Social Media...

This Friday marks two weeks not being on my social media. I started out this year with the mindset of "being intentional" when I got on my social media accounts. Basically, have a reason why I was going on them, not just mindlessly scrolling.  

Two weeks ago I noticed that I was having more and more days where I honestly just felt sad. I couldn't put my finger on it, at the time. I began to evaluate the things in my life. I was doing my daily devotions, and prayer time. But, I had noticed it was just lacking. 

 One morning I finished up my devotions, which were taking anywhere from 15-20 minutes. I then caught myself on facebook. Before I knew it more than 30 minutes had past!! I was spending more time mindlessly scrolling on facebook than I was with my Lord. It's painful to admit that, but it's true. 

I know there is proper balance to these things. For me, I have chosen to stay off Facebook, for now. I can testify and say,  

my walk with The Lord is sweet once again, and my joy has been restored. 

Social media has its place in our society. But, I would like to say that, if you rush through your time with the Lord, just to see what everyone else is up to, it will have a negative effect on you. I found myself being easily irritated at my family and situations around me. 

I know not everyone deals with things like this. But, if you do, know that you aren't alone. And there is a solution to the problem. For me, it's to completely cut it out for now. For you it may not be that, it may be to just scale your time down on social media. I would love to hear your thoughts on the subject of social media, and how it effects you!    

Hello 2020!

   I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year! With the New Year comes new goals. One of my goals is to be more organized in my home. 
  
   So far, so good. :)  The main thing that  I have incorporated in our daily routine is the one touch rule. The one touch rule is simple. Remember teaching your children that once they were done with something to put it away, that's the one touch rule. 

  As an example, you just got home from running errands. You take your shoes off and leave them where they lay. Then throw your things on the nearest piece of furniture. You think, I'll put it away later. Well, later comes in a couple of days, when you are scrambling to find something that is now buried in the pile that has accumulated.

Don't be like this poor lady! :)

    It could have all been avoided if you would have picked up those shoes and put them in their place. Or hung up that coat in the closet or on the coat rack. It doesn't take that much more effort to put things where they belong right away. 


    For me, it goes a step further. How about those household chores that many dread? Laundry and dishes are two of the most dreaded household chores. I'm and oddball and actually enjoy doing both of these. :) You can apply the one touch rule to these two chores as well. How? It's simple, see the chore through all the way. Here's what I mean. You start the load of laundry and you see it through. You wash, dry and fold, all in one day! Don't let it pile up. Same with the dishes, wash, dry, put away!  I do dishes several times a day, but at the end of the day, I'm left with a nice clean kitchen. There might be a cup or plate or two hanging out in the sink from the end of the night, but not a giant pile of dishes.

This, a million time this!!

Another thing to conider is that when you do the one touch rule,  you actually see what you use on a daily basis, and you can declutter from there. If it hasn't been used in a while, get rid of it! It's just taking up space. Also, if you go to put things away and you don't have space for the things you use, it's also a good idea to declutter. 

A good rule!

   Can I challenge you and encourage you to declutter something? Or organize an area in your home that needs it? I know I have a few areas in my home that need organized and declutterd!