New Year, New You!
Posted by Holly Nelson on Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Under: Tip of the Week
Have you checked out my organizers, yet? I think everyone should have one! This completely helped me keep up with everything, in one place. There are special sections for each area of my life. I will be adding my new ideas everyday.
I have been thinking a little about this year. What I want to change, do different, not do at all. And , of course, I've been thinking about a new little guy coming in April! I have a lot to prepare. I need to get my meals frozen, birthdays planned ahead, garden started!!(we plant in mid April here), cloth diapers ordered(my last ones were ruined), rooms decorated, end-of-school year stuff organized (I'm Ian's room mom), summer vacation and finances planned, and I especially need a new workout routine!! Okay, well, I don't work out. I've always said I get "natural" exercise. When you have boys that are "ALL" boy, I think that's all you need!
I want to encourage you to make Personal Organizer of your own. Then write in each section your plans for the year. Check it off as you go throughout the year. It's kind of your Big To-Do list!
Here is how my sections have looked:
FAMILY:
1. Have family devotions- dinner time, 6:30 Firm Foundations study, bedtime bible reading
2. Organize my new chore chart
3. Save money for vacations: 1) Creek Week 2) Silver Dollar City 3) Beach 4) camping in East Tn
5. Eat out after church with family friends once or twice a month
6. Plan summer camps, and finances
7. Revise Kids Chore Chart
To DO(as a family):
1. Visit organic farm
2. Amusement park-Delta Fair
3. Pumpkin patch- Priddy Farms
4. Cornmaze- Agricenter
5. Diamond Digging- Arkansas
6. Special Kid Day- take child out for their choice of fun
7. 2 week vacation to Missouri, family
8. Supercross race- Indianapolis
9. Arenacross race- Memphis
10. Summer activities(near home)- Pink Palace, Imax, Botanic Gardens, Sprinkler park, drive-in movie, laser tag, downtown fun
To DO(as a family):
1. Visit organic farm
2. Amusement park-Delta Fair
3. Pumpkin patch- Priddy Farms
4. Cornmaze- Agricenter
5. Diamond Digging- Arkansas
6. Special Kid Day- take child out for their choice of fun
7. 2 week vacation to Missouri, family
8. Supercross race- Indianapolis
9. Arenacross race- Memphis
10. Summer activities(near home)- Pink Palace, Imax, Botanic Gardens, Sprinkler park, drive-in movie, laser tag, downtown fun
HOME:
Goals:
1. Paint living room
2. Paint baby's room
3. make benches for table
4. make craft table
5. make walkway , flower bed
6. add more rooms onto the house
7. Build a fence around garden area
8. Put up birdhouse around property.
~ Make a decorating section with a pocket folder to hold magazine clippings
~ Organize gardening ideas(or have a gardening organizer of it's own.)
PERSONAL WELLNESS:
Health routines:
1. wash face
2. vitamins
3. exercise while watching a recorded show
4. Walk on treadmill 4-5 x a week
~ Listen to Adrian Rogers sermons while walking
~ Listen to Donna Gaines
~ Study bible verses
5. Revise daily schedule
Daily Exercise Schedule:
8:30- treadmill (look above)
10:00- outside playtime with kids
12:00- Wii active for a few minutes
3:00/4- outside playtime with kids
Spiritual- Prayer/ Quiet Time:
5:00-6am- prayer time
5:30am- bible reading
1. Read one year Chronological bible
2. Memorize one bible verse a week
3. Be involved in small groups in bible fellowship class
Mind:
1. Work on website
2. Read new book
FINANCES:
1. Make new budget
2. Budget gardening supplies
3. Plan to save money for vacations
4. Plan to save money for sports activities
5. Mark envelopes for yearly activities. Save money in the envelopes for the activity.
6. Get birthday cards for all year (Factory Card Outlet), add gift money a little at a time to each card.
COOKING & ENTERTAINING:
1. New Recipes
2. Birthday party ideas and food prep
3. Family Traditions- holiday foods, etc...
FAMILY AND FRIENDS GIFT LISTS:
1. A section for each child.
2. Section for Christmas Ideas and plans for gifts.
4. Plan gifts for teachers ahead! ~ Homemade bookmark, chalkboard picture frame, tumbler
Please consider making these binders:
1. Prayer- a section (with sheet protectors for pictures) for Self, Husband, Children, Family, Friends, Pastor, Government. (Get a map for wordly prayer)
2. Holiday- a section for each holiday (for planning and ideas)
3. Babysitter- a section for each child's needs and routines, allergies, bedtimes. Special phone #'s, neighbors #'s, insurance cards.
4. Home Organizer- sections for daily, weekly, monthly routines, area cleaning lists, homemade cleaning supply recipes,
5. Sports- a section for each child, names and phones #'s, schedules
6. School- a section for each child -letter with computer website ID's, teacher info, school info, school calendar, note pads, etc...
I have some that are already made for you. All you have to do is add your personal touch with your information!
Visit the Vow Shop. Sorry. I do not have good pictures.
I hope that this has encouraged you!
Blessings, Holly
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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.
