9 November

Today I was looking at all that needed to be done to be ready for a trip to Boise tomorrow and what I needed to finish for the Magic10 challenge and was feeling overwhelmed.  I knew that my morning was shot as I had physical therapy this morning and so it all had to be done this afternoon.  Tonight was out because it was date night and you can't interfere with that. 

While at physical therapy I ended up doing 50 minutes of cross training on the bike, elliptical and treadmill and was exhausted by the time I got home.  But I still got right into working when I got home.  I was able to get the fridge cleaned out, the kitchen mopped, lots of laundry done, dishes were kept up and cleaned the entire chapel at the church.

I am tired now in a good way.  I am satisfied and feel good sitting in the kitchen with a clean floor.  I still need to put a load of laundry in the washer and make sure I get up early enough to put it in the dryer and have it dry before we leave. But I am ahead a lot further then I was this morning and feeling great about it. 

Momentum keep moving forward!!!!

Week 1 Focus Area

 The Games and the Game Closet

The Before

The Game Clset

The Game Piece Storage Area

 Our family loves to play games but has had a hard time putting the game back after they get done playing with it.  By the time Mom finds it there are pieces scattered all over the house and therefore it doesn't get all back together the way it should.  I have been really bad for the past year and as I find a game piece I put it in a set of drawers.  This is after I filled about 3 containers that were stashed in the game closet.  Needless to say, over the last year we have only played a few games because I make sure the pieces get put back in the box and the box put away from little fingers.  I am ready to start playing other games and stop picking up pieces that little fingers have pulled out of the drawers and scattered every where.

A few months ago I had my carpets cleaned and I refused to put all the boxes back into my room. This time I decided I was going to take care of the stuff instead of stashing it.  The games were one of the biggest culprit of the clutter and so it is time to get it under control.  One of the nicest aspects of being one of the developers of the challenge, with the effort to make it continue over and over again, is that I will be able to eventually hit every area that is a problem and eventually I will have an organized house and life.

Now for the unveiling of the finished product.

The After

Boxes are empty

Drawers are empty - except the bottom but that is not game pieces

The finished game closet - I really need a bigger closet :)

Magic10 Miracles

On the 10th year anniversary of Mom (Linda Lovell) coming up with the idea of the Magic10, we have resurrected it and given it a new life.  It is now a challenge that we are extending to many others and hopefully it will become an ongoing challenge that will be extended to 100's of people all over the country. 

It is a program that is 10 magical steps that will help us get our home and life organized.  There are 10 categories that we focus on each day to help build better habits in our efforts to take care of our homes and our families.  These areas are:

1.  5 Daily Tasks
2. 4 Weekly Tasks and 1 Monthly Tasks
3. A Focus Area that we deep clean and get to a point that we just have to maintain it.
4. Maintaining the finished Focus Areas
5. Evaluating our Efforts through our Journals and Other People
6. A Weekly Challenge
7. Personal Goal
8. Personal Goal
9. Health Goal
10. Health Goal

We are held accountable to ourselves, our families and our team members.  We are not in this alone.  There are others that are striving to better themselves also and we encourage and support one another.  It is a great feeling and motivator!!!  For further information check out the official website for this challenge - Magic10 Challenge

I am going to post my before and after pictures on this website.  I am a human with weaknesses, but as I bring forth my weaknesses they will become strengths.  Every one is capable of this and so I am hoping to share this transformation with others so that they will have some inspiration by my actions.