My Quiet Time Space

Reading a post from Melissa Taylor today got me to thinking about my own space.  We have no extra space here let alone space just for me.  So instead of complaining I put my thinking cap on and got to work.    I started looking at every inch of the house.  All 900 square feet of it.....bedroom, no extra room in there.  Kitchen....nothing there either.  Bathroom...lets not even go there...LOL!  Downstairs...kids rooms.  Then it hit me.  We have an old computer desk in the dinning room that has doors on it that we used to shove things in when people come over.  YES!!!  I have my "girlie cove" as my  husband called it!! 

BEFORE...this drives me crazy to actually put this on my blog.  EEEK what a mess!!  But like I said it was a store all spot.

Since I'm starting classes on Monday I need a spot to study.  As well as do my quiet times with God.  My husband amazes me at how he can just lie on the couch or in bed and study.  I have to be sitting at a desk or table.  I have to be able to take notes and read.

So after about an hour of cleaning and organizing I finally finished my spot!!

Where the keyboard was pulls out.  It's great for writing on.  I'm SO excited.  I used scrapbook paper on the back part of it.  I also had the scripture sign for a while just waiting for a place for it.

Here is the back of my "girlie cove".  A close up of the Scripture sign.  I will be hanging up some more pictures and such as time goes on.  I really like the uncluttered look!!  I might just leave it like this.

31 Prayers for my Husband calendar.  I had this tucked in my Bible but I love having this right there for me to glance at each day.

I just can not leave out my pictures of Heinz Field.  This might turn into my Steelers wall...LOL!

I am participating in the Made to Crave online Bible Study starting next week.  This book is GREAT!!  I had hoped to have my review up today, but they have asked us to wait on it.  So this space will be getting a lot of use. 

My Planner....

A while ago I was given the opportunity to make an advertisement for The Old Schoolhouse planner.  I printed up what I wanted to put in it and went to work creating a planner that worked for my family.  Here are some pictures of what I came up with.

I started by covering a 3-ring binder with some material I had.  Then I placed a plastic page protector on the cover.  So when I buy the planner next year I will just have to remove the old cover and slip in the new one.

I love this planner because everything is all in one place.  I don't have 5 different binders all over the house.  I keep this in one general location and all the information is right at my finger tips.

My month at a glance.  I've even included my Bible reading schedule.  I'm reading through the Bible in 4 months!!  I can open this up on any given day and see what is going on and what needs to be done.

This is where I'm keeping all our Homeschool information.  There is Unit Studies I want to do, attendance forms, field trip forms~~which I move over to our month at a glance section so I know what I need to prepare for and cover with the children.  There are educational charts and a list of curriculum I want to look at.

I have a section for our household information.  I printed each section on different colored paper so I can find it easily.  I have a ton of forms in here.  There are car maintenance schedules, household repairs (my husband LOVES this one...hint of sarcasm in there), budget information which has been great for us, we really never lived on a budget.  We are now working one up and are very excited about it.  My favorite part of this section is the craft planning pages!!  I come across so many craft projects I want to do.  I save them on my computer hidden away never to be looked at again.  Now I just print, or write the instructions and place them in this section.  I can even break it down into how much this project will cost.

We are planning our very first BIG family vacation to Orlando FL in December 2011.  We were very excited to see the vacation plans form!  There are SO many forms and pages in this planner I add new sections and forms every day!

This planner is GREAT for anyone!!  Even if you do not homeschool I HIGHLY suggest you check this planner out.  There are over 600 pages for you to choose from.