I feel the need...

We all get that "feeling" when January comes around. Call it a renewal, resolutions, etc. I am not one for making resolutions because I hate to set myself up for failure. Perhaps I'm the kind of person who sets low standards so that I don't feel too guilty about not achieving.

As I've looked around my house lately, I feel the need to accomplish little tasks that have been weighing me down. I often feel like I don't get much done and I know I have the time to do it. What is my problem? Am I too tired? Do I feel like there is just not enough time? Am I too busy driving? Do I waste precious time on Facebook or reading blogs? A resounding yes to all the above.

I've had several projects on my "to do" list and for some reason, I am actually beginning to mark some of them off.

• Turn my office (which is technically a dining room) into something other than an office
• Clear off kitchen desk area so it can become my new office
• Clean out 3 major closets so I can do the previous projects listed
• Clean the laundry room. I swear, who does this regularly? Not me!
• Go through the kids closets and get rid of stuff that doesn't fit
• Organize some of the kitchen cabinets so I can keep my counters clean (a HUGE challenge for me)
• Get caught up on photo developing and getting those photos into the photo album. I am only about 7 months behind!

So a few weeks back I made myself get some of these projects done. I am happy to report that my office has been moved into the kitchen, the former office/dining room is now more library-ish. I've got the book shelves, a big chair and I bought a rug. I got those closets cleaned & organized, organized the kitchen cabinets a bit ( I am keeping my counters cleared) and as of about an hour from now, I will be up-to-date on my photos. Hallelujah! Will wonders never cease.

I still have a great deal of things to do: kids' closets, laundry room, finish my kitchen office area, but once I get going and actually finish something, I feel better about myself. I need better organizational skills and I need to be better at time management.

"Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing, and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;" Doctrine & Covenants 109:8

This is what I need to do. I need a house of order.

What do you need to do?