Dining Room is for Dining

I've had another productive day!!

The morning started out a little "ruff" at 4:30 when Daphne, our 7 week old puppy, decided it was time to get up and play... but I eventually made it back to bed for another hour of sleep before everyone left for school/work before 8. I had forgotten that Biggest Loser season 13 premiered last night so I had to watch that while I ate my breakfast. That show gets me so pumped up and motivated! I immediately started work on the dining room. There are 2 tall bookcases, 1 short bookcase, and our pub height 4 person table set. The bookcases were beyond disorganized and the table was piled high. I found so many things, got rid of so many things, and decided we need an area dedicated solely to electronics. I hung a few pictures, vacuumed, and tried to get our carpet shampooer working... my dad came by to look at it on his way home but couldn't save it. So, my goal is to get through the living room in the next couple of days so we can rent a rug doctor to clean the carpets.

Busy couple of days coming up, but I know I can keep this momentum going! I at least have to get the Christmas tree down (it's so pretty, I'm having a hard time)...


Thoughts on today:

PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE
What drives my life?
This chapter has so much good stuff in it!! I learned that I have been driven by fear for way too long, "Fear is a self-imposed prison that will keep you from becoming what God intends for you to be." It's time for me to get off the fear bandwagon and on to the God driven wagon. So eye-opening! I will be re-reading this chapter again in the morning to make sure I got everything.

BIBLE IN A YEAR
Today's passages: Genesis 3. 4. 5
Genesis 3 is a tough one for me, I hate knowing that Eve was so easily tempted.
Gen 4:7 speaks volumes to me, sin is always knocking on the door of every opportunity!
I can't even believe people lived that many years!!! Methuselah was 969 when he died!!!

FLYLADY
I'm so pumped that I got another room done!! Being organized, clean, and decluttered really does something for a person's spirit, at least it does mine.
I think I'll post pictures of the progress at the end of the week, I probably should have taken befores!
I shined the sink too!

COUCH-TO-5K
I was looking forward to the gym tonight. I had it in my mind that I was going to work harder to go longer, and I did! I did 5 more minutes than I did last time, bringing me to 20 minutes without stopping! I'm so proud of myself!!! Tomorrow I might try my Wii active or 1 of the workout DVDs I have since I won't be able to go to the gym (Zach has his acting class tomorrow night).

*KID'S DEVOTION: 1 Samuel 16:6-13