FLYLADY - Week 4

 Good morning, friends!

Yay!!! My favorite room in the house...

... and the one that needs the most work!

I've been pushing to get this room finished by picking areas I think I can tackle in the shortest amount of time. On Saturday (Nov. 1) I begin a new writing challenge. The Rough Draft Challenge is the brain child of YA fantasy author, Sarra Cannon. She began the RDC a couple of years ago when things began to fall apart at National Novel Writing Month (NanoWriMo). She had a vision we were all going to need a positive place to continue our challenge month. Now she offers it a couple of times a month and you can do ANYTHING  creative and if it's writing, YOU choose your wordcount goal. I love the challenge. 

You can find out the basic information by checking out the video below. She even offers a free workbook to help you along the way. (You just need to sign up for her email then you'll have access to soooo many great printables)

While she writes under Sarra Cannon, all of her writer supportive content is under HeartBreathings:

She starts us off in October, called Preptober, where we begin to think about what we want to write during the RDC in November. This prevents opening up the computer on November 1 and staring at a blank screen. I love her process.

So, my goal for this week is to seriously find the office space to write, because the challenge begins in just five days!!  I would love to be able to sit on my sofa and use the AlphaSmart to write. Send me all your positive vibes, please.

What are you working on this week? Let me know in the comments. Remember, if you have questions, I'm here for you.

Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!

~ Kelly

FLY LADY - Week 3

 Good morning, friends.

I can't tell you how great it is to know I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. Of course, I do have a big writing challenge coming up next month so I'm trying to really get things in order here so I don't have to think about them.

I really want to get stuff moved back to the office this week but don't think that is going to happen until I do the office next week to make space for the items we moved earlier this year to go back. So for this week, it's all about sprucing up my night stand and pitching anything I don't need...you know, like the pillows that just aren't poofy anymore and the throw blankets that need washed and put back in their storage place until needed.

I did manage to get the fall linens put in the bathroom. I was determined to make this house a bit festive, if only for a few weeks. 

What are you focusing on this week?

Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!

~ Kelly

FLY LADY - Week 2

 Good morning, friends!

I'm home and I'm tired but I look forward to the Ozark Creative Writing conference every year. Now I can focus on deep cleaning the house in preparation for the holidays. 

Before I left last week I started working on sorting through the Fall/ Halloween/ Christmas crafting table in the living room. I hope to finish that up this week now that I know I don't have to go anywhere for awhile - a long while!

Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!

~Kelly

FLYLADY - Week 1

Good morning, friends!

Things are going to be a little crazy again this week so there won't be a Meal Plan Menu video this week, and possibly next week. Still debating that one. I leave Thursday for the Ozark Creative Writers Conference. This will be my 29th consecutive year (minus the year my youngest granddaughter was born and the Big C when nothing was happening)

I am working on the laundry room and kitchen before I leave on Thursday. I've been creating little 'haunted houses' for a village on the top shelf in the laundry room - something to replace the bird houses and segue into the North Pole village that will go up late November.

For cleaning, that's pretty much my entire plan on the short week. I leave Thursday and won't return until late Sunday. Then I think I'm done with long-distance travel until about April 2026. Wish me luck!

Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!

~ Kelly

 

PANTRY PREPAREDNESS - 1 Final Item!

 I failed to include the Freezer Clean Out video from Leisa at Sutton Daze. here it is:

Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!

~ Kelly

PANTRY PREPAREDNESS - Week 5

  Good morning, friends!

Photo courtesy of Oldiefan on Pixabay

By now you should know what you have and what you still need as you play squirrel and prepare for winter. I'll link Direct Weather's updated video below so you have an idea of how your winter may shape out.

Another category to consider is our pets. Just like us, they want all the comforts during hard times. If you take them to the vet, now is the perfect time for a check-up, teeth cleaning and a pedicure. From there, it's off to where ever you shop for their food, treats and litter (where applicable, of course) For some pets, you might want to dehydrate fruit so they can have their favorite snack right along with you. 

If you are a bird lover, inside or out, make sure you have plenty of seed, nuts & dried fruit on hand for them. Winters can be especially hard on the outside ones. We keep big metal trash cans on the back deck full of wild bird seed as well as a smaller one for fruit & nut mix. I hope to dehydrate more of the fruits just for them next year.

Speaking of 'next year', here's a video from Direct Weather about the potential winter we could face in the 2025 - 2026 winter season:

That's it for Pantry Preparedness Month. Now's the time to make a pass through to make sure you're preapred. In the mean time...

Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!

~ Kelly

FLY LADY - Week 5 - Basement & Meal Plan Monday

 Good morning!

We've come to the end of another month. How are you doing with your tasks?

I was gone all last week celebrating my birthday and doing some crafting with friends and family. So, unless I got something in the office done ahead of time, nothing got done last week. 

As I've been working on the basement little by little during the Pantry Preparedness Challenge (See my Tuesday Posts), I've been trying to get the shower room as well as the pantry room more organized. I swear the shower room is my 'catch all drawer' of the basement. Time to make it more workable. I really need more shelves for the canned (both store & home) goods but there just is no room.  

Do you have a 'catch all' room? What changes do you need to make to make the space more functional?

Remember, you'll find the #MealPlanMonday video HERE.

Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!

~ Kelly