Day 21

another week down. Where is the time going? Am I investing it wisely? Am I intentional about what I do, where I go and how I live?

About 4 years ago I was surrounded by a group of friends and often I heard "be intentional." I was so confused. I had no idea what this kind of thinking was. It took me close to a year of analyzing it. Intentional means "with a purpose." I want to do all I do and say all u say with a purpose.

Even in starting this blig my intention was to grow and exercise and get in shape physically, mentally,  emotionally and mentally. Too often I lost focus of this but I kept on keeping on.

I have learned that I need greater self control. I need to train and learn what clean eating is. I need to opt for salads and protein over carbs, breads, pasta and dessert. Less can certainly be more. I can opt for the smaller portion than the larger one.

Organizing my life in the outer realm has been refreshing. I'm simplifying and downsizing. My closet and dresser drawers are not so full. I have more hangers Than clothes in my closet once again.

I want to work up a monthly and a weekly cleaning chart. I have my bathroom a deep clean today. The shower rod I've had for 4 years and countless times it has fallen down and hit me. Or it'll fall in the middle of the night and I'll think someone broken in - on the 2nd story in the front of the house during morning commutes into work. Right.

Finally I bought a new one today. I even replaced the cheap clear plastic shower curtain holders that were so hard water restrained and rusty from the old rod. While I had the rod and curtain down, I scrubbed the tub/shower pretty well. I had previously washed the curtain, liner and hair stopper the night prior with Clorox abd borax. The dingy, mildewed previous white articles were back to almost new condition. Goodness I'm so thankful for a machine washable shower curtain liner!!

I scrubbed the sink and toilet well, too. I hate harsh chemicals. The smell is irritating. But I managed to only use scrubbing bubbles and toilet bowl cleaner. And a mr clean scrubbie that I totally annihilated.

Earlier this week I picked up 3 laundry baskets. I lined them up in my bathroom. One for lights. One for darks. One for towels. I'm so over washing all of my clothes together. The colors blend. The jeans ruin delicates. I was only doing it for convenience because a load takes so long in the wash. But so far I'm doing well with this system. When 1 basket gets full, time to wash that load. Or I can more easily keep track of what article of clothing I need and what in sl running low on.

I still have a long way to go when it comes to organizing. My biggest problem is that I take something out, and do f put it back where it belongs. It'll sit out for forever or I'll put it in the general vicinity. I'm learning. I'm getting better at it. The less I have the easier it is.

Nothing on this earth can I take with me to enjoy outside of this earth.

I want to get into a heavenly mindset. The world will pass away. I don't want to be attached to wordly things, but instead be focused on my heavenly home.