It has come up in a few conversations with our outreach person at our church that we have a studio that we are willing to house those in need for short periods of time. We got a note in January about an intern who really needed housing which sounded like a great fit. She had a super personality and was very into missions and after talking with her, I decided to move forward. She stayed there for the month of February and it was a learning experience for us. We realized that we use that space a lot, Ryan for work and the boys for play and Ainsley's church group meets in there. Every Wednesday we got to see what was happening in there because she had her high school group somewhere else and Ainlsey had her group meeting in there and I have to say the millennial generation is an interesting one. My biggest concern was that we couldn't get the funky smell out after she left and thankfully, I don't smell it anymore. It was eye opening to see the lack of cleanliness and awareness of basic principles (like emptying the Dyson and how to do laundry) and how to show appreciation when you are a guest somewhere. It was a great time to educate our children on what not to do and I'm not sure we'll be doing that again any time soon, which is unfortunate since it is empty so much.
We had a bit more time in February since gymnastics was 1/2 time and then ended completely, so we did some spring cleaning! The amount of clothes, toys and stuff filled Ryan's car, but it felt so good to purge. Ainsley really notices when things are organized and has commented many times that she feels much better when things are in their place. We don't require the kids to make their beds, but most of the time, she will! We rearranged her room and Reggie's room to function a little better and although Reggie's room was a little more challenging and we had to move things around more than once, it is so much better!
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