Ready to take another step toward organizing/simplifying with me this week? This is one I do NOT want to do. HEAR ME!! I DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS. But alas. It's necessary. You know the fridge and freezer? Have any science experiments going on in there? Please tell me you do. I need to know I'm not alone. What if you took a half an hour {or day, depending on the foulness} and cleaned it out. Throw out anything growing greenies, mushy to the touch, or no longer recognizable. No judgment for throwing out entire {non-disposable} dishes. Just clean it OUT.
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For those of you who may have a guy in your life {any relationship...husband, son, brother, friend, etc.} that makes gift-buying difficult, I'm happy to say that Ryan has really been enjoying The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge, which is a devotional book written by Tony Dungy. My sister gave it to him for Christmas, and it's really the first time I've ever seen him enjoy reading anything! {Other than the Bible.} He finds each day really appropriate for his journey. Even if your guy isn't a sports fanatic, I think the book would be helpful, because Ryan reads snippets to me {and we all KNOW I'm no good with sports} and I find them meaningful too! Just a gift idea!
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I really liked this post from Click It Up a Notch about how to photograph your everyday. Some days are really exciting and my three necessary photos for my shuffle posts are no big deal. But SOME days are a so ordinary and slow - and I loved these reminders of things I can do to take pictures!
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Next week is our annual fundraiser at work. It's called Share, if you're not familiar with us. We raise funds for the whole year in that one week. It's such an exciting time, because we get to hear so many stories of how God has touched people's lives through the message and songs they hear on our station - but it's also an exhausting time because we all work extra hours and the pace is very high. It seems like Satan is clawing at us a bit this year...staff members dealing with illnesses {didn't mean to be part of that group!!!} and losses and much more...and we would so appreciate your prayers for strength in this week to come!
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I am actually OCD about keeping my fridge neat! Yogurts in a bigger tub to keep them organized, same for little hummus packets and apple sauce packs - even the PB and Jelly get a tub - and leftovers are out of there in 3 days tops!
Hope you're feeling better!!
Glad he likes the book!
I've thrown out the entire container containing nastiness a time or two!! I am terrible about cleaning out the fridge. I only think about it when someone comes over and gets in there to get a drink. Then I'm mortified!! Definitely going to do that this week! Funny that you should have this one on for this week because over on sarahmae.com, she is also tackling the kitchen this week and showed a picture of some seriously moldy cheese (I think) that she found in her refrigerator. Glad I'm not alone!
Praying for Share and hope you're resting up this weekend and feeling much better!!!
Tamar - WOW! You ARE organized. You should write on that! :)
Lori - he really loves it so much. Thank you!!
Tia - I've thrown away all KINDS of dishes before. Most embarrassing one for me was a plate (a perfectly GOOD plate) one of my friend's kids stuck her gum on while she ate. I have a serious aversion to gum and was so freaked out, I threw away the plate!!!
Thanks for your prayers. I believe Satan is after this place and our staff with a vengeance this week. Pray for us!!
Our fridge usually isn't too bad but I this has inspired me to actually wash down our fridge. I don't know that it's been done since we moved in, which is more than a little gross if you think about it :)
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