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In Our Cozy Home This Week No. 13 – Homemaking Goals, Decision Making

January 27, 2020 by Sallie Borrink
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Happy Monday! We had a low-key weekend in our home, something all three of us needed. On Saturday, David and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary and 14th anniversary of discovering we were expecting a baby. We are thankful for our blessings.

We also had some unexpected news that is going to impact our family in a fairly significant way. (No, I’m not pregnant.) I’ll share about it at some point, but it’s requiring prayer and thoughtful decision-making.




For this week, I’m going to keep the three goals I only partially finished last week and add one more small one.

Goal 1 – Finish washing up all of the old sheets and research how I would like to repurpose them.

Goal 2 – Continue cleaning out my clothes and shoes, washing things up and organizing.

Goal 3 – Continue organizing and systematizing our digital clip art, papers, borders, stock photos, fonts, etc.

Goal 4 – Clean out and organize baking and coffee cupboards.

What do you have planned for your homemaking week? I hope you’ll share a goal or two in the comments and then come back on Friday to let us know how it went.

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Have a good Monday!

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  1. Ticia

    January 27, 2020 at 4:27 pm

    If you sew, I use old sheets for lining and toiles. That, and I keep a few sets of old sheets around to use for messy crafts.

    My goals:

    1. actually get that craft closet clean. I totally dropped the ball there last week.
    2. Put together the geography study for the three states we’re studying right now.
    3. Finish updating my book and a movie post.

    Reply
    • Sallie Borrink

      January 28, 2020 at 9:16 am

      Hi Ticia,

      I can technically sew as in I learned to sew, know how to use a pattern, have a sewing machine, etc. But it’s not something I do regularly. My perfectionism really holds me back when it comes to sewing because my standards for what it should look like aren’t realistic for my limited abilities. And I don’t have the patience to work on it to become proficient.

      Those sound like good goals!
      Sallie

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      • Peggy

        January 30, 2020 at 11:41 am

        Sewing is a bad place to be a perfectionist; there are so many things that can go wrong!

        I didn’t make any goals this week, although I am trying to get to some things that I bought weeks or months ago, and finally put them to use.

        Reply
        • Sallie Borrink

          January 31, 2020 at 9:54 am

          I know. That’s why I never took to sewing. I want everything I make to look like it’s bespoke by an expert and I don’t have the talent or patience (or interest) to achieve that level of skill for myself. Seriously. Sewing even a basic garment stresses me out. LOL!

          Although, in my own defense, I think if I truly had the luxury of time and money and the space to get into sewing with quality materials, machine, etc. then it might be something I would enjoy. But that’s not been my experience.

          Reply
  2. Sallie Borrink

    January 31, 2020 at 9:49 am

    Goal 1 – Finish washing up all of the old sheets and research how I would like to repurpose them. DONE with washing. Still researching how I want to use them. I have quite a few of them and most of them are very pretty so I want to think through this.

    Goal 2 – Continue cleaning out my clothes and shoes, washing things up and organizing. PROGRESS

    Goal 3 – Continue organizing and systematizing our digital clip art, papers, borders, stock photos, fonts, etc. A LOT OF PROGRESS on this one. I feel especially good about what I accomplished here. This is a big job.

    Goal 4 – Clean out and organize baking and coffee cupboards. NOT YET. This is going to be one I work on over the weekend as part of checking over my pantry again as I’ve discussed in:

    Why You Need a Pantry
    Stocking a Pantry – You Need More Food Than You Think
    Master Pantry List
    First Pantry Step – Clean It Out

    So overall I’m pleased with how I did this week.

    Reply
  3. Ticia Messing

    January 31, 2020 at 12:20 pm

    Good job!

    On my goals:

    1. closet fixing- I’ve made progress, but am not done.
    2. State studies for all three states- I got one done, and made progress on the other two, but was held up by not having information from the kids
    3. Updating movie post- I didn’t finish it but made significant progress.

    Reply
    • Sallie Borrink

      February 4, 2020 at 10:48 am

      Progress is what matters! I seem to set goals that require more than a week to finish. LOL!

      Reply
  4. Cheryl

    February 1, 2020 at 10:09 am

    Hi Sallie,
    I don’t know if you quilt. I’m just beginning, well actually I haven’t begun because I have to finish my newly acquired craft room in our home. Did I just set a goal, lol? Anyway, I’ve noticed that a lot of quilters use old sheets as backing for quilts, or for the patchwork itself. I don’t know how old the sheets are, or if they would qualify as vintage. If so someone may be interested in buying them if you don’t need them for something.

    Reply
    • Sallie Borrink

      February 4, 2020 at 10:50 am

      Hi Cheryl,

      I’m not a quilter, but I hope you will share what you learn and keep us posted on your new goal.

      I was going to say that none of these sheet sets would be considered vintage, but then I stopped to think how old some of them are and now I wonder. LOL! What is vintage? Over 25 years old? I’m not sure what the “official” standard is.

      Sallie

      Reply
  5. Ladypinktulip

    February 1, 2020 at 10:28 am

    Honestly I am not progressing in my goals. Partly due to needing to rest a lot with pain. However I am super happy I broke the FB distraction. My account permanently deleted yesterday. Don’t miss it at all. Today I do plan to go through a shelf and see what needs to be donated/kept.

    Reply
    • Sallie Borrink

      February 4, 2020 at 10:52 am

      Hi Ladypinktulip,

      Congratulations on breaking free of the FB distraction. It’s been almost two years for me now. I miss it every once and again. I do feel like I’m “missing out” in some ways. But I don’t plan on going back unless something changes my mind in a significant way.

      Do what you can with your goals around your rest. Even a shelf is progress!
      Sallie

      Reply
  6. Peggy

    February 1, 2020 at 10:53 am

    I attacked toilet stains with a pumice stone, tried out our new steam cleaner, got through a pile of mending, did some decluttering, and organized several drawers.

    Reply
    • Sallie Borrink

      February 4, 2020 at 10:55 am

      Wow! That’s a lot of tasks. I love weeks like that. Congrats!

      Reply

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