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Archives for December 2009

2010 – The Year of the Cliche

December 31, 2009 By Dana White | 13 Comments

Over the years, I've learned that cliches are cliches for a reason. (And no, I have no clue how to do the accent mark on cliche.) When we had our first house, I looked out the kitchen window one morning at the lawn my husband had spent the entire prior day mowing. When I saw a three foot tall weed, it hit me. That's what they mean when they say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: goals | 13 Comments

A Few Projects

December 30, 2009 By Dana White | 10 Comments

I just wrote about my struggle to adjust my thinking about projects vs. progress. A finished project can't be the end of the road when it comes to home organization. Shoes don't automatically go to the right spot just because the spot is pretty. But I am definitely trying to take advantage of my looser schedule this week and get some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: pantry challenge, progress | 10 Comments

Projects vs. Progress – Adjusting my Thinking

December 30, 2009 By Dana White | 5 Comments

I started this blog at the end of August, with the first post being on the first day of school. For moms, that's the real New Year. But here we are at the end of December and I'm getting the itch that it seems everyone is getting. Like I said yesterday, magazines and stores are pushing organizational products and ideas really hard. I think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decluttering, figuring myself out, progress, Works for me Wednesday | 5 Comments

Ideas, Ideas, Ideas . . . Everywhere I Look!

December 29, 2009 By Dana White | 6 Comments

Evidently, I'm not the only one who struggles with organization. I've been amazed at the huge number of "helpful" articles I've been seeing as we head toward the new year. It seems that shedding pounds and shedding clutter must be the two big New Year's Resolutions people have. Someone must have done the research because magazines and stores are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: diy day, goals, organization, progress, tackle it Tuesday | 6 Comments

Cleaning out my Pantry – and Hopefully Saving Money

December 28, 2009 By Dana White | 13 Comments

Most of you know that I'm a coupon freak. I'm not as obsessive or on top of it as I was when I started, but I do have quite a freezer/pantry full. I cleaned out my pantry a few weeks ago. As I expected, I found more than a few expired items. For a cheapskate, this is ultra-frustrating. We're also working on building up our emergency fund, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decluttering, pantry challenge | 13 Comments

Good Habits are Easy to Break

December 28, 2009 By Dana White | 5 Comments

I haven't been making my bed. This is the habit I've had since day one of this process. I read in How Not to be a Messy (one of the millions of books I've read about changing my slobbish ways) that if you don't make your bed, you're not actually serious about changing. If you keep up with all of the "why make it when I'm just going to get right … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Reality . . . for people who aren’t Oprah

December 28, 2009 By Dana White | 3 Comments

I may have mentioned this before, but I saw an Oprah years ago where she was talking to a woman with lots of problems, and the state of her home was just one. They showed pictures of a kitchen piled high with dishes EVERYWHERE, and the woman said that that was just from one weekend. Oprah looked at her and said something like, "A kitchen canNOT … [Read more...]

Filed Under: failures | 3 Comments

Enjoying this Stage of Life

December 27, 2009 By Dana White | 1 Comment

Christmas is officially over. That's always a little sad. We enjoyed time with family, played outside in the freezing cold with new toys, and ate way too much. We also got the rare treat of an afternoon movie while someone watched the kids. We saw It's Complicated. We really enjoyed it. It made me laugh a lot and cry a little. I don't want to … [Read more...]

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Feeling Better

December 22, 2009 By Dana White | 2 Comments

I was so frustrated this morning, but I'm feeling much better now. Nothing psychological, I just cleaned the house. It's amazing how that works.I think I've said this a thousand and a half times, but I'm amazed at how much easier cleaning is now that I've done a lot of decluttering. I sent the kids to work on their rooms and they were actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: progress | 2 Comments

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