What makes me feel "jazzed"? This is the Mary Challenge for today. I must say that when I see the word, "JAZZ", I think of JAZZ HANDS! This is probably a direct result from too many show choir rehearsals and productions over the years. I even was director of a small high school group last year called (what else?!): Jazz Hands! Such a silly name...but maybe that is good imagery to focus myself on.
I suppose the thing that I enjoy doing more than anything else is singing and playing the piano for a group of people. If that place is church, or home, or on stage somewhere; that is where I feel most in tune with my true self. It is also where I feel closest to the Creator, and my spiritual purpose.
Of course, Sarah Mae suggests that we should take a couple hours of our week to feel jazzy. I am not entirely certain that would be feasible for me. Being part of a show right now would be very difficult in our current schedule/routine. Of course a few years ago I took a tap class...maybe that would work?!
The Martha challenge for today was to clean and store winter bedding and bring out the summer bedding. Target had a great sheet sale this past week. I bought new sheets for Jim and I and for the ladies. They have been washed and placed on the beds. I have to be truthful, and say that I still have the other sheets (the ones that were on the bed) to launder, but that's not a horrible place to be in. I also was able to clean out my linen closet this week, due to my searching for summer sheets (we use flannel ones in the winter).
I really didn't think the closet was that bad, but yeah...messy.
All this cleaning must be rubbing off into the rest of my life - because when I went to find a refill for our wallflower, I ended up cleaning the entire cabinet in our bathroom! Seriously. It was really a mess, and the shelves were black with dust/dirt. I took a pic - and I'll post it tomorrow or Monday. Tomorrow, of course, is Evie's Birthday party with our family.
Needless to say, I did find that I will be making a stop at Bath & Body Works this week for a wallflower refill. We are plum out of them!
As I look at the week ahead, I know there are plenty of areas that are going to benefit from the 31-days! What a fun and fabulous way to get this cleaning done! Two weeks down and I really see a difference in my home!
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