Organized??

                                                         

Those of you, who know me, are aware of the disorder I have......disorganization.  My brain just is not wired for organization.  It's a terrible thing, but I have to take ownership of it!  Step into my house, if I don't know you are coming over, and you will be greeted with clothes on the couch, shoes in various places, mail piled up on the dresser next to the door and dishes needing to be done.  I actually have a place for all of these things..I just don't take the time out of my day to put this stuff away.  Yep!! It is pure laziness and I am not proud of it. I try to change it and it is slowly getting better.  Once my place is cleaned I try harder.  But the minute something gets out of whack, my brain just stops processing orderliness.  So...call before you come, so I can tidy up a bit.
                                                   
                                                                 
Anyway, back to my purpose of writing this...I tried to get my 4H club papers turned in today.  BUT, I found, one application was not signed by a parent, one was the completely wrong application and one had to be completely filled out.  So, out of 7 kids and 3 adults, I got 6 apps turned in and have 4 left to be signed.  I hope my May 1 deadline for the rest of the paperwork has a better outcome than today.    Jayde told me to get better organized.  So, I sat down, and put things in files, folders and envelopes.  Labeled all of them and redid the calendar.  All the important dates are highlighted and the event written on the proper day.  I even made an outline of what the kids need to discuss at the next meeting.  Once we get this going, I will probably come up with 7 different other things I should have done.

As I told the kids and parents in the beginning; this is my first year heading up a 4H club, I am going to make mistakes, hopefully keeping them down to a minimum.  I pray they will be patient with me.  I am trying to make this a better year than we had last year.  The advisor meetings will help me with what I need to focus on.  I have to let the kids run their own meeting, but I can guide them along the way.
                                                                 
So, this was my organized mess vent session.

Spring break!!!!  Haven't had one of those since I was a kid.  What am I going to do with myself for all that time off?  CLEAN, CLEAN and CLEAN!!!!  I think I will start with the living quarters of the house and get that done.  Then, I have 2 attics stuffed full of stuff.  Who knows what treasures I may find????  Jonathan has given me a list of things to watch for when I start on one attic.


I would like to eventually get to the garage.  That is where the cool stuff is.  The attic is full of stuff out there.  I knew it would come to this one day.  Gotta get it cleaned out.  I would like to start keeping other stuff in there.  Crap!  I'm going to need one humongous dumpster!!!! haha

                                                  

You know, as a child, we used to take trips on spring break.  And on shut-down during summer break.  My family loved to travel.  It seemed that we went to Florida almost every year, maybe every other year. My grandparents lived in Crestview, Fl along with my aunt and uncle.  We would stop and visit my aunt and uncle in Tennessee on the way down.  Sometimes we would stop in Georgia and visit my other aunt and uncle.  Mom always said she hated Georgia, cause it was so stinkin' hot!  I remember mom would always be the one to tally the gas mileage when we would stop for gas.  And there would be a quick conversation about whether this tank would get them where they wanted to stop next for gas.  Silly memories....but good ones.

                                                               

Travel, this year, at spring break will cost an arm and a leg, with gas pushing $4 a gallon.  But, people keep on going.  It doesn't seem to deter people from driving.  Maybe they are consolidating their trips to include more things, instead of individual trips for each thing.  Who knows?  I just know that it is taking a bite out of my bank account, and I just don't like it.  I try to shop locally more.  Even though it is a higher price in my small town, I consider how much it cost to put gas in my tank to get to the bigger town.
         
                               
Well, I think this is going to be one of my rambling posts.  I had started out wanting to focus on spring break, but it kinda got away from me.  SORRY!  

                                                                   

OH, I just had a great idea for spring break!  One night, I will turn off the power and we will have a candle lit night with cards and board games.  We will grill out and hang out and talk.  Those are really great times.  Jayde loves it when we have a storm and the power goes out.  It's a thought...


              

Take your pick!


Have a beautiful Spring day!