Getting Ready for Thanksgiving!

px 0 0 0;" class="Layout1_Default">

Getting Ready for Thanksgiving!

Posted by Holly Nelson on Monday, November 22, 2010 Under: Area Cleaning for the Week

I'm back! I have my computer fixed just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday!
This week I am focusing on "quick pick ups" and "quick clean ups". We are going to focus on the main areas that your company will see. Today is "Quick Pick Ups". Tomorrow is "Quick Clean Ups".

Example: Kitchen, Living Room/Gathering Room, Family Room, and the Main Bathroom.

Monday:
~ Spend 15 minutes in each main room of your home. Pick up things that are not in their. place. Return them to the right place.
~ If you have time, go to other rooms in your home and do the same thing.
~ Make sure the room is tidy and neat before moving to the next room.
~ Remind your children that you want these areas kept nice for company. I allow my kids to play anywhere in my home. But, they have to return their toys to their toy bins when they are finished. A "hot spot fire drill" is fun at the end of the night.
~ When you are finished, drink a glass of water and relax

*"Hot Spot Fire Drill"~ Set a timer for 5 minutes. Have them race to see who can put their toys away the fastes. My boys always love competition!

In : Area Cleaning for the Week

Next post: Getting Ready for...

Previous post: Weekly Menu~...

« Back to posts

blog comments powered by Disqus#disqus_thread

About Me

Holly Nelson

Arlington

"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(15), Seth(13), Ian(10), Noah(7), Luke(5), and Jack(2). 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.