SISTER WISDOM : build a better life

Challenge Update: Day 6 was a bit choppy but good, overall. I checked off items on my Master Task List this morning and was amazed at how many I have gone through. March Madness, truly.

We are on a somewhat self-imposed deadline right now to get lots of things done around the house. My family (Dad, Sister, Sister's two kids, Sister's boyfriend) is coming to visit next week. How many of you can give me an Amen on the powerful motivation of family coming to visit? Somehow, even though I know these are the people who know all my strangeness and love me anyway, I want to make things perfect for them. Maybe it's because they are the people who know all my strangeness and love me anyway.

So we have been spending every night working on the basement bathroom remodel or making trip to Home Depot or both. I've been cranking through lots of organizational stuff: cleaning, decluttering, rearranging. It is all stuff that needs to be done and I am excited to see it happening. I do long, however, for an evening when we come home, take more than twenty minutes to eat dinner, and then just relax. Ah. You don't know what you got till it's gone.

I am enjoying the fruits of our labor. The kitchen looks great. I should say, also, that lest you think I am Superwoman for cleaning and organizing all my kitchen cabinets in one day, be aware that I have a petite kitchen. 3 full cabinets. 1 drawer. Organizing my kitchen is a continual necessity.

Better Life Tip: Eat breakfast. If you don't have time to cook something for breakfast, keep easy options on hand: bananas, yogurt, granola, muffins, bagels. Something healthy and good in the morning will make your day better.