{"id":2161,"date":"2018-10-19T03:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/?p=2161"},"modified":"2018-10-18T18:40:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T23:40:14","slug":"using-your-diy-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/using-your-diy-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Your DIY Home Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>DIY Home Planning &#8211; Part 4<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you have the basic concept of the <a href=\"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/diy-home-plan\/\">DIY Home Plan<\/a>, how then do we put it together? \u00a0How do we get it to work for our home?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s put it all together.<\/strong><br \/>\nYou know <a href=\"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/diy-four-big-challenges\/\">the challenges<\/a> that you\u2019ll have or are currently facing. \u00a0You know how to come up with <a href=\"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/the-solution\/\">solutions to these challenges<\/a>. You\u2019ve probably found a place to store your notes and possibly have your own <a href=\"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/product\/the-family-plan\/\">Family Plan binder<\/a>. \u00a0If not, you can get one <a href=\"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/product\/the-family-plan\/\">here<\/a>. \u00a0The next question is&#8230;what\u2019s our next step?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use the DIY Plan to&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/diy-home-plan\/\">DIY Home Plan<\/a> is a plan. \u00a0It\u2019s your family\u2019s notes, thoughts, ideas, and written goals. \u00a0It\u2019s invaluable because you can use it now for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2163 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20181019-TIF-SM-Part-4-Using-Your-DIY-Home-Plan-400x400.png?resize=400%2C400\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20181019-TIF-SM-Part-4-Using-Your-DIY-Home-Plan.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20181019-TIF-SM-Part-4-Using-Your-DIY-Home-Plan.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20181019-TIF-SM-Part-4-Using-Your-DIY-Home-Plan.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20181019-TIF-SM-Part-4-Using-Your-DIY-Home-Plan.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20181019-TIF-SM-Part-4-Using-Your-DIY-Home-Plan.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20181019-TIF-SM-Part-4-Using-Your-DIY-Home-Plan.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20181019-TIF-SM-Part-4-Using-Your-DIY-Home-Plan.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Prayer. <\/strong>\u00a0Start with prayer. \u00a0I am a person of faith and everything starts and stops with prayer. \u00a0If you\u2019re not, I give you permission to skip this bullet, but if you are use your <a href=\"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/diy-home-plan\/\">DIY Home Plan<\/a> as a guide for your family\u2019s prayer time. \u00a0This plan is going to take money, time, and energy. With that said, get God\u2019s input on the plan and of course His help.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Project.<\/strong> \u00a0This plan is your project plan for your family. \u00a0Projects are healthy for all relationships. It gives you and your spouse something to work on together. \u00a0There is no better way to get and feel closer than to get your hands dirty in a family project. For some, this is life changing when issues have emerged in the relationship. \u00a0A project takes the energy and the attention away from the problems and places them on the project.<br \/>\nFor parents, having a project that involves the kids is just as important for relationship building. \u00a0Feeling disconnected from your child, start a bedroom renovation project and allow them to lead their on bedroom renovations. \u00a0When we\u2019ve done this with our daughter, Tamia, it\u2019s done great things. It also surprises us with the ideas she comes up with, like a swinging chair in her room. \u00a0Go figure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Navigation.<\/strong> \u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/diy-home-plan\/\">DIY Home Plan<\/a> is a navigation tool for your home. \u00a0Together your family gets to chart the course. The plan gives you a clearly defined journey and has the potential to take your home, your life, to destinations you couldn\u2019t go without one. \u00a0So I say enjoy the journey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today is Friday!<br \/>\nIf you\u2019re interested in having something to discuss with God, a project to build relationships with your family, and a map to navigate your family to your chosen destination, use the <a href=\"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/diy-home-plan\/\">DIY Home Plan<\/a>. \u00a0This is your business and it\u2019s not going anywhere unless you take it there.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#c7ced4;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#E1E8EE;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e5e5;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/familyplan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Family Plan Binder<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/familyplan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1025\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Family-Plan-Cover-e1493399146525.png?resize=115%2C149\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a> is available now! <p><\/p>\nOur team has worked very hard putting it together. We designed it to help you and your family move the needle forward in making your life your business. \nFind out more about the Family plan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/familyplan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DIY Home Planning &#8211; Part 4 Now that you have the basic concept of the DIY Home Plan, how then do we put it together? \u00a0How do we get it to work for our home? Let\u2019s put it all together. 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