Now here's a challenge!

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I have been a slug for three days now. I can't seem to motivate myself to do much of anything...I want to de-clutter; I want to write curriculum; I want to do all sorts of things. Just not very much;-) But I think Rebecca might be lighting a fire beneath me. She is reading It's All Too Much and she's moving along quite nicely. Now, Rebecca is coming to visit me in a couple of weeks. One would think that fact alone would motivate me. Do I really want the woman who is on an organizing, de-cluttering tear to see my chaos? Apparently so, because I'm sitting here, doing very little, and thinking maybe when she gets here, she'll help me:-).
Today, Rebecca broke down how she "did" her sunroom. She took Peter Walsh's advice to heart and then she shared it with the world. I might be getting just a little motivated. I could do that. I could go room by room and list its purpose and make a plan. At least, I think I could. Tomorrow. I'll start tomorrow. Right after soccer, ballet, and basketball. I'll start with the storage/craft room. I promise.
Maybe.

Final Thoughts

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According to the eight principles of Attachment Parenting International, I'm most definitely an attachment parenting advocate and practitioner. This is the way we're raising our kids. I've written about it (I'd link the whole blog if I could) and talked about it, and, most importantly, lived it. It is what works best for our family. It is not the only holy way to raise a family. And it is not "nutters" (though that's a very cute term).  The only holy way to raise a family is to prayerfully discern what God is calling your family to do. We've done that. And we continue to do that. Attachment parenting is what we committed to do when we sought God's wisdom for our particular situation. We have also welcomed each and every baby in God's time, without tinkering with the plan through the use of NFP. We prayerfully considered what the Church allows (but doesn't require) and discerned that God's grace was sufficient and we had no grave or serious reason to delay welcoming a child. He says that complete openness and attachment parenting are mutually exclusive, and that attachment parenting is the most important of the two. They are not mutually exclusive. If attachment parenting and openness to life are God's plan for your family, God will give you the grace to live that life with abundant joy. You will not be the failure he predicts. You will work harder than you ever imagined. And you will fall asleep in prayer more nights than not.You will make heroic sacrifices of time and you will live your life outside the popular culture. But God will not abandon you and you will not fail. You will thrive. And so will your marriage. And so will your kids. It can be done. I'm not supermom. I'm a humble, sinning mom who gets up every morning and begs for strength and courage and grace and a dozen other things. But I do not need to be supermom. I have a very big God. And this abundant life is what He wants from me and this is what He helps me to do, every single day, according to His plan.

I knew it!

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I'm a complicated voter. I went to the Candidate Calculator, read all the tabs on the issues and then did the quiz to have them match me with my candidate. The computer failed me. I came up with a three-way tie (exactly 70.83%) for Huckabee, Obama, and Romney. So much for having the computer figure this out for me. I highly recommend going to the calculator, clicking on the issues, and then taking the quiz. It's interesting to really look at what the site says the top issues are and it's very interesting to see where your ideas line up with candidates' positions.It's also a great way to initiate conversation with the teenagers in your house. At that, friends, is my first and last political post because, clearly, I'm confused.

ETA: My son points out that I'm not as confused as the calculator would indicate because if it comes down to it, I'm a one issue voter and being solidly pro-life trumps all.