Pruning To Prosper/ Catholic, Declutter, Organize, Motivation, Budget, Meal Plan

Genesis 3:1-5

Adam and Eve had EVERYTHING and yet, the Devil was able to tempt Eve with FOMO!  "Are you sure?????"  

In today's episode I talk about our culture of always getting more stuff.  Especially our kids.  Everywhere they go it seems they are given stuff!  Do you always buy yourself something?  Does the fear of missing a good sale tempt you?  

This year I finally said, "no" to school photos and guess what?  We survived! My kids still got a new outfit because they will be in the yearbook.  School photos are just not my jam.  I buy them so we can get the class photo and the individual photos of my kids end up in their special bins.  We never look at them or display them.  However, we DO look at the yearbook almost everyday.  So that is where I am spending my money this year.  We are just buying the yearbook.  I can't wait to see how their photos turn out...at the end of the year when yearbooks are distributed.  Something fun for us to look forward to.  My budget is still in tact and I won't be adding to the unwanted pile of stuff in my basement.

If you are tempted to bring in more stuff you can't afford or don't need or even have the space for, what can you do?  Pray!  When Eve was tempted, she caved and original sin was brought into the world.  That sin created a separation from us and God.  When you are tempted...pray!  Ask God to close that gap, to fill your heart with a desire for Him and not more stuff!

Have a great day,

Gina

Is the clutter in your home so overwhelming you don't know where to begin? Or you do begin and quickly make a bigger mess, get frustrated and give up? Are you waiting for motivation to strike and THEN you'll get it together?  

 Motivation is not going to strike, so STOP waiting for it!  Just get started and guess, what? Momentum will kick in and help you finish the job.  When we look at the big picture, it's easy to get overwhelmed and stay stuck.  In these Saturday morning episodes, I lead you through one very small area of your home to declutter for just 5 minutes.  You won't pull everything out and make a bigger mess, you'll just handle a very small section at a time.  Week after week and little by little, your home will begin to feel lighter. You'll be able to freely open kitchen drawers and quickly find items.  Cleaning will become easier too because you won't be cleaning before you can actually clean.  5 minutes will make a difference! Set your prayer intention to unite your work with Him, pop in this podcast, and set your reward.  Let's get started

To work with me 1:1 or to schedule a 30 minute complimentary discovery call, please email me at: [email protected]

Opening Bible verse: Colossians 3:23-24

There isn't a right or wrong answer.  If you are ready to get serious about tackling your debt, just pick a method and go for it! 

In this episode I discuss the differences between the two most popular methods of paying off debt.  I do have a method I prefer, so I'll share my reasons for that too.

If you'd like to work with me 1:1 on your own personal budget, please email me at: [email protected]

I can work with you via zoom one hour at a time.  We go over your numbers, set a plan, figure out your debt free date and I hold you accountable.  Imagine where you will be one year from now if you just get started!

Is the clutter in your home so overwhelming you don't know where to begin? Or you do begin and quickly make a bigger mess, get frustrated and give up? Are you waiting for motivation to strike and THEN you'll get it together?  

 Motivation is not going to strike, so STOP waiting for it!  Just get started and guess, what? Momentum will kick in and help you finish the job.  When we look at the big picture, it's easy to get overwhelmed and stay stuck.  In these Saturday morning episodes, I lead you through one very small area of your home to declutter for just 5 minutes.  You won't pull everything out and make a bigger mess, you'll just handle a very small section at a time.  Week after week and little by little, your home will begin to feel lighter. You'll be able to freely open kitchen drawers and quickly find items.  Cleaning will become easier too because you won't be cleaning before you can actually clean.  5 minutes will make a difference! Set your prayer intention to unite your work with Him, pop in this podcast, and set your reward.  Let's get started

To work with me 1:1 or to schedule a 30 minute complimentary discovery call, please email me at: [email protected]

Opening Bible verse: Luke 6:12-13

There are passages in the Bible meant to simply give us instructions on how to live and there are passages in the Bible meant to be an example to us on how to live.

This opening Bible verse is an example Jesus gave us on taking a break. To go be alone to pray. 

When the noise of life is drowning out the voice of God, you've gone too long without connecting with Him.  

In today's episode I talk about working with a client (a 4th grader) and her mom to declutter her bedroom and create a calm corner.

For those times when you or your child needs a break to regulate emotions, here are some ideas for creating a calm corner for your own child and ideas for yourself.

1. Find a quiet place in your home

2. Get a comfy chair or cushion for the floor

3. Incorporate the senses. Artwork that is calming like religious or nature. Soft blankets, pillows or squash mallows! Good scents like fresh or dried lavender or a scented candle or diffuser. Noise cancelling headphones or headphones to listen to music. Perhaps a fountain or CD of nature sounds.

4. Fidgets for young and old.  Playdough, slime, a hair brush, poppers, google and you will find a ton!

5. Coloring book.

6. Rosary beads and devotional books/journals

7. Fresh flowers or some other reminder to breathe.

Lastly, outside your home...walk barefoot in the grass, over rocks or take a swing on the swing set.

If you'd like to work with me 1:1, please email me at: [email protected]

Is the clutter in your home so overwhelming you don't know where to begin? Or you do begin and quickly make a bigger mess, get frustrated and give up? Are you waiting for motivation to strike and THEN you'll get it together?  

 Motivation is not going to strike, so STOP waiting for it!  Just get started and guess, what? Momentum will kick in and help you finish the job.  When we look at the big picture, it's easy to get overwhelmed and stay stuck.  In these Saturday morning episodes, I lead you through one very small area of your home to declutter for just 5 minutes.  You won't pull everything out and make a bigger mess, you'll just handle a very small section at a time.  Week after week and little by little, your home will begin to feel lighter. You'll be able to freely open kitchen drawers and quickly find items.  Cleaning will become easier too because you won't be cleaning before you can actually clean.  5 minutes will make a difference! Set your prayer intention to unite your work with Him, pop in this podcast, and set your reward.  Let's get started

To work with me 1:1 or to schedule a 30 minute complimentary discovery call, please email me at: [email protected]

Proverbs 9: 13-18

Stupid people discuss other people.

Average people discuss things.

Intelligent people discuss ideas.

Is stupidity calling you in?  

When I fall prey to gossip, I leave the conversation feeling physically sick.  Probably my guilty conscience.  When I leave a conversation after discussing things like the weather, the schedule, or general pleasantries, I feel fine.  Meh.  But when I leave a conversation after discussing ideas, I feel alive! I feel like I am walking taller, that the other woman or group of women is walking taller.  I feel like I have been lifted up and I have lifted others up.  

When stupidity invites us in and we accept, we go to die.  Gossip can kill us inside and it can ruin another person's life as well.  Yet, it's so easy to participate in gossip.

How can we turn a conversation around that has turned towards gossip?   What can we do to start changing our own mindset around gossip.  How can we break this habit? How can we live everyday at our highest, most abundant level? Tune into today's episode to find out!

XOXO,

Gina

If you'd like to work with me 1:1, please email me at [email protected]

Is the clutter in your home so overwhelming you don't know where to begin? Or you do begin and quickly make a bigger mess, get frustrated and give up? Are you waiting for motivation to strike and THEN you'll get it together?  

 Motivation is not going to strike, so STOP waiting for it!  Just get started and guess, what? Momentum will kick in and help you finish the job.  When we look at the big picture, it's easy to get overwhelmed and stay stuck.  In these Saturday morning episodes, I lead you through one very small area of your home to declutter for just 5 minutes.  You won't pull everything out and make a bigger mess, you'll just handle a very small section at a time.  Week after week and little by little, your home will begin to feel lighter. You'll be able to freely open kitchen drawers and quickly find items.  Cleaning will become easier too because you won't be cleaning before you can actually clean.  5 minutes will make a difference! Set your prayer intention to unite your work with Him, pop in this podcast, and set your reward.  Let's get started

To work with me 1:1 or to schedule a 30 minute complimentary discovery call, please email me at: [email protected]

Opening Bible Verse: Jeremiah 20:7-9

Jeremiah was given the gift of prophecy.  Clearly, it was God's will for him to use it. However, Jeremiah was sick and tired of having to be the bearer of bad news.  To always deliver messages of doom and gloom.  He vows to stop speaking these messages from God.  It doesn't last.  When our mission from God is so clear, it's impossible to keep it inside.  

Following God's will takes risk and oftentimes followers suffer socially for it or even physically for it.  

In today's episode, I talk about how following the will of God or anyone else who has our best interest at heart is risky.  When we fully trust God's will, it will be scary and we oftentimes may feel ill-equipped for the mission.  Just remember that if God has called you to it, He will give you the strength and resources to get you through it.  The best life is just on the other side.  Take the risk!

If you missed the first episode where I talk about this amazing young man completing his Eagle Scout project in Africa, you can hear that here:

Episode 97 about Eagle Scout Project in Malawi

If you would like to join the September rosary group, today is the last day!  We will meet via Zoom each weekday morning of September at 5am EST to pray the 7 Sorrows Rosary.  Please have a journal or notepad to jot down any insights gleamed from the Holy Spirit and a 7 Sorrows Rosary.

Join Rosary Group Here

You can purchase a 7 Sorrows Rosary here:

Purchase your 7 Sorrows Rosary Here

Hope to see you in September!

XOXO, Gina

Is the clutter in your home so overwhelming you don't know where to begin? Or you do begin and quickly make a bigger mess, get frustrated and give up? Are you waiting for motivation to strike and THEN you'll get it together?  

 Motivation is not going to strike, so STOP waiting for it!  Just get started and guess, what? Momentum will kick in and help you finish the job.  When we look at the big picture, it's easy to get overwhelmed and stay stuck.  In these Saturday morning episodes, I lead you through one very small area of your home to declutter for just 5 minutes.  You won't pull everything out and make a bigger mess, you'll just handle a very small section at a time.  Week after week and little by little, your home will begin to feel lighter. You'll be able to freely open kitchen drawers and quickly find items.  Cleaning will become easier too because you won't be cleaning before you can actually clean.  5 minutes will make a difference! Set your prayer intention to unite your work with Him, pop in this podcast, and set your reward.  Let's get started

To work with me 1:1 or to schedule a 30 minute complimentary discovery call, please email me at: [email protected]

September Rosary Group!  Join me every weekday in September at 5am EST to pray the 7 Sorrows Rosary. You'll need a journal or notebook to jot down your insights from the Holy Spirit and a 7 Sorrows Rosary.  You can find one here:

7 Sorrows Rosary

You can sign up for the Rosary Group Here:

Rosary Group Sign Up

Hope to see you there! XOXO, Gina