Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

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My daughter will be home from college next week so a lot of my focus this week will be on getting as much ready for Christmas as possible so I won't have to do it once she is home and will have more time to spend with her.  So, this week I need to:-

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1.  Finish off the Christmas baking.

2.  Finish up the last bit of Christmas shopping.

3.  Wrap the presents.

4.  Go over the Christmas Eve menu with my mom to confirm what I will taking for the meal.

5.  Give the house a good cleaning, hopefully before Friday as we have guests coming over.

 

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

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This week I need to:-

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1.  Pray extra for my daughter as we will be dropping her off at college.

2.  We will be camping this week and I want to focus on resting, relaxing and rejuvenating physically, emotionally and spiritually.

3.  Enjoy this time with my family.  The kids are getting older and there may not be too many more camping trips all together as a family.

4.  Create a "home" atmopshere in our little home away from home.

 

~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~

(Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

This week I need to:-

1.  Go through everything collected for college with my daughter and get it packed and ready to go - along with a master list so we don't forget to unpack anything once we're there!

2.  Get things ready to enter into the local fair this weekend.

3.  As always at this time of year, there are items that need to be brought in from the garden and processed.

4.  Make a salad and dessert in advance for Sunday's meal at church as I will be out all day Saturday.

5.  Make an appointment at the bank.

6.  Start on a menu plan for the week we will be away camping.

~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~

(Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

I was able to complete everything on my list of my last post :)  It always surprises me what I can get done when I write it down and then plug away at it.
This week I need to:-

1.  Start some seeds indoors.

2.  Clean out the fridge.

3.  Finish putting away some boxes into our storage area.

4.  Take care of myself so I can get over this cold I caught.

That's all I am going to work on this week.  I want to keep things low key until I am feeling better.

~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~

(Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Hubby seems to be over the worst of his cold and the rest of us are still healthy and for that I am very thankful.

This week I need to:-

1.  Finish up the paperwork for the college application.  Once she gets her reference forms back we should be able to get it mailed off.

2.  Start on the birthday and anniversary cards I would like to make.

3.  Continue working on my x-stitch project.  I am making good progress so far and just need to keep the momentum going.

4.  Get caught up on other paper and book work that needs doing.

5.  Make sure my daughter finishes studying and writes her Biology exam this week.

~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~

(Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

My daughter made it home safe and they had fairly good roads.  There was a storm warning but the storm didn't come until late Sunday night and they were home before it came.  She loved the college and is planning on sending in her application this week.
This week I need to:-

1.  Hubby has a cold so I need to make sure he gets the extra attention and nutrition to get over it quickly.

2.  Get photos and transcripts and finance forms ready for the college application.

3.  Finish up the Valentine's Day projects.

4.  I've started a new x-stitch project and I would like to have it done by the end of February so I need to make sure I get some work done on it.

5.  Do some extra bleaching and cleaning to keep those cold germs away from the rest of us.

6.  Keep the week low key so we can all get some rest.

~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~

(Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

The bookwork and paperwork is at an acceptable level.  Not completely done but at a good place.  The bedroom still needs work (I think I'll need to work on that tonight for sure).  I have alot of the planning done for our upcoming holidays.  My crafts are planned, my supply lists are made and recipes have been gathered.  Now it is time to start the doing. The silliness brought us a lot of laughter this week.  Definately something to keep in mind - silliness can be a good thing :)

This week I need to:-

1.  Pray for my daughter.  She is heading off for another college tour/youth event which is 8 hours from home.  She has her heart set on this college and will be talking to an admissions advisor when there.  I see her making wise and responsible decisions - she is growing up so fast - so I pray that things will work out for the best for her - job wise, financially, etc. as well as safety as they travel.  The weather here has been frightful and the roads can deterioriate quite quickly.

2.  Hubby has Friday off work and we are planning a "day date" so I need to plan some fun things that we can do.

3.  Keep on task for my holiday plans and keep working on the crafting projects and cards I want to get done.

4.  Make sure my day in the city is organized with all that I need to do written down so I can get maximum efficiency and not forget anything.

5.  I have started x-stitching some pillowcases and I want to get a good portion done this week.

~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~

(Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Last week I didn't get too much accomplished that was on my list.  I did get some of the bookwork done but I am not finished, laundry is caught up (at least for now), I didn't get near the bedroom and I still have to make plans for the upcoming holidays although I do have a few ideas beginning.
Here are a few things I would like to focus on this week.

1.  Finish up the bookwork and paperwork.

2.  Tidy up our bedroom.

3.  Finalize details for Valentine's Day, and following birthday and anniversary (it will be our 20th).

4.  Do something silly with hubby.  This may sound funny but I was thinking back to dating, early marriage years and remembered how we had times where we did something silly that just made us laugh.  Oh, we still laugh and have fun now but with kids and responsibilities alot of the silliness factor is gone.  So this week I want to do something silly :)

~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~

(Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Last week hubby and I had our "at-home getaway" which was so nice and refreshing.  Now it's time to get back into the routine of things and catch up on some things that got put aside last week.

Here are a few things I would like to focus on this week.

1.  Bookwork and paperwork for school.  I hate doing this stuff and severely procrastinate on doing it so this week I need to just set aside the time, focus, and get it done.

2.  Catch up on laundry.

3.  Tidy up our bedroom.  It seems to have been collecting stuff again so it needs to be put away.

4.  Start thinking about what I will do for Valentine's Day followed by hubby's birthday and then our anniversary.

~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~

(Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Last week I was fairly successful with my list.  I'm not sure we are completly back into the routine of things but we are getting there.  I did get the cleaning done that I wanted to and it is nice to have it done.  Grad dress shopping with my daughter was a lot of fun and very successful.  We not only found the perfect dress but it fits her beautifully and by the time we had included all accessories we were still at the low-end of our budget.  It's also nice that we now have the dress and don't have to worry about finding one.

This week is a little different here.  Our daughter is leaving for a college tour tonight and will be gone until late Saturday.  Hubby took some time off and we are considering going away for a few days, weather permitting.  If we don't go away we will be spending "away" time at home together.  Either way I am looking forward to just relaxing for a couple of days.

Here are a few things I would like to focus on this week.

1.  Relaxing while we take some time away as a couple instead of thinking about all the things that I need to do or could be doing.

2.  Making sure there are meals ready for our son while we are gone.

3.  Making sure my daughter finishes up her school work that needs doing before she leaves.

4.  Finish up some laundry and tidying up before we leave.

~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~

(Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Here are a few things I would like to focus on this week.

1.  I need to get back into the routine of things.  Hubby has done his shifts for now and is back on a regular day schedule so that should help make things a bit easier.

2.  Deep clean the bathroom, kitchen and floors.

3.  Clean the fridge.

4.  Take my daughter Grad Dress shopping (I promised her I would take her first thing in the new year)

5.  Get back into regular meal preparation.  With being away and the special holiday food its been a little tough getting back into regular, healthier meals.

                                      ~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer,

sweeter spot than all the rest~

                                                                                    (Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Last week I was quite successful with the items on my list.  School work with my daughter got completed, soup got made and I did have a talk with my son.  As well I continued to work on turning my thoughts towards God first and last in the day and worked on doing something special for hubby each day.  These are two habits that I want to develop so I will be keeping them at the top of my list for this week once again.

1.  I definately want to keep working on turning my thoughts toward God first thing in the morning and every evening at the end of the day.

2.  I also want to keep doing something special for hubby each day this week.  I am looking forward to seeing what surprise each day will bring (for me as well as him).  I thought this would benefit hubby and I am sure it has but it has had a profound effect on me as well. 

3.  Finish up a few projects before the Christmas Craft Sale on Saturday.

4.  Get a start on some Christmas baking.

5.  Finish decorating for Christmas.


                                      ~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer,

sweeter spot than all the rest~

                                                                                    (Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Last week I wanted to start and end each day with my thoughts turned towards God.  It is still a work in progress but progress is the key word here.  This is something I definately want to keep working on.  As well, I also did something special for hubby each day.  This was interesting.  Once I set my mind in the morning to find something special to do for him I seemed to have a whole different attitude for the whole day.  At times it was very challenging but the changes I've seen in a week have been amazing.  I did get some baking done and caught up on the basics of housework so I think I'm ready to turn my thoughts towards my priorities for this week.

1.  I definately want to keep working on turning my thoughts toward God first thing in the morning and every evening at the end of the day.

2.  I also want to keep doing something special for hubby each day this week.  I am looking forward to seeing what surprise each day will bring (for me as well as him).

3.  School work with daughter.  It has been challenging juggling her school, work and social schedule so I want to make sure that school work doesn't slip this week.

4.  Make some homemade chicken noodle soup.  We all have the sniffles and there's nothing like homemade chicken noodle soup to help with that.

5.  Sit down with my son and find out what his long term plans are.  He has been working as well as starting up his own business and he is at the point where he wants to quit his job to devote more time to his business.  I also need to make sure I keep him and this venture of his in my prayers as well this week.

                                      ~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer,

sweeter spot than all the rest~

                                                                                    (Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Last time I posted I wanted to get the kitchen info center cleaned up.  Not only did I get that done but I also got my kitchen cupboards cleaned and organzied.  I also cleaned the bathroom walls.  There is also some semblence of order on my desk but it still needs some work.  As for working on being positive, well, let's just say I'm workin on it :)
So, for this week here are a few things I would like to focus on.

1.  I read something today that made me really think.  It was a list of priorities with God first and further down the list was spiritual growth.  I've always lumped the two together so I got thinking about what does it really mean to make God the #1 priority in my life.  Since it is a relationship that needs to be built the act of communing with God would be a #1 priority.  So this week I want every morning to begin with my thoughts turned toward God and every evening to end again with my thoughts turned toward God.

2.  This week I also want to do something special for my hubby each day.  Today I shovelled the driveway (uggh, yes, we got snow, and a lot of it) and made sure it was clear all around the car he will be taking in the morning.  As well, tonight his favorite show is on so I will make sure I have popcorn for him to enjoy.  Something small to show him he's special each and every day this week.

3.  Baking.  I would really like to get a start on some Christmas baking.

4.  Get caught up on laundry and some basic housework that has slipped in the past week with being out so much.

                                      ~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer,

sweeter spot than all the rest~

                                                                                    (Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Take 2 - Yesterday while working on this post my computer crashed so hopefully the glitches are worked out and everything will be fine today.

Last time I posted I was working on adjusting our schedule.  That has gone well and with everone's schedule constantly changing it has made me really focus on working from my schedule instead of from my head and I have to admit I do seem to get more done.

So, for this week here are a few things I would like to focus on.

1. The information center in the kitchen area needs a clean-up and overhaul.

2. I need to catch up on the pile of paperwork that accumulated on my desk when my computer was down last week.

3. These next few weeks are busy, busy, busy and when I get stressed I can get negative.  So I want to focus on the positives.

4. Clean the bathroom walls.

               ~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer,

sweeter spot than all the rest~

                                                                                    (Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Well, I did get a lot done in the garden this week although it is not yet completely finished.  Everything else I did accomplish except the apple juice.  Unfortunately, due to the time spent getting ready for Thanksgiving/Birthday celebrations I just didn't have time to get it done.
This week I commit to:-

1. Well, after sitting down with my schedule for the week I realized it is actually a very busy week for me so my one goal is to just keep up with the basics.

2. Despite the busyness of the week to keep my focus and heart on the home.

3. Staying focused on the school work that needs to be done.
4. Spend some time with hubby.
5. Our schedule needs some tweeks so I want to get that worked out this week.
               ~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~
                                                                                    (Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherished Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Well, I did finally get our next semester planned out.  I have to admit I did end up leaving it to the end of the week and was finishing it Monday morning, but I got it done.  I still have a lot to do in the garden as I didn't get much done this last week.  I did get the verandah decorated and I am happy with the results and I had so much fun doing it.

This week I commit to:-

1. Garden.  Since I didn't get it finished last week it is definately a priority this week.

2. Back entry.  I want the back door to look as nice as the front so I hope to get that decorated for fall as well.  I found a few items on the weekend for it and it will be simple so its just finding the time to do it.
3. We have a chair being delivered this week so I want to make sure that the spot for the chair is ready which means I need to do a bit of rearranging in the living room.  I probably won't be home for the delivery which means hubby will have to get up (he's working nights so he's sleeping during the day) and take the delivery so I want to make it as quick and easy for them as possible.

4. Plan the birthday/Thanksgiving Day menu.  I think we will combine the celebrations, my son and my birthday is Saturday and Thanksgiving is Monday but hubby is off Saturday and working both Sunday and Monday so it makes sense to combine the celebration.  Now, to plan the menu and the cake.

5. Make some apple juice.  I have some apples still sitting in the fridge and I need to get them made into juice.  Homemade apple juice is one of my family's favorites.

               ~Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest~
                                                                                    (Maricar Macalincag)

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherised Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

Last week I did do big breakfasts every morning.  Hubby appreciated it as did the rest of the family.  It is something I need to continue to work on doing.  I completed the basement room which took me way less time than I thought it would and we are so enjoying having it.  I didn't get to planning our next semester so that will definately go back on my list this week.

This week I commit to:-

1. Plan our upcoming semester.  I need to get this done because my daughter writes her Social exam on Friday and we will be starting our new semester on Monday.  So, now I have a deadline.

2. Garden.  I need to finish bringing everything in and cleaning it up.  We are supposed to have nice weather this week but it looks like rain is coming by the weekend so I need to be outside most of this week.

3. Help my daughter review for her Social exam.

4. I have a decorating idea for our verandah using some things from the garden so I hope to get that decorated for fall.

5. Breakfast, lunch and supper.  I need to make sure that with the busyness of bringing in the garden I don't forget to get good meals on the table for my family.


~I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God it would be in the garden at the cool of the day (F. Frankfort Moore)~

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherised Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.

This week I commit to:-

1. Making a big breakfast for hubby as he comes home each morning after a night shift.

2. Start working on the basement room.

3. Help my daughter review for her Social exam.

4. Catching up on phone calls.

5. Start planning our next semester.


~He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home. (John Wolfgang von Goethe)~

Hearts for Home

Today I am joining in with Gae from Cherised Hearts at Home . She has a weekly post called Hearts for Home which is open for others to link up with and share some thoughts on home-centred ways. She encourages us to think of 4-6 things to commit to each week to make homelife special and to bless us as keepers at home.



This week I commit to:-

1. Making a schedule for the week.

2. Keeping to that schedule as closely as possible.

3. Make sure my daughter adequately prepares and then writes her math exam.

4. Finish my fall craft project.

5. Spending extra time in prayer for my family.

~Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible -- the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. (Virginia Satir)~