Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Do You Get ADD At The Age of 42???

I am a living testament to the fact that God really does answer our prayers--even ones from a mom who was feeling like she was losing her mind because she couldn't get her life and brain (mostly her brain) organized.  I know that because I'm that woman.  Some background:

When I started this blog almost two years ago it was part therapy and partly a way for me to attempt to document myself getting my act together.  Well, I think it met the therapy goal but the second goal was pretty much an epic fail.  Oh, we did implement a new allowance system which worked great (but is getting a huge revamp next week) and I learned some good parenting skills along the way, but honest truth--I felt like I was constantly behind.  Oh wait--that's because I WAS!

The only way I can describe it is that I felt like I had about a million things to keep track of and they were all either jumbled around in my brain, filed away somewhere in my email in box of 45,000--yes 45,000 emails, written on a list that I kept forgetting to look at or buried under a pile of papers on the end of the kitchen counter.  Every day I went to bed feeling behind and woke up feeling behind.  I had the same things on my "to do" list for 6 months.  Between the kids, work, the house, callings, volunteering and everything else I felt BURIED.  (Does this sound familiar to anyone?)  And because I felt so overwhelmed I spent a good chunk of my time avoiding the things that needed to be done because I couldn't figure out how to get started.  So I got really good at Candy Crush.

So...finally (I guess I'm a slow learner), I decided that maybe it might be a good idea to ask the good Lord for help.  I figured I didn't have anything to lose--my sanity was already gone-and maybe, just maybe He would have an answer.  And he did.  On Facebook.  Facebook--the land of annoying video reposts, braggy status updates, and endless requests to join Candy Crush.  But as I sat one day scrolling aimlessly through FB land I cam across this:



http://powerofmoms.com/webinar-information-page-draft/

The name of this rang a bell because a friend had mentioned it in a comment on my blog a while back and at the time I had good intentions to read it "someday" but then when someday arrived I couldn't remember what it was I wanted to read.  (Story.Of.My.Life.)  Well--it was a sign I tell you because I had hours worth of Christmas wrapping to do so I signed up for the webinar on "Getting Projects Done" and a new me was born!  Call me a sucker but I was sold after listening to this webinar.  For the first time in a long time I felt like I might have a solution to my scattered ways so I texted Dave and told him I knew what I wanted for Christmas.  Yes--the full organizational system cost me money but it is worth every penny to me because for the first time in a loooong time I feel energized and inspired and ORGANIZED!  Projects are getting done, emails are cleaned up and attended to, and I have time to relax and enjoy my life again.  I really do think it's an answer to prayer.

So..if anyone is interested take a look at the webinar.  That is absolutely free and worth listening to if nothing else.  The Power of Moms website has loads of free info on parenting and organizing and a bunch of other stuff and if you are interested in learning more about the M.O.M system of organization you can find that info there.  (I know I sound like a Power of Moms zealot but I'm ok with that.  Totally worth it.)  Who knows--it might be your answer to prayer too:-)

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