Snow day, (today is Thursday jan 17. 2008)

Well it snowed today, just a little but now it is turning to mostly ice, so by later this afternoon the snow will most likely be gone.

I did manage to get some photo's of the blankets, one blanket is the one I entered into the fair, that one won third place. I think that was pretty good, considering I had never entered anything before.

Then I also took a photo of the blanket I am working on now, I am thinking that this afagan will be sized about right for a toddler blanket.

Next I need to finish the other afagan I have started, Hopefully I will get that done sometime this week or next.

I also need to redo everything that was done in this house as far as cleaning and organizing since the house is again a big mess. It is very discouraging to clean the house from top to bottom, only to have it undone every single day.

Anyway, besides recleaning the house and crochetting, I am going to try to buy life insurance later today.

I had planned to get my hair fixed today, but I may not have enough time. Maybe I will be able to get that done before long. The hair dresser said it would cost a little over a hundred dollars to get a spiral perm with the length my hair is now.

Hopefully if I can get that it will look nice.

Let's see besides trying to get insurance today, I am also thinking of trying to talk to scotttrades (a brokerage firm,) I would like to try to start investing what money I can so maybe I can start producing income instead of just spending everything up.

Then I also think I would like to just get a website domain of my own so I can add affiliates to that. Also so I can better promote my writing, and crafts. Maybe I will be able to do that.

Well everyone will be back soon so I need to get ready to go.
I also need to call my friend to see if she still wants me to help her with some cleaning. She is trying to get her place cleaned and organized so maybe she can take in boarders (renters).
Maybe she will be able to do that.

Now I need to go as I have a lot to get done today. ..

Today is Wednesday January 16, 2008

Today is Joseph's birthday, he is ten today.

Yesterday, I was unable to get everything done, even with added help, there is just too much stuff in this place in comparison to space.

It would be nice to be able to afford a larger place, but with the amount of spending that goes on around here, a larger place is just not affordable at all.

I did manage to get the bathroom done yesterday, and the boys room mostly done, but that is about it.

I have a very bad headache at the moment so I don't know that I will get a lot of anything done today.

What I think I will do though is go to the bank and get the money to pay several bills, today. Such as the rent for next month, also storage, power, phone, and the insurance bill for the vechicals. I think I may try to get insurance on everyone else too. I don't know if I can or not, but I think it might be wise to get life insurance on the kids and Earl, and me just in case. I don't want to be in the same shape as we were in when Jonathan died ever again.

I am a little sick today with this headache and another problem. So I probably won't get much done in the house today as far as cleaning so I think I will just get ready so I can go pay some bills. I want to pay off a couple more of the smaller bills if I can. Today. Plus all the regular bills for this coming month, such as the rent, storage and insurance. Plus if I can I need to order some angelboxes so we will have some groceries.

Earl is in a bad mood again today, so it is going to be hard to get much of anything done. He is leaving now, so maybe I will at least be able to get a few things done that I need to.

Justin is wanting me to ride with him later today, so he can drive. He still just has his permit, so I will probably have to do that. I believe I just have too many things on my mind that I need to do.

So I am going to try to work on at least one thing at a time each day, today instead of cleaning house, I think I will work on paying bills, ordering angelboxes (if I have not missed the deadline)
and getting everyone ready for church, plus trying to get some pictures made.

I want to try to at least get pictures of the baby afagan I am working on. Plus some pictures from where we go walking. So maybe this evening I can at least get that posted.

I do believe that this site will have a slow start this week, as I get started with everything.
First I need to get everything organized, then a schedule, then I need to work on paying off the bills.

So for todays tip of the day, I would say before deciding to start a blog it is a good idea to at least have a well thought out schedule before starting a blog, plus actually be following that schedule...

Now I need to call about buying some life insurance...

If I can I will post pictures later today, if I can't then it will be another day. Hopefully by the end of this week I will be able to make this into a more helpful site...

Okay, today is Tuesday, January 15,2008

Sometimes it is helpful to know what the date is. And the day of the week for that matter.
I can forget at times, especially as my life is mostly based on cleaning, chores and not a lot else.

I wanted to go find a job today outside the house, but it does not look like that will be possible, it is getting later and later.

Right now I am taking a break as I try to think what to do about the mess all over the house. I have come to the conclusion that we have way too many clothes. There is no place to neatly put everything. At least that I can find at the moment.

Anyway, I'll work on getting this room cleaned up as best as possible and organized. Then I need to disinfect the bathroom, (translation, scrub it with lysol or something like that). The bathroom is really not that bad, I just need to reclean the tub, change the trashbag, then sweep and mop the floor. And make sure the shelves are neat and orderly. Then that's done, that should not take more than fifteen to twenty minutes. (It'll take at least that long because I like to dry the tub and floor after cleaning.) I cleaned the sink, and toilet earlier.

After I get that done I need to get the hallway on this end cleaned and cleared. That should not take but a couple of minutes, it just really needs to be swept, and mopped.

The weather is supposed to turn off bad, so I would like to get the house cleaned up before that happens.

I also need to get the porches cleaned off and make sure there is nothing hanging around outside. (Sometimes trash will get scattered around when it's left in bags on the porch overnight, because of animals.) So I need to check that. Before the weather turns off bad, it is supposed to start raining with a chance of sleet later today, right now it is sunny, but very cold.

I feel like all I ever have to talk about is cleaning but I suppose that is normal as that is what I do a lot of.

Anyway, I am besides cleaning everything in the house today, I want to try to get the afagan I am working on finished. I am making it with RedHeart yarn it is a light pink. I believe it will be very pretty when it's done.

I will be putting that into the sell box, I want to make four pink ones, using the shell stitch, then I want to make four or five baby blue ones using the same stitch. (I would like to try to have maybe twenty baby afagans made by the end of March). Plus a lot of other things.

I am hoping that if I can get enough things made through to the fall that later on this year I will try to sell the things I have made. But first I would like a variety of things made, so I am thinking baby afagans, potholders, dishrags, child's purses, scarves, and if I can get the house straightened up I would like to make some baby quilts too.

Well I need to get started again, I have only made this mess in this room worse because I sat everything or almost everything on the bed. But I had to get everything where I could reach it.

After I get this room finished I will be able to get the other rooms done easier I hope.

If I get done everything I need to today, then tomorrow after I do what cleaning I need to do, I want to try and make some soaps with the kit I bought, it should not be too hard, as it is a melt and pour type soap. I am thinking that that I want to make some decorative soaps to set on the countertop. That everyone can also use.

Well, I am not getting anything done so I need to go, I'll try to come back later, if we have found the camera I'll post pictures of the baby blanket I have made and one of the one I am working on.

We missed our walk this morning but maybe we will go walking this afternoon. I want to make some pictures of the places we go walking we have found some really nice places to go walking.

So tip of the day today is to not let clutter build up, it is a lot harder to organize a lot of clutter than is needful. Less is really more, more time and energy for more important things, like crochetting, hiking, making soaps, just anything, clutter means you have to clean all day just about everyday, and rarely does it even look like you have done anything.

I forgot to add...

At least one helpful tip,

So the helpful tip of the day is to always when possible make two meals at once. Then freeze one for another day, when you may not have as much time. Then cook the other one.

If you can do this for a week you'll have one week of pre-made meals in the freezer. So that is what I did today.

Now I really have to go because the house needs to be organized, I am thinking I will look into buying a few more organizational items, like plastic dressers or something to put in the closet or under the bed, just so as I can get this mess made neat.

Maybe I'll post before and after pictures.

Another helpful tip is try to get started with what you need to get done earlier rather than later....

Today is Monday, January 14, 2008

Well today we did not get started as early as we needed to, but at least we did get our walk in.

Tomorrow morning I may try to take some pictures to post. We had a rather nice walk.
Then we went to the store to get more calling cards, and the fixings for meatloaf.

I made two meatloaves, one is in the oven cooking, the other one is in the freezer for another time.

On the way to the store I worked on the baby afagan I am making, hopefully I will get that finished this week. I am hoping to make four this month to sell.
(My crochetting is not all that fast so we will see how I do with that, I may be lucky to get just one done. Especially as my hands are sore from the IV's last week.)

Anyway, in just a little bit we need to go check the mail, and do some other things too. There is always something it seems like.

I bought a couple of planners so we could keep a record of the things we get done, or need to get done, maybe that will help.

Well the email has been checked and the meatloaf is probably getting close to done.
And I was thinking of trying to go find a job of some kind if I can find everything I need to do that. I have not worked outside the house in a long time.

And since making another large medical bill I need to do something. Hopefully, I'll get that paid soon.

Anyway, if it is not one thing its another.

Just made today....

Well I just made this blog today, we will see how this goes.

I do need to do some organizational things today. (translation; clean up the house)
After that I will be free to make some posts and maybe even post some pictures and helpful tips.

I know you all are a waiting some tips and helpful advice....

So the first tip of the day is to get up and get the house straightened up, cleaned up and organized so that thinking is possible. (at least that is how I can think easier, in a clean uncluttered enviroment).

So I'll be seeing you in a little bit.