The Majickal and the Mundane
March 3, 2007
I am coming along nicely with all of my goals. These sites are very helpful:
FlyLady.net
OrganizedHome.com
January 18, 2007
Here are my 2007 Goals: (Items in red are done)
1. Lose Weight
I would like to go down 2 or 3 clothing sizes this year, but I will settle for losing 1 clothing size. I will be doing this by eating better and walking more almost every day. Last year I walked about 537 miles. I plan to beat that this year.
2. Organize My Home
I had been working on this, then the holidays rolled around. Here is what I had done:
*Purchased a desk with filing cabinets and a hutch for the livingroom.
*Purchased CD holders for all of the DVD’s that we own.
*Uploaded my CD’s to my computer, and burned only the songs that I wanted to keep onto new CD’s. I gave away the old CD’s.
*Purchased 4 stools for the bar, and gave away the table and chairs. This opened up a lot of space in my little kitchen.
*Now that the girls are in high school, they do not need as many books for school and leisure. I gave away all of the old books and magazines.
*Now that we have DVD players, I gave away almost all of the VHS tapes. We had almost 200 tapes, so this has freed up a lot of space. I gave away the big entertainment center from the livingroom, and now everything fits on a small stand.
*I purchased organizers for most of my scrapbooking things.
*Cleaned out the cupboards and shelves above the bar, which are now being used as my kitchen altar area.
*I have begun hanging up my room decorations.
*I acquired one of those big free standing jewelry boxes at no cost. This is being used as storage space for some of my witch supplies.
*The shelves that Lloyd built in the corner in my room: The top two hold autumn decorations, the next two hold Halloween decorations, the next one holds homeschool records. The floor under the shelves holds a box of Dads things that I have to go through, the safe, and some things that I need to get a small hopechest for.
*I gave away a lot of other things that we no longer needed as well.
My plans for this year are:
__ Organize the freezer.
__ Organize the refrigerator.
__ Go through all games, find another place for them.
__ Go through daycare things and get rid of all little kid stuff.
__ Make a large binder to hold daycare activities, etc.
__ Dispose of all Penquis stuff that no longer applies to my situation.
__ Set up a scrapbooking area.
__ Go through and shred all papers.
__ Move shelf from foot of my bed to the top of the china cabinet, and store emergency preparedness items there.
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Clean out area in front of my window to hold the large tote for now, the new stand when it arrives.When the space bags arrive, try to use them for these: clothes that are too small for me, my summer clothes, my bedroom linens.
Witch books will go on top shelf of the closet.Hang remainder of the items in my room.
__ Books from
rocking chair and small shelves go on white shelf near window.__ Craft stuff on other white shelf in my room..
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Go through yarn in my large tote, giving what I no longer want to keep to Zowie. Will the rest of my plastic canvas things fit into the tote? Set the tote in the corner out of the way.__ Make my curtains and hang.
__ Make curtains for kitchen and hang.
__ Make curtains for livingroom door and hang.
__ Make curtains for livingroom window #1 and hang.
__ Make curtains for livingroom window # 2 and hang.
__ Make curtains for livingroom side of altar shelf and windows.
__ Make curtains for kitchen side of altar shelf and windows.
__ Make stool pads, etc., for livingroom stools.
__ Make stool pads, etc., for kitchen stools.
__ Make "table" cloth # 1.
__ Make "table" cloth # 2.
__ Make place mat set # 1.
__ Make place mat set # 2.
__ Make napkin set # 1.
__ Make Napkin set # 2.
Purchase rug for under livingroom stool.
__ If I receive end tables and such, put all school books in the drawers and give away the black shelf.
__ Reorganize desk.
__ Replace bathroom floor.
__ Repaint bathroom ceiling.
__ Redo caulking around tub.
__ Redo hallway floor.
__ Repaint shed.
__ Repaint around front door, inside.
__ Weather proof porch and back step.
__ Have back door replaced.
__ Consider a small electric or grass mower.
__ Offer the girls, then Garnet ($20.00), $10.00 a week each for mowing and trimming only if it is done right.
__ Plan for the garden.
__ Get seeds and other necessities.
__ Plant in front of Skye’s room.
__ Plant along wood line.
__ Plant out back.
__ Plant herbs in planters.
__ Attach plant hangers and put flowers on them.
__ Get window boxes for porch, attach and plant flowers.
__ Get wood, make planters, plant fruits and vegetables: Ask Sheila about the pallets in her back yard.
__ Clean out shed and give away what we no longer need.
__ Replace screens.
__ Back up all files on both computer.
__ Defragment both computers.
__ Take my writing stuff off computer and add it to my laptop.
3. Organize My Life
So far I have:
* Made chore charts for each of us.
*Made my hambrger freezer plan, and my quick breakfast, snack and lunch plans.
*Made up my schedule.
*Made up my menu forms and master shopping lists.
*Established my walking routine.
Need to:
__ Establish my writing plan.
__ Establish my marketing/promotion plan.
__ Establish my scrapbook business, and come up with a marketing plan.
__ Establish my EP business, and come up with a marketing plan.
__ Chicken freezer plan.
__ Pork freezer plan.
__ Beef freezer plan.
__ Turkey freezer plan.
__ Hot dog freezer plan.
__ Kielbasa freezer plan.
__ Desserts freezer plans.
__ Breads freezer plans.
__ Apple Plan.
__ Emergency preparedness plan.
__ Freezing information tips.
__ Potato plan.
__ Banana plan.
__ Other freezable recipes.
__ Slow cooker week plan for freezer.
__ Put together a household binder of recipes, plans, chores, shopping lists, seasonal tasks, etc.
__ Put together a garden journal.
4. To Be A Better Person
This is something that I work on every year.
5. Continue With My Spiritual Studies
Learn more about each Sabbat and about herbs and divination.
__ Start my kitchen BOS.
__ Start smaller Sabbat BOS’s, one for each Sabbat.
__ Start my altered book of spells using a text book we no longer need. Probably the life skills one when we are done with it.
__ Make or acquire a:
__ Ritual robe.
__ Scrying bowl.
__ Small statue of Brighid.
I have a journal where I am keeping track of my progress in each section. Here are some more things that I have done:
I did not get to spend as much time writing last year as I had hoped. Sheila ended up homeschooling, so I had Isaiah six days a week. I was not prepared, so nothing got done around here. I still have him six days a week, but I have set myself up with a better, more detailed, schedule for this semester of Sheila’s corses. I should be able to at least work on getting some of my writings sold, and hopefully do more writing as well.
I also hope to work on my Enchanted Potions and scrapbooking businesses, but they are not top priority like my writing.
My goal was to be a self-sufficient writer by the time Zowie graduated, but I may not have time to do that now. If I can’t, I will have to work at least part-time outside the home until I am. If not full-time. I do not like that idea much.
I am working on putting together my household binder, which I am hoping will help to keep me better organized, once I get there.
I have been looking over the Gimoire for the Green Witch. There is a lot of information in it. Some new, some not. I am enjoying it.
I had an appointment with the nutritionist today. I lost 6.5 pounds since my last appointment, for a total of 11.5 pounds since I began trying to lose weight ib November, Not bad. I was ecstatic. I thought that I would have gained weight, what with the holidays and all of the eating. The added miles of walking must be paying off.
I received a package from LTD today that contained a couple of organizers. One for scrapbooking, and one for the kitchen. I received another such package not long ago, so I can start to reorganize the kitchen now, so that it may stay that way. I do have such a small kitchen.
I purchased a new paper shredder the other day, so I can shred that rather large pile of papers that is growing larger every week.
I also purchased some plant growing kits for Isaiah to work with during the spring and summer months.
I also cleaned the bathroom and started catching up on laundry, as well as went through some more Christmas and Thanksgiving stuff. I gave Skye a bunch garlands and lights that I no longer needed. I then split up some of the Thanksgiving things that I no longer needed between Skye and Zowie. These were items that we had made when the girls were little. These were items that I did not want to throw away. They will be nice memories for the girls when they are decorating their own homes with their children someday.
Another thing I did was to put my summer clothes, as well as the clothes that ore too small for me, into Space Bags. Zowie vacuumed out all of the air from the Space Bags for me. The summer clothes took up 1 Space Bag, and the other clothes took up 3 medium bags. These bags really do take up less space than all of those boxes that the clothes were in. I put the bags, as well as my summer shoes, into one side of my closet.
I am in a size 3X right now. I have kept all of my size large and 2X clothing. When I lose enough weight to get into a medium, I will have to purchase a new wardrobe. I am very excited over this prospect.
I did some cleaning and organizing yesterday as well. I first went through my yarn tote, giving Zowie any yarn that I did not think that I would use. Zowie and Hanna are making the biggest ball of yarn (to be bigger that the current record holder.). I do not know where they will keep this when it gets too big, as Hanna’s mom’s trailer is smaller than mine.
My dresser top is my bedroom alter. The small shelves in the closet hold my candles and holders, incense, BoS, and the Pagan books that I am currently studying from. The top closet shelf holds all of my other Pagan Books and a box of candles that did not fit on the lower shelf. The corner of the upper shelf also holds a box of different sizes and colors of small drawstring bags that will be used for future magickal purposes. I hung my sword and other things above the dresser. I even set my wand and my crysta/ ball on the altar.
I rearranged my room some, cleaning it in sections: the dresser, the closet shelf, the smaller closet shelves (my dresser is in the closet), the window area, the TV stand (actually a microwave stand that will move with Skye), the huge jewelry boxes (one of the big fancy free-standing ones), the rocking chair and the corner.
Said Jewelry box holds my witch supplies. There is a drawer that holds stones, and one that holds herbs. There is a drawer for my pendulaum and board, my scrying mirror, and my tarot cards. There are other supplies in there as well.
I also hung all of my wall decor. These decorations include my growing collection of witches.
My room looks nice now, though I still do have the area at the end of my bed to do.
Brightest Blessings
DragonMajesticka
November 29, 2006
I have been adding to my kitchen altar tools and supplies. I have many gemstones and herbs, a cauldron, a chalice, a store of candles, an altar cloth, a mortar and pestle, an altar tile and so much more.
I have started setting the altar up as well. I am using the two shelves above the bar as my altar, and the cupboards on either side as storage areas for my majickal belongings.
I have been using my dresser top as my bedroom altar. The bedroom is where I have the most privacy. My friend gave me her old jewelry holder. One of the ones that stand to about your chest area when placed on the floor. It has all of these drawers and the two side open up to hold necklaces and such. I put my ritual jewelry and altar cloths and such in the sides. The drawers are filled with other majickal needs, including my scrying mirror, runes and tarot cards.
I am trying to get my home organized, doing a little at a time.
DM
February 16, 2006
My current majickal project is creating my kitchen altar. I have purchased a few items that I will need at reasonable prices on ebay.
I also have purchased some runes. I already have a number of wicca, kitchen witch and herb books, as well as incense, burners and a censer, a tarot deck, some stones, many candles and holders and other items.
I know that I am starting out small, but I will acquire the items I need as I need them.
DM
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