Fabulous Fallon 4th: January 2012

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Mark your Calendars!!

The fruit of keeping covenants is the companionship of the Holy Ghost and an increase in the power to love."--Elder Henry B. Eyring, Ensign, Nov. 1996, 32

February 14th will be our Relief Society Meeting. It will be held at 6:30 at the church. Husbands are invited with a dinner to enjoy!

Low Closet Rods

My husband installed closet rods low enough so that little children can reach to hang up their own clothes.

Clothes Placement: Pictures of articles of clothing taped to the inside of drawers illustrate for my little ones where each item belongs.

Coded Puzzles: To avoid mixed puzzle pieces, I code the back of each piece with a colored dot. All the red dots belong to one puzzle, etc.

Freeze Ahead: I prepare double portions when fixing a meal. One half is used that evening, the other half is frozen for use next week, on the Sabbath, or to share with the ill.

Open the Mail, sort, and get rid of the junk immediately. Have a "place" for bills, coupons, letters, etc. so that papers don't pile up.

Hang 2 canvas totes labeled with REPAIR and DONATE

from hooks in the laundry room. This will help you keep on top of too small clothes and items needing to be tossed.

Treat organization in the same way as you would a diet or exercise program - as a life style change. You have to do a little bit often.

No bathroom storage? Hang a canvas shoe organizer on the back of the door.

Stash a permanent marker in the bathroom cabinet and mark makeup, sunscreen, and medicines with dates of purchase so you know when they should be tossed.

Simplify, downsize, edit. How many pots can you fit on the stove at once? How many free pens do you really use? How many old T-shirts do you really need?

Corral clutter where it lands. Keep containers near mess hot spots, such as the front door, the bedroom dresser, kitchen counter. Then empty them when full, put items away, and start all over.

Clean house like you're moving. Keep only those things you'd take if you relocated.

Family Home Evening

All of us know the counsel from our leaders and the value of FHE. We all WANT to have great Family Nights. But most of us struggle with putting together good lessons and activities mainly because when Monday night rolls around we're exhausted from cleaning up after the weekend, facing the upcoming week, or short on time to prepare. It can be discouraging and overwhelming.

It is for those reasons and more that we as a R.S. Committee want to offer EACH MONTH ideas to help you with your FHE. As you collect stories, games, activity and treat ideas, you will be able to go to your "files" on those busy weeks and pull out a lesson in no time at all. The kids will love it and you will feel like you have prepared a special lesson.

We would like to post your FHE ideas on this blog. We can all share, encourage, and strengthen one another in this endeavor. Just email us at fabulousfallon4th@hotmail.com