Get Dressed!!

One of my goals in my 101 in 1001 is to actually GET DRESSED before the kids even wake up, and do it for two weeks straight.

Ugh. It's tough.

They are literally yanking me out of bed kicking and screaming. (Well, maybe not kicking, but screaming, anyway........ok, maybe not screaming, but, wanting to scream.)

I have not even gotten CLOSE to accomplishing this goal.

BUT.

I have done it for the past two days, (yes, folks, I'm on a roll.....) and can I tell you......it's opened up a whole new world.

Maybe like this whole new world?

Already this morning, getting dressed has allowed me to feel more ready for the day and ready to conquer anything. Erm.......almost anything.

BUT----

• 2 loads of laundry done
• Roast in the slow cooker
• Emails checked, blog post posted
  
• Breakfast made and served
  
• Dishes in the dishwasher and kitchen cleaned
  
• Kids bathed and dressed
• Anna nursed and down for a nap
  
• All garbage cans cleared
• 10 minutes on the exercise bike. (Yes, only 10, but, hey, it's a start, right?!!)

And, it's only 9:00. Not too shabby. Could be better, but not too shabby.

It's amazing how the simple task of getting dressed can make me feel so much more ready and able to get things done.

Try it out, all you stay-at-home-moms.......... getting dressed before your kiddos get up just might make you might feel like you're in a whole new world. (Maybe a whole new productive world.)

A Newbie, yes I am.

New to the blogging world, that is.

I spend so much time following others' blogs, that I got inspired to start my own!

I would not say I'm the best writer in the world, but I love to 'put my thoughts down on paper', so to speak, and this forum really allows me to do that.

I am also very much inspired to have this blog be about.......well, what my tagline says:

A JOURNEY OF LIVING LIFE FULLY, FRUGALLY, AND FAITHFULLY

To start off, I am a wife, of almost 7 years, to my gorgeous and wonderful husband, Mark.   I am also a SAHM to two, (almost 3!!) children!  Ava, who is 3, Luke, who just turned 2, and baby girl who is due on August 9th, 2009.   My family is living and surviving, make that, THRIVING, on one income in a two income world.   The meaning of 'thriving', I'm sure, differs for us all, but God has been so good and so faithful to us.  He has enabled me to resign from a Management position in the "corporate world" a few years ago, to be home with my two young children.  In the past few years I have grown so much, in so many ways......I am here on this blogging journey to connect with others, learn from others, grow with others, and to share what I know, what I've learned and how I'm growing:   Motherhood and staying home with your children, meal planning, organizing, cooking, baking, coupon-clipping, frugal living, raising a child with a disability, etc.

I STRIVE to live life as FULLY as possible.

I LOVE living as FRUGALLY as I can.

And with FAITH, all things are possible.

It's great to be here.