Cleaning Calendar!

If you know me, you know that I am not very organized. Not for a lack of trying, but if I don't have something physically written down, or in my phone, I will probably forget. I try to stay organized because of my busy schedule. Between my work schedule, my school schedule, household things, family engagements and Levi's therapy, it seems like there are just not enough hours in the day; and that's when I begin to feel overwhelmed. I feel overwhelmed a lot. So while wasting time when I should have been studying  browsing through Pinterest  I came across this little beauty.

It was like the Heaven's opened up and the Lord beamed his light onto my computer screen. This was just what I needed! A set schedule that I can easily follow and keep up by doing a little housework everyday. So I continued searching on Pinterest and came across an even better version that I decided to recreate myself!

I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up a light weight frame ($4.99 but sale price came out to about $2.50), some craft magnets ($2.99), 4 pieces of scrapbooking paper (44¢ each), and a can of spray paint (which was completely optional and the most expensive at $5.99).

  

After painting the frame and leaving it to dry, I began working on my calendar. I tried to put things in an order that makes sense and would worked for my husband and I. Mornings are crazy so I knew that putting a load of laundry to start in the morning like some of the calendars I saw would not work for us. So I kept it simple. Afternoons/ evenings is where the bulk of my cleaning gets done anyway, after work or after class, so I kept it that way. Making this calendar is all about trying to reduce feeling overwhelmed so I didn't want to pile up the calendar with a bunch of high expectations. Here is my calendar after a little customization. 

After the paint dried on my frame, I attached magnets to the back and printed my calendar on my pretty paper. Here is the finished product! 

 This has certainly helped me in my quest to become a more organized! Any additional tips you have would be greatly appreciated! Leave them below! Be sure to tag me and let me know if you try this for your home! On Instagram @LondynFabulousz and Facebook @Londyn Garcia! 

xo, Londyn.

I wish Heaven had visiting hours..

If Heaven had visiting hours, how often would we be allowed to visit? Every week? Every year? How long would the line to get in be? There are so many people I'd love to see again, to hug and kiss; even if only for a second. If I could ask my Great Grandmother if she was proud of me and introduce her to my Husband and my son. Or see if my Uncle was still the life of the party. Or meet my Husband's Grandmother, who he always speaks so fondly of. Or meet the baby I never got a chance to hold.

I recently read a post on one of the blogs I follow that made me ponder this. She talks about how she wishes her life was normal again. And I completely get it. I wish I could hear about new pregnancies and births or pass the baby section at Target without a second thought.  I don't like to write posts that make me seem ungrateful because I know how blessed we are. Everyday I think about where we are in our lives and I, myself, don't even know how we do it. But now I just want to get back to normal.

Something that is helping me to move on after miscarriage is recognizing that it's okay to be sad and to cry. There were so many emotions that I went through during that confusing period and sad was definitely one of them. I tried holding it in and telling myself that everything was okay. But lying, even to yourself, will never help you heal. When I stopped blaming myself and really came to terms with my emotions is when I can say I began to feel better. Its okay to feel sad, left out, abandoned, confused, angry, or whatever; as long as you do not dwell in that emotion. And with God's help, you won't. The last thing I wanted to hear was what I heard the most: "God never puts more on you than you can bare" or "God does everything for a reason." But, with every sunrise is a new day to start fresh. And the same things I didn't really want to hear at the time, ring in my ears on days that aren't the brightest for me. And although those are kind of cliché, they do offer me comfort.

Just some thoughts that were on my mind today.

xo, Londyn.