Posts Tagged by Friendship
Day 4: Not much purging – but a productive day. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post – plans had to change, and the only thing in the house that I purged and cleaned was the medicine cabinet. But boy it felt good to throw away drugs, vitamins, coffee and tea that were anywhere from a… Continue reading . . .
My mother-in-law sent this to me, and I thought I would pass it on as it is a good reminder for us ladies! My favorite part is in red! I think that will be my new motto this year! A POEM ABOUT OUR GIRLFRIENDS Someone will always be prettier. Some will always be smarter. Some… Continue reading . . .
Spring Cleaning vs Spring Planting I love spring! This morning a bird was chirping outside my window (though I do have to say that I didn’t enjoy it waking me up so early!), the sun is shining, the daffodils are blooming, and we enjoyed a gorgeous day in the 70′s yesterday! Today’s a bit colder,… Continue reading . . .
Why NOT spend the day gardening, or scrapbooking, or making lasting memories with your kids? You can clean when they are gone! 
OK, ok . . . I know we do have to clean some before then . . . but what I’m saying is that it’s all about priorities – something I know I have struggled with (and still do) for many, many years. I started scrapbooking 12 years ago . . .and I probably have 12 pages done. Why? Because I was waiting till I was done with my chores to be able to play! It’s not working.
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In MOPS one year we had a speaker talk about friendship. I will never forget what she would say to her friends . . .
“If you want to come over to see ME . . . stop by any time! If you are coming over to see my house . . . make an appointment!”
AMEN sister! My house is never fully clean! There are piles of papers to go through, toys under the tables and couches, dust on most (ok . . . ALL) surfaces, and probably a few Cheerios and fruit snacks crushed into the carpet from time to time. And to tell you the truth . . . I don’t mind going to my friend’s houses that are the same! It’s refreshing! I feel so intimidated at people’s houses that are spotless and always put together like a showcase house.
I will never attain that without either spending all my days “shoveling snow” or hiring a live-in housekeeper (oh to be like Carol Brady of the Brady Bunch!)! And since we can’t afford number two, and I don’t want to do number one . . . . you’ll just have to come over to see ME (and not my house)! And we can have some FUN together!
Dust if you must!
My mother in law sent me a wonderful email shortly after that conversation with my friend years ago, and I have had it posted on a slip of paper attached to my computer ever since . . . to remind me of just what is important in life.
I don’t know who wrote it, but – Enjoy!
Dust if you MustDust if you must but wouldn’t it be better
To paint a picture or write a letter,
Bake a cake or plant a seed,
Ponder the difference between want and need.
Dust if you must but there’s not much time,
With rivers to swim and mountains to climb!
Music to hear and books to read,
Friends to cherish and life to lead.
Dust if you must but the world’s out there
With the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair,
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain.
This day will not come around again.
Dust if you must but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it’s not kind.
And when you go and go you must,
You, yourself, will make more dust.
Remember, a house becomes a home when you can write “I love you” on the furniture!
