I'm not adding a new non-negotiable task this week like I usually do on Sundays. Because I've been "negotiating" them for the last several weeks. But I'm honestly excited to start being consistent in my daily tasks again. How nerdy is that? So I thought that for this week, I need to make an actual list of tasks. Since I've been backsliding … [Read more...]
My Last 9$ for the Week
I'm not turning into a coupon blog, but since I've committed to cleaning out my pantry/freezer this month and only spending 50 a week, I thought I'd show what I got for the last 9.00 I had this week. Also included in the amount, but not pictured, are two Sunday newspapers for 2.00 apiece, purchased for the coupons, since today's paper had LOTS … [Read more...]
Being Realistic or Continuing the Problem?
I think that at this exact moment in time, all of my dishtowels and dishcloths are clean. A good thing, right? Hmmm. I don't know how to answer that exactly, because when they're all clean, the cute little basket where they're supposed to go . . . overflows and looks awful. I have a lot of them. And yet, somehow, there are many, many … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist
Today I: Made bed. Ran several loads of laundry. (haven't yet folded any) Cleaned kitchen. Swept kitchen. Did 5 minute pick-up. I'm trying to get the decorations down. Almost there, but now they're in limbo in the middle of the office floor, waiting to go up to the attic. I can't wait to have that floor space free again. I … [Read more...]
Scared of Commitment
I wrote recently about participating in the Pantry/Freezer Challenge over at Money Saving Mom and Life as Mom. I'm doing it because it's something I was already thinking that I needed to do, and their challenge was a good push. One of the main things that I put in my goals was to use cash, getting out 50 for each week this month, and using … [Read more...]
2010 – The Year of the Cliche
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...]
A Few Projects
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...]
Projects vs. Progress – Adjusting my Thinking
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...]
Ideas, Ideas, Ideas . . . Everywhere I Look!
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...]
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