Repost: 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!)


Sidenote: Today's post originally appeared on my blog Oct. 7, 2010. 

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PS (new content):




I'm decorating for Valentine's Day 2012 today. 


I don't know what that entails exactly, but I miss my Christmas decorations and the excitement of the holidays, SO I'm going for it. 


--Pink crete paper? Sure.
--Twinkle lights? Why not.
--Heart-shaped candy dishes? Heck yeah.


I'm looking forward to Valentine's Day this year. (Watch out family.)


(PS: Of course, I'm doing all of this looking forward while trying to stay in the NOW, mind you. Confused? Me, too.)




I found this on Pinterest
(along with about 19 million other things 
I now want, but don't really need), 

and I love it!


If I were making my Valentine's Card for Dave,

I'd use this same sentiment. It cracks me up.

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