Farmers Call It a Rut



When I was a kid, I remember my mom moving furniture around . . .

a lot.

Like, I think our family room had more than 25 configurations during my teenage years.

At the time, I never really understood why my mom liked to move the furniture so much. I just knew that if dad wasn't home when mom got the idea to move it--my brother and I were going to be gaining some serious resume experience as future "Starving Student Movers."

Now flash-forward 30+ years, and I realize why my mom moved the furniture so much. (At least I think I know.)

She likes things moving, growing . . . not stagnant and predictable.

So, moving the furniture was one of my mom's ways of making that kind of visible movement/growth/space/change in our lives.

I like that idea. The idea of change and movement. Growth.

And I like how something simple, like moving furniture can create energy and enthusiasm in other areas of our lives.

It's pretty amazing.

So with that in mind, here are a few simple suggestions for shakin' things up on the homefront. (All of which, I've tried in the past 12 weeks--and they are worth doing. Promise!)

Try some, you'll be surprised at how GOOD change/growth/movement feels:

* If you are married, swap your side of the closet with your spouse's side.
(I just did this and I can't believe how different it feels. It's funny.)

* Next time you order at your favorite restaurant, order something NEW.
(Again, just did it. And I was shocked! I've been eating a less-than yummy meal for years at my "favorite" place. Nutty!)

* If you don't exercise, start. If you do exercise, change your routine.
(Think of that farmer saying, "Be careful which rut you choose--because you'll be in it for the next 15 miles!")

* Move your furniture. (Swap your kids' rooms, even.)
(Kids are more bendy than grown-ups. They will like it.)

* Shop at a different grocery store.

* Paint your nails a color you'd NEVER normally choose.

* Take a day off from making your bed or doing the dishes.
(This is obviously for those people that are OCD like me. I would sleep on top of my bed, just to keep it neat. Really. But for the first time in forever--or ever--I left it unmade last week. And guess what . . . Jr. saw it and made it! LOL!)

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