Time and Garbage

Photo of the Day - My kids playing outside with their friends.  Yes, they were served hot chocolate outside!  It was 9 degrees here today!  Yikes!

Ok, so you are probably wondering what time and garbage have to do with one another.  These are the two things that I am most grateful for today!  Let me explain....

First, I am thankful for time because we had today and still have tomorrow left in our vacation.  As some of you know, I am a teacher and I relish the fact that I do get so much time off.  I love that I get to spend the time with my kids.  It was great to have today off because it gave me time to do the very necessary cleaning and organizing that needed to be done after the whirlwind of the holidays.  Just knowing that I had today to organize instead of having to race right back to work was a HUGE gift!  This is also where garbage comes into play.  

It is amazing to me how we work so hard to be able to afford "things".  We are always wanting new "things".  Yet, I can honestly tell you that getting rid of "things" makes me just as happy, if not more so, than getting things.  I was so happy to take two HUGE garbage bags full of clutter out to the garbage today.  Just seeing how neat and organized my bedroom and closet were made me happy.  I HATE clutter and wish that I would remember that every time I go to a store. Tomorrow I will be taking time to drop off some of my things to the Salvation Army.  That too makes me happy.  It makes me happy knowing that some of the great things that I have gotten to enjoy will bring someone else joy, at least until they are ready to get rid of it too!