How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. I’ve heard that before.
Truth be told, no one wants to eat an elephant. I guess they use an elephant as the example because as the earth’s largest land mammal, it is overwhelmingly big and impossible to consider eating.
I have something that overwhelms me.
It’s my house.
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, lounge, dining room, double garage, and storage space in the roof – containing 26 years of life’s possessions.
Last year, I was determined to make a start at clearing out and I did. I got a bite of the elephant done. But there is still another 99% of the elephant to go. I dream of less stuff in my house.
Last night I had a long conversation with my brother, Julian. He’s so wise about this kind of stuff. I’ve mentioned on this blog before that he loves to-do lists. Every day (every single day) he has one. That to-do list creates order and productivity for him. It directs his life and makes him far more organised than I am. I have one word for me: haphazard. Yip! That’s me. I’m haphazard Helga! I don’t have a good plan for organising my world. I have a vague routine and a few things in place that I do every day, but everything else sort of like falls into place. It’s like I throw bits of paper into the air and they land here and there!
I think it’s time for a new way of living.
Please welcome to my world:
THE TO-DO LIST!
It’s time.
Julian called it. He said, “just make a long list of everything that needs to be done and break it down into little tasks and do one each day.”
Simple.
I need two lists now. One LONG list of everything that needs to be done to sort out my house and one daily one to get my life in order.
I think this will work.
What am I waiting for?
Time to get on with it!
How’s this for an appropriate Bible verse?
~ Psalm 101:2b ~
I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart.
I like!
As I read back over what I’ve written today, one thing came to my mind:- I’m very grateful to have a house! 🙂
Keep the smile going!
God bless you!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂