Matters of the Heart

What a weighty title, right?   So, the title of this blog is Call to Order: Organizing home, time and heart.  The heart.

Let me back up just a bit.  I'm in a wonderful, out-of-this-world Bible study program called Bible Study Fellowship.  Well, I'm not just in it, my children go with me.  We all learn Scripture.  We study it.  We grow.  AMAZING.

This year we are studying the gospel of Matthew.  It is my first time to study the life of Jesus in detail.  Not a parable here and a history lesson there, but the WHOLE life of Jesus.  We just finished reading Jesus' eight woes to the Pharisees (Matthew 23:13-39).  Jesus calls the Pharisees hypocrites seven times in this passage.  SEVEN times.  He also uses the terms blind guides/men, fools, serpents, and brood of vipers.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence... So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness." Matthew 23:25, 28

The Pharisees worked very hard to appear righteous on the outside, but were full of self-indulgence on the inside.  They desired recognition from men more than from God. They idolized their rituals.  They choose to put more emphasis on the minute details of the law and forget the weightier provisions of the law - like justice, mercy and faithfulness (Matthew 23:23)

Kid's Bathroom: Cluttered to Clean COMPLETE

At the beginning of the week, I revealed My Plan for the bathroom.

I try to break up my larger projects into a handful of small jobs so that I don't get overwhelmed. For instance, declutter the entire pantry... OVERWHELMING.  Organize the canned goods portion of the pantry... TOTALLY DO-ABLE!  #seewhatimean #lifelessonfortoday

On Day 1, I ran through my problems and potential solutions. 

Day 2: Address the bow issue. 
Problem:  Bows.  Inevitable.  Girls have bows.  #lifelessonfortoday.   I want to display them so it's easier to keep organized and see what we have.
Solution: Buy a frame and make a bow holder

 Total cost of $14.99 and about 20 minutes of work. 

Bathroom Drawer

Are you ready for one of the most dramatic transformations in the Kid's bathroom: Cluttered to Clean Project?  

Remember this wonderful drawer? (insert sarcasm here)

 

Once I removed the bows and created the bow holder,

 

I was left with mostly toiletry items and hair items.  I debated a few different tactics and finally decided on buying an organizer for the drawer.  I was trying to make my own and it just wasn't strong enough to withhold lots of use.  I was thinking of using a utensil organizer, but I could not find one wide enough or cheap enough:) 

So, I headed to my local Michael's and stumbled upon the PERFECT organizer.  It was intended to be used to organize crafts, but it was wide enough to take up the drawer and had customizable inserts.  Plus it was only $5.49! 

 

Bathroom Baskets

For today's post on Kid's Bathroom: Cluttered to Clean, I am going back to My Organizational Plan.  See the corner... do you see it?  The one overflowing with toilet paper?  Why in the world do we need to have that much toilet paper out?  Answer: WE DON'T!

I decided to reclaim this corner and use it to display the new Bow Holder and wire hanging baskets.  It will take up less space and look more appealing.

When I was shopping at Gardenridge and found the frame I used for the Bow Holder, I also stumbled upon these gray wire baskets - only $7.99 each!  I purchased a few because I wasn't sure how many I would want to use/need.

I removed the burlap cover because I like the look of the simple wire basket.  Then I found my trusty Command Hooks - have I mentioned before that I love these?  Oh wait, I have.... ok great!

I held up the baskets and marked with a pencil where the hooks would go.  Then I waited patiently for an hour before I hung the baskets.  This was the hardest part!