My plan is that I am going to post postings via Dina Marie’s Blog:  A Blog of a Deaf Entrepreneur & Single Mother from now on.  If interested into continuing by reading my blog, it can be found here.

Have a good day!

In addition, I had great time at my Creative Memories’ Croptoberfest yesterday.   It was great to have ladies, who came over and worked on their photo album projects.  I gave a Fancy punch to the lady, who completed 15 pages last night!

Good news is that I completed my Pet PicFolio album that has pictures of my cats, Como and Sunny.  Of course I plan to post pages from that PicFolio album as soon as I can.  I am taking easy today.

My next project is to complete a simple 7×7 album for Nolan.  He has his own pictures collection.  : )

So, I want to gain my self-esteem, so that way I can feel good by using my time wisely. Here is my list shown below:

1. Read 3 books of my choice
2. Organize Home Office
3. Earn extra money by working at home
4. Remove and kill Bamboo plants for good
5. Set up a planter to start gardening
6. Apply Fertilizer on lawn
7. Apply moss killer in some sections on lawn
8. Learn to use a bread maker
9. Lose 10 pounds
10. Learn how to can (There’s an excellent posting to learn about canning apple pie in a jar)
11. Learn and use Money Merge Account (MMA)
12. Take MMA exam
13. Read Prepaid Legal documents
14. Read scripture – Job
15. Get things ready for garage sale in Spring time
16. Organize my Creative Memories products and supplies
17. Make a storybook
18. Learn and use my new digital camera
19. Add more pictures on my blogs
20. Associate with bloggers little more
21. Take a walk daily
22. Aerobics – a few times a week
23. Finish my Cats’ Picfolio
24. Call my cousin, Trudy
25. Call Pat to learn more of my aunt’s history (family history)
26. Finish Nolan’s 7×7 photo album
27. Finish 12×12 personal photo album
28. Learn to create my own greeting cards with Creative Memories
29. Visit my friend at Family Adult Home
30. Paint and decorate Nolan’s bedroom
31. Organize and sort out all my childhood pictures, Mother’s and Father’s in Power Sort boxes
32. Do a little bit of Interior Design inside the house
33. Do a little planting flowers in front and back yards
34. Learn and play with Storybook Creator 3.0
35. Purge and organize clothes

Members, who want to pay membership as ambassadors, get to have their blog to be set up with Hello Hello, which they can create and post their postings. Just like what I did with mine. Of course I still have some work on that blog.

FYI, Hello Hello is approaching to be launched sometimes this coming weekend. I am crossing my fingers. I wish programmers such a good luck into getting Hello Hello to be launched.

Also, I purged all papers from the file cabinet and a couple of notebooks that are in regards with Washington State Association of the Deaf  (WSAD), which I am no longer member of that organization.  I put them in the box.  I am expecting someone to pick up that box.  What a good start to reduce clutter!

I personally think that this book Organizing from the Inside Out is an excellent book to read.  Why?  It helps readers to analyze and figure out based on what are their habits and numerous of reasons why clutters at homes are not being taken care of.

From what I have learned is that my mother and grandmother had gone through the Great Depression in 1930′s.  My understanding is that some people, who experienced the Great Depression had some fears to let things go such as clothes, hats, jewels, etc.  Also, some people are being very frugal by saving money and cooking meals at home instead of eating out.

There is a perfect example.  I have learned from a family friend whom my mother used to go schools with in the old times, that my grandmother and my mother tended to make their coffee at home.  One of my mother’s family friend asked her (my mother) to go out and have a cup of coffee with her.  She said that she prefers to have coffee at home in order to save money.  I can see of how frugal she was.

Both my grandmother and my mother passed away, I still have surplus unopened boxes that are left in the unfinished basement, which I haven’t gone through for years since I moved and reside about 20 minutes north from Seattle.  Believe it or not.  I still have a white crib, swing, and bassinet in the unfinished basement.  I was in them when I was a baby years ago!  Oh yeah.  I gotta to get rid of them somehow.

I have learned that I had been somewhat vulnerable and depressed after my beloved mother passed away.  Then three years later, I met my ex-husband and married to him two years later.  I did not recognize that I was actually in Domestic Violence relationship.  While I was married, I had been feeling quite depressed and was not being productive as I should have.  Of course I still have a big scar from that marriage.   Then I had to go through heavy legal such as going through a divorce, parenting plan, and Guardian Ad Litem.  It last more than two years!

As for nowadays, my mind is quite clear and know what I need to accomplish.  I am much happier and am having peace in my life with my 5 years old son, Nolan.

At last, I am still reading this book.  My next goal is to straighten out my home office and get everything organized.  This way I don’t need to keep looking for papers I need and feel quite confused based on which paperwork I need to complete.