Treasures

So, I have fibbed a little. Just a little though nothing huge, but I feel like I have to confess to you all. I had some small, tiny, itsy bitsy, micro New Years goals. Ok now that it is off my conscience and I don't have to fret about future blogging and slipping that I have created these minute goals.

The Hitch: First of all, I had a lot of clothes; thus these clothes tended to live all over the floor in my bedroom. It was a sea of clean clothes. I promise you they were clean; I have enough sense to put my dirty clothes in the hamper. My clothes had a cycle, they would come home in a bag, be hung up, be worn, put in the hamper, washed, put on the bed to be put away and then it would get too late in the night and they'd end up on the floor. This is a lot to admit here readers; you would think "what happens in the bedroom, stays in the bedroom", but here I am flailing my dirty laundry out there for everyone to see.

The Get Along: I decided that I was sick of waiding through clothes. So the beginning of the year I started washing every piece of clothing that could be washed. With the idea that anything I would be putting back in my drawers and closet is something I have worn in the past 6 months. The things that I haven't worn I was donating to the D.I. (Side note, when we first moved in, I got rid of 4-5 garbage bags of clothes) 30+ loads of laundry and 7 garbage bags later I have completely washed everything! My goal is to keep it up. I have been successful now for 9 days. I have 357 more days to say I completed my goal---and have created a habit that will stick.

The Hitch: I live in an apartment building. This means that Mr. Bailey doesn't like it when I puncture the walls. IIt also means its not a house, so I don't have a lot of places to put things. The consiquence for puncturing the walls is we have to fill them all in when we move out. Dandy eh? For this factor I have been reluctant to put much on my walls. I have a select few things that add some "this is a home" feeling. Thus I have always felt like my house is half complete; like I have boxes hidden somewhere that I still need to unpack. Simply I just felt like our home was half decorated. Some rooms were more coordinated than others and my eyes couldn't handle the look any longer.

The Get Along: The D.I. and Ikea happened in my house. As per my last blog I've been re creating some fun D.I. purchases. We bought some new shelves for the bathroom, three actually. Re- organized the items on the new shelves and I must say it looks pretty spiffy. I put a plant in there, I believe the more plants the better in your home. They are good for you and they make me extremely happy. I also put two bamboo placemats on the wall and hung our sea shell and Kukui nut Leis in front of them. A wonderful reminder of our honeymoon. I made some faux potted plants to put on either side of my television. They are in a rectangle bamboo basket with faux prairie grass. To some, it may look like you are watching television on a safari in Africa, but trust me you are not. We bought all the pillows needed for all of our decorative pillows on our bed. (another goal in itself, to make the bed everyday). I bought another sterilite drawer organizer and strategically placed them in my cleaning closet. Which is also where my water heater is and follows the pitch of the roof. Its kind of like an indoor lean-to. I have organized all my cleaning supplies, wrapping supplies, toiletries ect. Basically I have organized my whole house inside and out.

The other goal that I have is to read the Bible in a year. Drayton and I trade off reading in our Bibles. He in his King James version and I in my English Standard Version. We are diligent in keeping this goal, 9 days into it and our faith as a couple is stronger.

The one thing we purchased that I have not found a home for yet are book ends. Metal ones actually, but they aren't just plain jane book ends. They are "B's". They are Bailey book ends. we simply purchased them for that phrase alone.

There is something ironic about all of this. We have purchased all these things to make our live less stressful, more organized and less hectic. Then, we stumbled upon this: Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~Matthew6 19:21

I sit here and think "But, but I needed all those things to help me be better; so I could be better for everything else" Okay, Okay there was a lesson to be learned in all that. I found it pretty ironic that my thoughts were else where and then we read that passage.

Until Next Time,
Peace & Love