Take care to preserve your heart in peace; let no happening of this world upset it…Even if everything here below crumbled apart and all things were against us, there would be no use in upsetting ourselves over it, for that upset would bring us more harm than benefit.
– St. John of the Cross
INTENTIONS FOR THE END OF JANUARY
- try to remember to say the Angelus twice a day
- find a muffin recipe that uses applesauce
- get paperwork ready for taxes
- clean the Dutch oven (100LT #5)
- order Mark’s birthday present
- start browsing Valentine’s Day cards on etsy for family and friends
- read one book on my Kindle
- list 5 items on Poshmark/ebay
- cross-post 5 items
- clean and organize the garage
- clean out the car interior
- join in on the “One Box Declutter Challenge” with Sweet & Simple Home
- make homemade playdough (100LT #58)
- look into what it would cost to build a Little Free Library (the very beginnings of 100LT #76)
PREVIOUS INTENTIONS
If you’re reading on your phone or in a reader, be sure to click over to see what I checked off the list!
- get a solid start on No Spend January (Definitely not perfect, because…life. Money spent was on our bills, gas, groceries, an oil change, dental copays, and a new phone when Mark’s suddenly would not hold a charge)
try out The Confident Mom’s free Household Planner(LOVING this so far!)slowly get back into the 1,000 Item Declutter Challengewrite thank you notesfinish up my 2019 December Daily album(I’m so pleased with how it turned out)list 5 new items on Poshmark/ebay(Official total was 7)- cross-post 5 items (2/5)
try to get a photo of the six kids all together(thank you, snow day!)keep track of all grocery spending(I even came up with a fancy Excel sheet)- have a “Top Chef Night” to use up some of the random items in our pantry and fridge
- start demo-ing Sophie’s bathroom
finally set up the telescope(Sophia is thrilled!)watch andpracticeone video from my new self-defense course(I watched the first lesson about the combat base, but will need to keep practicing until it feels natural)
I love the St. John of the Cross opener of this blog. YES! I'm checking out the household planner since you reccommend! and we have used this recipe for cinnamon applesauce muffins and really enjoyed them ( https://momtomomnutrition.com/food-and-recipes/cinnamon-applesauce-muffins/ )
This sounds silly and ridiculous, but I have to make SO many decisions/choices throughout my day that sometimes I crave someone to just tell me what to do – and that Household Planner is doing that for me! I don't have to use the mental energy to figure out what to clean, I just follow along with what she tells me. Total game changer!
P.S. Thanks for the recipe!