Having a Place for Everything

Every mother knows having a certain place for your personal things is important. If you're like me one of the first things I do after rising and stretching is brush my hair. When I go to my dresser and my hairbrush is missing, even though it isn't an earth shattering event...it makes me angry. Whether your children are children or teens, when they move your things about and don't replace them it's enough to make a big deal out of something small. Right?

It's important to have a place for everything in your house. Even the scissors have a permanent resting place in my house, although that's not to assume everything is nice and neat at all times...I do work here. But when the scissors, my hairbrush, my conditioner, or my husband's tools aren't in the proper place it causes issue with me.

I know it sounds like I'm on a soap box and truthfully, I'm not. I am stressing when you know where everything is where it should be most days will continue on smoothly and without hitch. But watch out if my hairbrush decides to walk away from it's drawer...!

I explain it to my children like this..."Put this back when you're finished!" But what I should be saying is this..."Have respect for others and replace the (insert object(s) here: tweezers, scissors, sharpies, etc.) where they belong."

When organizing have a special place for newspapers, magazines, receipts, books, laptop, cameras, small tools, old snapshots, stamps, etc. I mention laptop because mine is constantly moving about the house at odd times. My girls do not have their own and have decided mom's computer must move about the house where she cannot find it when needed. As you may see, this is another issue I'm dealing with daily.

My family recycles religiously. Old newspapers, periodicals, catalogues and junk mail all get filed in a large waste basket in my office. Receipts are filed, books do lay about the house and it's my personal issue because I always have more than one I'm studying or reading for pleasure.

For things you no longer need, make a stack and take to your local helping hand. There is also a new online service called freecycle. You can sign up through Yahoo and most cities and towns have one. You list things you want to give away, and those who want it will show up and pick it up on your porch; finding things you need for free is the perk without throwing stuff away in a landfill.

Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:3