Becoming a momma and a wife almost three years ago, I struggled on my new role. Finding peace/harmony and calmness was key for me to succeed. I asked advice of other new Mom's and my Mother to find out where they had their success. The biggest suggestion was to find a routine,and and some order.
One of the many of my issues was meal time. It seemed I never had what I needed to make our dinner. At that time the nearest grocery store was 15 minutes away,and we lived in Northern Michigan. Not a fun place to drive during the winter. Lake Effect snow can change at any moment!
I also struggled with keeping our home clean and clutter free. Something that always bothered me. I hate clutter and chaos!
The biggest issue I had was finding quiet time, finding time to create. My background is art, and I needed to make art. If I didn't make art, I wasn't happy.
I realized that I needed to get myself ORGANIZED. I read many books, asked alot of questions and cried alot! Honestly, it wasn't until my son was about one year old that I finally felt like I was getting into the groove of my new role.
Life can be funny, as soon as you think you have your whole life figured out, you get thrown a curve ball! My husband is in the military, and as everyone knows with being in the military we move alot.We found out we were being transfered from rural Northern Michigan to Washington D.C. Moving from a four bedroom house, 2 bath, and basement was going to be difficult. I tried to look at the situation as a good thing, or as an adventure. They key was to be ORGANIZED yet again. Purge, and keep the things that we truly needed and made us happy. My husband and I become de-clutters. We went through our book collection, sports equipment, extra furniture, my art supplies, old baby stuff, and etc. We had a huge moving sale and sold literally half of our home. At first it didn't feel good, it was scary, I also felt a sadness in my stomach because we owned so much stuff. Anyhow, we did it! Yes, finally it did feel good. I felt I could breathe easier. At our huge, super sale I found our customers excited about our things, and it was neat to see that they were going to be loved yet again and shared with someone else. It felt good!
There are many things that help me be a happy, healthy and organized Momma
but my most helpful to me are:
- Organized Simplicity by Tsh Oxenreider
Working on my 2012 Goddess Workbook
- the book, The Experts Guide to Life
at Home by Samantha Ettus
- Creating Inspiration throughout my home
our family fridge
Creating an Inspiration book- Things
that make you happy, things that you
would like to do, see, etc. Goddess
Leonie mentions this in her 2012
Guidebook and Calendar ( see above.)
Inside my 2012 Inspiration book
- Handmade Time by Kathy Stowell
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