Labor Day 2020

Thankfully I had today off from work, so I was able to get a few things done:

I took the cans from day 30 + to the recycling.

I refilled a 5 gallon container with potable water.

I stopped by Walgreens but the pharmacy was closed, but I did pick up a couple of boxes of nitrile gloves to take in to work.

I picked up takeout from Wendy’s.

This was after I did some self care this morning at a leisurely rate which allowed for me to take care of me.

After feeding the cats and eating at home, I took one of the boxes (Day 6 and Day 8 I’m making arrangements for) of donations to Goodwill.  Deseret Industries was closed for Labor Day.

Once I can get those boxes out, I’ll have more room to start with Day 11 work my way through the month.  I’m focusing on the kitchen and dining room for the most part, as I know I have so much clutter there I should have no problems getting all of the items from those two rooms alone.

Once this month is done, I’ll pick another month to do the living room.

The reason for this is due to some crazy dreams I had Friday night/Saturday morning where my mind began re-living Decker’s death.  Then I got up, walked out into the living room and realized that my home was starting to look like my Mother’s did when she passed.  It woke me up and made me realize how bad my home was getting with the clutter, not to mention the spiders taking over my home.  That’s not what I want for my home, I want it to be a temple.

With the self care from today, I am doing much better now.

❤️

Day 30 +

Recycling the cat food cans...

Days 9 & 10 Combined

Clearing out a lot of spiders.  It’s only the beginning...

The Minimalism Game - First Attempt

I thought I would give this a try in order to get some things out of my home.

Here is a video from a channel I love on YouTube, Vested Interests, on how the game works.  

Apparently it’s any items, including trash, which is going to make this REALLY easy for me.

This is what I have so far:

Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3:

Day 4:

Day 5:

Day 6:

Day 7:  The placemats from the 80’s

Day 8:

Here is the pile so far:

Wish me luck!

Bad Language, Good Read

The book “The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F***” is intended for people like me who grew up expecting our lives to be one way only to have the floors pulled out from under us when God pulls us into a completely different direction.

As I was thinking about this, Matthew 10:39 came into my mind:

28 And ^afear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather ^bfear him which is able to ^cdestroy both ^dsoul and body in ^ehell.

29 Are not two ^asparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

30 But the very ^ahairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more ^avalue than many ^bsparrows.

32 Whosoever therefore shall ^aconfess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

33 But whosoever shall ^adeny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

34 Think not that I am come to send ^apeace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

36 And a man’s ^afoes shall be they of his own ^bhousehold.

37 He that ^aloveth father or mother ^bmore than me is not worthy of me: and he that ^cloveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

38 And he that taketh not his ^across, and followeth after me, is not ^bworthy of me.

39 ^aHe that findeth his life shall ^blose it: and he that ^closeth his ^dlife for my sake shall find it.

40 ¶ He that ^areceiveth you ^breceiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

41 He that ^areceiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s ^breward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the ^aname of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise ^blose his reward.

The reason is that we are given a limited amount of time in mortality to figure out what we want to focus our lives on and what to ignore.

The Lord gives us that answer by losing ourselves and getting out of our own heads and seeking His will in order for us to be ready to meet and dwell with God.

Pyrite

I grew up with parents who loved hiking, so I saw a lot of mountains, trails, a few rattlesnakes and rocks.  I saw a lot of rocks.  As with most inquisitive young minds, I was obsessed with collecting them.

I had a memory/dream the other day about the first time I encountered pyrite out on the trail.  There was an area loaded with it all over the ground and I thought we had struck gold.  “We’re rich!  We’re rich!” I exclaimed.

My parents gave a chuckle and said that’s not how you find gold, so this was likely fake.

After some research, we found out about Pyrite.  Pyrite is also known on the trail as “fool’s gold”.  It’s a natural occurring substance in rocks, however it has no value as an iron.  We were visiting a shop in Apache Junction and my parents bought this little exhibit for me.  Yes, I still have it to this day, I still love rocks and what you can learn from them.

The goal of the dream I had is this:  so many people are out in the world pursuing the “golden calf”, what they don’t realize is what they see others have and try to get themselves is actually a “Pyrite Calf”.  

So many spend time (me included) looking beautifully decorated homes with every luxury under the sun, or pursuing that special sports car, etc.  Some goals are good and worthwhile, however if your pursuits include bragging rights, you will find yourself collecting pyrite, not true gold.  Gold if found in relationships and memories, not objects.

Update 3 July 2020

Today was a great day!  Very productive!

I had made my first appointment for Deseret Industries - which was a little stressful as I wasn’t sure what changes to expect.

I went home and felt so energized from that, I took out a bunch of cardboard recycling.

Now the entryway looks a little empty, but great!

I got a load of laundry and a load of dishes done while taking a nap.

No pictures yet, there is still a lot to do, but it’s a start!