your oyster." "You can have it all".  I truly believe the Bible captured the true meaning where it says "Love one another as you love yourself" and "..Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."  I believe we can find true love when we are able to give our love unconditionally.  Then we reap what we sew.  
   I wouldn't say that I believe in Karma, cause I wasn't raised that way. I do believe in faith though. And I put a lot of faith in good things come to those who wait and believe they will.  I believe God gives us the desires of our hearts.  To some this all may sound too much like fairy tales, but if you never believe in something it's like you never have anything to look forward to.  It can be a risk and you might get your heart broken along the way, but I believe finding true love is worth it.  Go now to heartimpressionsbydarla.blogspot.com and find the answer to what true love is.  May you find that special love in your lifetime..and when you do don't let it slip away.

Cruisin....

I grew up in a town where cruising was the social network of the day. Every weekend that is where you hooked up with your friends and met a whole lot of new ones. There were all these smaller farm towns that were all around this main city. Those teens would drive to Enid to cruise VanBuren, we called it VB. There were different stops you would risk hanging out at until the cops would shoo you along for loitering. If you had a cool car with a revved up motor you would have to show it off and peel out. I am sure there was the occasional fight or under age drinking, but for the most part it was good clean fun. Where you could blare your favorite song as you drove down the street..and honked at ones you knew or wanted to know as they passed ...you could have watergun fights...grab a cherry vanilla coke at Sonic...or just park behind McDonald's and hang out. Those were the days!
I started a group page the other day on Facebook called, "VanBuren Cruisers of Enid" and in just four days there were already 200 people signed up as members or cruisers..lol. That tells me that Facebook is where a lot of those cruisers have gone. We all want the social interaction with each other. It is what encourages and inspires us. This group of people that we shared our youth with has this special connection or bond. By reaching out and sharing our memories of those times helps us to enjoy them all over again. Thank you Facebook for making a virtual time machine for us to reach back into our glory days and relive them.
It is sad to think that our children do not have that same luxury of "safe" carefree independence that we had growing up. They need more outlets like that that are not tainted by the fear of gangs and abductors. I guess our children will have to cruise the virtual drag called Facebook..in safe quarters to have that social network. Somehow it doesn't have the same appeal that we had behind the wheel. If we get to have a reunion and catch up with our old friends on VanBuren you might want to bring your kids along just so they have a little taste of how it was when we were young.

Calling on God!!! Please be there...

I received a very troubling call last night. My mother was at the other end and she was distraught. Through her tears she told me that my dad had been told he has ocular cancer.. He was given the choice to have his eye removed or have radiation therapy. He has decided to have his eye removed.
His eye had been bothering him so he went to the eye doctor and they said he had a cataract that needed to be removed. Then at his next appointment they said that his retina had detached from the eye. So he was sent to see an eye specialist yesterday and they told him he had ocular cancer. This is so unreal. Who knows how long he has had this.
At first I was troubled about the news, but the longer it has set with me I feel so confused and lost with this. If anyone know my dad they know that he is one of the most caring souls on this earth. For me to think that he would have to suffer really hurts me. My dad sounded optimistic on the phone because he has such great faith. That is one thing about him, he can lose his hair, his teeth, gallbladder and eye, but nothing can take away his faith. He was also being strong for my mom, cause she has had her bouts with cancer before. When she was 29 she had cervical cancer and then years later on different occasions she has been inflicted with Paget's disease a skin cancer and had to have skin grafts. Needless to say she has been through it and doesn't want my dad to have to go through what she did.
I just hope that it is all going to be ok. I trust that God will not put us through more than we can bare. I ask that you all will pray for my dad. Pray he will get through this with minimal suffering. I love him so much and I can't stand that he has been given this lot to carry. My dad is a preacher and he is the most selfless human I know. God, please take care of my dad. Be gentle, he is so good. He would never hurt anyone. He so doesn't deserve this I just want to hear that they made a mistake and this is just a bad dream.

Reminiscing

Last night I started a trip down memory lane on youtube. I was listening to my favs, like Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. I even remembered most of the lyrics to their songs, cause of course I still have their albums on cassette. Before I knew it, all of my kids came over to sit and watch with me all these older videos. This past year I took my older daughter to see Miley Cyrus, which was a big deal to her. She really put on a pretty entertaining concert. I noticed while we were watching Debbie Gibson's videos at her concerts that her and Miley shared a lot of similarities. She and Miley were about the same age and they wore some of the same style of outfits. Their stage performance was similar too. So pretty much what comes around goes around. Things change, like technology allows for more impressive concerts, but styles of clothes and music repeat themselves a lot. I would say that our family really appreciates music. My husband plays the guitar and he has played in a band. And I was always involved with Choir, whether it was at school or at church. We love sharing music with our children. Thanks to youtube, they generally find songs of our past that we have forgotten about. They are taken by "Axel F" and "Video Killed the Radio Star". It is funny to see their reactions when they think they have discovered something new and my husband and/or I recognize it. My son loves the Eagles and he got to see them in concert a few years back on their reunion tour. He will never forget that. I have to drag my husband to see Kenny Chesney with me every time he comes to town. He doesn't mind he really likes going too. I go with him to his David Allen Coe concerts. It is nice to have something we can all enjoy together. It is finding those gold nuggets in life that helps us keep common ground with our families. I added a video box to this page to share some of my favorite songs over the years. I hope you can enjoy listening to some of them too.

FREE.....

The good things in life are even better when they are free.  Generosity is the willingness to give.  Helping one another out when we can is very admirable.  I was at the store the other day looking at shoes, shoes on sale that is.  I have four children and we generally pass clothes and shoes down when we can.  Anyways I was looking for shoes for my four year old and didn't find any marked down in her size.  I started to leave the aisle when another mother trying shoes on her daughter asked me what size my daughter wore.  The lady had purchased a pair too big for her daughter at another store and was at this store purchasing some to replace those.  I ended up with a new free pair of nice tennis shoes for my daughter.  I offered to pay her for them, but she refused.  I walked away and prayed that God would bless her in an area of her life where she may have a need.  It is nice to know that human kindness still exists.

On Your Mark Get Set...Go!!

My children just returned back to school after an extended holiday break due to the weather. I love them, but I was ready for them to go back to school. I rushed one off to middle school and the others off to grade school. You can almost hear the "Mission Impossible" theme song playing. I jumped right into gear and got busy on cleaning the house in detail, which even included getting dirty fingerprints off the walls and sweeping along every base board. I finally reached the end of the afternoon to retrieve them all back home again. I was feeling a sense of accomplishment and it felt good. I even got an "ooh ahh" from my 11yr old, which really goes along way. I still have all of my stacked up boxes to get to, but that is an accomplishment for another day. My plan is to get through at least one a day. Getting and keeping the house maintainable is the ultimate goal. And with that goal in sight I plan on conquering it. My family will be the winners cause they will have won the prize, a harmonious home.

Life Happens...

Time blazes by us without warning.  You have to make the most of every moment you can. I was looking at photos over the holidays and saw pictures of some relatives that have passed away. One died as young as 5 years old and one a new dad in his mid 20's. Each day should not be taken for granted. I am going to find purpose for each one.  My goal is to accomplish something everyday, even if it is as simple as cleaning house or telling my family how much I love them.
My baby is four and she is anxious to do what her older siblings are able to do.I am constantly telling my 11yr old daughter to stop wanting to grow up so fast. Our youth is gone in a blink of an eye. Hold on ...slow down. Life happens, just take it in stride and savor every drop.  Making the most of it and not having regrets is what I want to get across here.  Have fun, laugh, find joy and find it again even after the tears you have to shed from time to time.

Waste Not Want Not

I have heard that expression at least a hundred times in my life. Although I think I interpreted it different in the past.  I am what you would call a "pack rat". I always put stuff away in boxes and say I might need that someday.  Needless to say I have about 10 or more containers next to my bed that are full of " I might need those some days".  I decided for this new year that I am going to make a drastic change in that area. I am going to totally downsize all of this frivolous nonsense I have held onto.  I think we tend to be gluttons over many things in life. Whether it be food, toys, clothes, shoes..etc..  I am ready to have just the bare essentials and simplify my home. My new year diet is going to consist of not only shedding pounds, but of the clutter in my closet, cabinets, toy boxes and wherever else it tends to collect. 


I tend to usually have a long list of wants and let them supersede the needs. I realize that if I would allow the needs to be met in my life that I would be more content and therefore wouldn't have so many wants.  My children have fallen victim already to this unhealthy way of living. I do believe that it is never too late to change bad habits, though. I need to pull in the reigns now and spend less at McDonald's and have more home cooked meals. Less time spent watching TV and on the computer and more time spent playing games together and reading stories. Waste not my time, my space and my money on things that will destroy and devalue the good things in life. Once harmony is made at home then it can be felt in other realms of our lives.

   

Purpose for this blog..

I know you are thinking what a cornball name for my blog. I had to candy coat the word organization and this is what I came up with. This is not just a lesson on how to get organized, but to see how someone whose life seems pretty chaotic is going to be transformed while on this journey. Maybe you can learn something from my trials and errors along the way. It is not only about cleaning out the closets or maintaining the floors, but the clutter that ends up in our diet and routines and even our way of life. Whatever comes our way I am going to try my best to make our home a harmonious place to live.