Neverending 'to do' list

And just like that, another soccer season is over.  This is my first Saturday without a game to go to.  I enjoy it very much when I see how much my son loves it, but I'm glad for this break.  But then again, is it really?  Now with only 25 left till Christmas I have so much to do!  But today, I'm taking it easy...and by that I mean, get my house in order.  Seriously, let's face it, there is always going to be stuff to do.  I have so many things out of sorts in the house.  So many articles on Autism to catch up on.  So many appointments and arraignments that I have to make for various events.  So much stuff on my DVR!  It certainly overwhelming for a single mom like me.  You would think with the boys at their dad's every other weekend, I'd at least get half of this stuff done!  But then again, when do I get a moment just to relax?  Oh well, there's always tomorrow!  One of these days I'll stop procrastinating...

Making the world a better place

Today I said goodbye to a dear friend of mine.  My "mom" away from mom so to speak.  She was my first boss at the company I work for now, but even as our jobs in the company changed, she always stayed a very good friend.  She always made herself available to me... to all of us really.  Anyone that ever worked for her, the few of us that remain... and anyone in the company.  Vickie, or as we lovingly refer to her "the warden", made the decision to leave our company for bigger and better things.  (eyes welling up now)  After 20 years with the company I wish her well in her future endeavors. 

Her mission:  Stop human trafficking

It is a selfless sacrifice.  Leaving her job to make a change in this world, relying on her faith.   I feel so honored to know someone so inspiring.

She is fully investing herself into Zoe International Ministries and will be running ZOE Children’s Home.  She has been to Thailand with her church several times and has see first hand the children that have been rescued from their nightmare.  

Am much as I'm gonna miss having her around the office, I support her with all my heart.  

If you would like to make a donation to support Vickie's efforts with Zoe, please go to Vickie's donation page.  

New Year...gettin' stuff done

I don't normally make New Years Resolutions, but after I spent this past holiday season procrastinating, it's time to git 'er done.  I started decorating so late for Halloween and Thanksgiving, and for Christmas I didn't even put out half of my decorations.  I'd just been feeling so disorganized already that getting all the decorations out just made me feel overwhelmed with putting thing in order just to get things out of order and then back in order...ugh, I'm getting a stomachache just thinking about it again :/  I'd spend the first part of the year hassling with my mortgage company raising my payment, and then was able to refi with another company, getting a lower interest rate AND lower payment with NO money down, so that was a load off!  But even then I was already consumed with things to do but too busy all the time to do anything!  Sigh.... but that's all behind me now.  I finally am getting my craft room converted to an actually usable craft room!

Printing station

Work station, for card making, scrapbooking, jewelry making or whatever splendidness I find on Pinterest :)

To the right is going to be a leaf table hanging from the wall for a wrapping station

Next I'm getting the boys room organized too, by making them a space to work on their homework and shelving to put their toys up...

Homework station for the boys' rooms

Disassembled an old bookcase to make a home for the Dinos

Old shelves that were in the garage for the "mans"

I even got the boys clothes ready for the week!  I know that's borderline OCD, but I don't have a lot of time in the morning to get myself ready, so if that saves me even a little bit of time in the morning I'm happy.  I'm already starting to feel a little less stressed than I did a week ago!

Still more to do, but I feel like I'm on the right track.