Organized = Peaceful (a FUN way to do it!)

Hello, dear friends!  Happy Tuesday! 

As promised - today I'm going to start sharing with you some of what I've been busily up to the last couple of weeks - I'm so excited!!  First off - I did something very unusual for me - and that is to start Spring Cleaning in February - while it's really still Winter around here!  (Miracles DO happen!)  I'm usually NEVER that pulled together - LOL!  The reason being that by the Grace of God He has been restoring my strength and energy - so being active has really been appealing lately!

The first thing I did was . . . well . . . quite by accident!  While strolling through "Blogland" one day, I came upon this absolute blessing of a blogger - her name is Laura - and she blogs over at "I'm an Organizing Junkie".  In 2011 she created "52 Weeks of Organizing".  I just discovered it last month - and was so inspired that I immediately got busy doing it - this year!   It is so easy - and she has so many great ideas to help us all make peace with our homes - that I thought you might enjoy seeing it, too - and maybe get inspired as well!  Here is the link to her lovely blog - (through my Pinterest boards) -

Source: orgjunkie.com via Pauline on Pinterest

To get there - simply click on the picture above - then click the larger picture (same one) that appears - and there you are!

I do hope you will check out her blog - Laura has lots of helpful ideas there!

 Happy Organizing!!!!!!!

14 Days of Love - Getting Your Act Together!

Source: weheartit.com via Pauline on Pinterest

These two little cutie pies obviously have their act "together"!  Sweetness!  But seriously - why not organize the one spot in your home that your hubby or kids treasure/use the most - as a way of saying "I love you enough to help you out here!"  Perhaps that would be hubby's workspace in the garage, or the kids playroom?  Hubby's office area, or your daughter's closet?  As the old saying goes - "Actions speak louder than words" - they say "I love you" louder, too!

Set Goals, Not Resolutions! Why???

We're Going Places!!!!!

So here's another new-to-me idea I learned yesterday - Set goals for yourself, not resolutions!

What's the difference, you may say?  I was curious to know, too.

So here it is - and this will set you free from a whole lot of guilt later on -

Goals are something you work toward, step by step, at your own pace.

Resolutions are hard and fast - you either meet them or you don't.

And here's the biggest difference - people tend to beat themselves up if they don't meet a resolution -

but since a goal is something you work toward, or more precisely

keep working on -

it has no set deadline, and as long as you keep taking baby-steps towards it -

you'll feel good, feel like you're accomplishing something worthwhile - and

will keep working on it til it's done!!!

(Yay for you!!!  Clapping!!!)