One of the things that I still have to learn to follow by heart is not to be to harsh on myself. Sometimes, I get too strained because I wanted things in order around the house– at all times. But having children– all below 8 years old, makes keeping in order a tall order. My eldest daugther likes order. An attitude she has learned to love since I have always preached that physical order reflects alot on our mental order. I think I was too harsh on her growing up, but how else can you try to keep order in a househelp where household help was always around? My husband used to get angry with me when I tell the children to keep their rooms in order especially their beds and their study table. His reasoning was that getting things in order in the house was the job of the maids, and my take on that is that the children are old enough to take small tasks like cleaning their beds. When are we going to teach them how to straighten their rooms? When they are out in the dormitories in college? Too late…