It's Time To Choose

Making Time For Home is the name of this blog....and yet sometimes I find our life so hectic and busy that I don't actually have time for my home.

And I don't like it.

I LOVE being at home and taking care of my family, but this past week I feel like I haven't been able to so what I love. I looked around today and this is what I saw.

1. The mountain of laundry is getting higher even though I have a load in the washer and the dryer
2. My daughter is sick, and camping out in the living room, so the Living room is filled with blankets, toys, books etc
3. I STILL have to unpack the totes sitting by the front door from our Vendor Event we had last Saturday.
4. Shoes are PILED by the front door
5. My bed has not been made today (not going to lie, it probably won't get made today)

In the midst of all this chaos, my home, the place that is meant to be a refuge, looks more like a tornado came to an end and dropped everything into my home.

I want the perfect home, the clean space that everyone could come over and I would not be embarrassed for them to walk through my door.

That is what I want... it is not, however, what I have.

My home reflects our life, we are busy, we are messy, and while I wish I had a maid that was only here to keep my home clean, that is not going to happen anytime soon.

I am working part-time at a job I LOVE, my hubby and I are building our business, and I homeschool our daughter. This is why our home and our lives can be a little haphazard and from the outside may look overwhelming. But it is the season that our family is in.

While I could sit here and lament the dust, or get frustrated about the toys I have tripped over AGAIN, I won't.

Instead, I will strive to manage my time better. to look at the season we are in with fresh eyes because it truly is just a season. all to soon there will not be toys to step over, our business will no longer be in the building stages, and I want to look back on this time and smile over the memories we made, not regret the fact that I was overwhelmed by my home.

I am choosing to make my home a refuge...even if it's not the cleanest refuge :)

I am choosing to let people into our life/home without worrying what they will think if we have school books on the couch.

I choose NOT to set unattainable goals for myself.

I am choosing to put what is important first.

Peace

My Family

Building a business with my husband/best friend

Nowhere on that list is dusting my whole house every other day (is it ever at the tops of anyone's list?).

Let's choose to be free from our own self-imposed expectations.

Join me in choosing what is important, to you and to your family.

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