tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post4449819107815309625..comments2023-08-11T07:27:23.158-04:00Comments on Kisses of Sunshine: I am SOOOO real... it HURTS!GiBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697386035335817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-54837631270970018312008-06-02T23:07:00.000-04:002008-06-02T23:07:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-57668156531853535532008-05-22T07:19:00.000-04:002008-05-22T07:19:00.000-04:00Our mantra around here over and over when either D...Our mantra around here over and over when either DaHubby and I feel the need to compare or compete: will this matter in 20 years?<BR/><BR/>And, I've learned after 40 years of feeling the misfit that I am to grasp the Truth that God made me this way and loves me just WHERE I am and just AS I am.<BR/><BR/>And, just as you said, that is not a cop-out to be messy but it injects a little grace into situations where I hear that internal voice saying I don't measure up.<BR/><BR/>God loves ME and my ministries to my family and those I participate in which will hopefully flower to His glory are WAY more important than maintain MY "glory" and the mirage of being the super-mom! LOLBeth/Mom2TwoVikingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093286971978819404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-90152411587513136472008-05-21T09:55:00.000-04:002008-05-21T09:55:00.000-04:00See what I mean? Laura is so amazing. Y'all just H...See what I mean? Laura is so amazing. Y'all just HAVE to visit her website!! http://orgjunkie.com/GiBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697386035335817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-72001742507506090572008-05-20T18:28:00.000-04:002008-05-20T18:28:00.000-04:00Oh my sweet Gibee, what a beautiful heartfelt post...Oh my sweet Gibee, what a beautiful heartfelt post you've written here. I do think you are being a bit hard on yourself though. Gosh I remember when I worked full-time outside of the home. IT WAS HARD, no doubt about it. At the end of a long day you are tired and by the time you get your little guy into bed you are ready to just go to bed yourself. I remember it well. The motivation just isn't there. Yet look how motivated you got when you knew your parents were coming to visit. You got it done! Once you got started, I'm sure it was easier to keep going.<BR/><BR/>I don't necessarily think there is an organizing gene that we're born with. I've learned to love organizing for how much easier it makes my life. I love that feeling of not carrying the weight on my shoulders that you described.<BR/><BR/>There are things that I never thought I would every enjoy doing, like baking for instance. I've figured out it was because my expectations were always too high - if it couldn't be perfect I didn't want to do it. Turns out that a few burnt cookies here and there never hurt anyone and I've kept at it. I'm slowly learning to enjoy the process, not because they always turn out, but because I'm learning to appreciate the lesson God is trying to teach me and the happy faces of my family make the agony of getting to the end result worth it.<BR/><BR/>As you are attacking your clutter, visualize how much easier things will be with less stuff. Cleaning is easier, organizing is easier, less time on those things means more time for things you do enjoy. When deciding to get rid of stuff, think of it like a bandaid, yes it will hurt for a bit but soon the pain will be forgotten and you will eventually breathe a sigh of relief that it's gone.<BR/><BR/>This advice is for myself too, I keep procrastinating the cleaning of my kitchen floor. Thinking about the job sometimes is worse than the job itself. <BR/><BR/>One day at a time my friend, that's all we can do!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867964298149410340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-41773397531426691072008-05-20T16:40:00.000-04:002008-05-20T16:40:00.000-04:00I used to get so frustrated with my lack of organi...I used to get so frustrated with my lack of organization, and still do sometimes, but it helped me to think of it as an area of growth rather than a destination to arrive at. I'm learning, I'm better at it than I was 20 years ago, but there are still more areas to conquer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com