A Victoriously Organized Woman


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"I just wanted to be a monkey!"

Posted by Holly Nelson on Thursday, July 23, 2009 Under: It's a BOYS Life!
Luke was in the backyard the other morning playing with his brother Seth. I was working on the computer near the open back door.(It's very nice and pleasant here!) I hear Luke let out a loud cry, then it turns into a whine. I know those cries. He's mad about something, or something or someone had hurt him that made him mad. So I scoop up Luke in my arms and ask Seth, "What happened this time?". That seems to be my new phrase because there is ALWAYS something going on! I should probably work on a new one!  Jeff and I are working on building a garage. We are only half way done, and only the metal frame is up. Luke says to me, "I just wanted to be a monkey!". Then he shows me his arm. EEK! It was a large deep gash in his arm. He apparently tried to climb the metal frame to slide down it, but got his arm caught on the end of a screw. Poor baby! But he is a tough little guy, probably because he is the fifth boy. When my friend Tara, who found out she was expecting her fifth boy, asked advice on all boys, I had to say emphatically, "Save and budget for groceries and the ER!". The other day she told me she remembered that advice as she was sitting  in the ER! I called my hubby for advice because he is always getting cut at work. Well, we luckily didn't have to go to the ER(saved $250.00), so we just cleaned and bandaged it. And Luke was off and running to play in a matter of minutes! Oh, what a BOY'S life!

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About Me


Holly Nelson "Let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a quiet and gentle sprirt, which is precious in the sight of God." 1 Peter 3:4 - "An excellent wife,who can find? Her worth is far above jewels." Proverbs 31:10 ~~ I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(13), Seth(11), Ian(8), Noah(5), Luke(4), and Jack (born April 2010). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.

"I just wanted to be a monkey!"

Posted by Holly Nelson on Thursday, July 23, 2009 Under: It's a BOYS Life!
Luke was in the backyard the other morning playing with his brother Seth. I was working on the computer near the open back door.(It's very nice and pleasant here!) I hear Luke let out a loud cry, then it turns into a whine. I know those cries. He's mad about something, or something or someone had hurt him that made him mad. So I scoop up Luke in my arms and ask Seth, "What happened this time?". That seems to be my new phrase because there is ALWAYS something going on! I should probably work on a new one!  Jeff and I are working on building a garage. We are only half way done, and only the metal frame is up. Luke says to me, "I just wanted to be a monkey!". Then he shows me his arm. EEK! It was a large deep gash in his arm. He apparently tried to climb the metal frame to slide down it, but got his arm caught on the end of a screw. Poor baby! But he is a tough little guy, probably because he is the fifth boy. When my friend Tara, who found out she was expecting her fifth boy, asked advice on all boys, I had to say emphatically, "Save and budget for groceries and the ER!". The other day she told me she remembered that advice as she was sitting  in the ER! I called my hubby for advice because he is always getting cut at work. Well, we luckily didn't have to go to the ER(saved $250.00), so we just cleaned and bandaged it. And Luke was off and running to play in a matter of minutes! Oh, what a BOY'S life!

In : It's a BOYS Life! 



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