Before I start, I'll let you know that I just called my best friend to get her permission to tell this story. Thankfully, she's one of the three "real life" people (other than my husband) who know about my blog. When we were in college, she took a home-ec class. In it, she had an assignment to estimate the time it would take for each step of … [Read more...]
Bringing Beauty Out of Hiding
I started doing some random decluttering this morning, and ended up very happy with big results. I began by moving some glass goblets that I had purchased at the Dollar Tree a while back because I "didn't have any nice glasses to use with my formal china." I learned this three Thanksgivings ago when we used our formal china for the first and … [Read more...]
Finding Places . . . . for EVERYthing?
Did I really say I would find a place for EVERYthing? In my house, everything is a lot of stuff. I guess that's the point. Thanks to my daily to-do list, I've been going through different hiding spots. Spots which at one point I thought were good places for those totally-random-items that don't have any other place to … [Read more...]
One Week Down . . . 51 to Go
Things got back on track pretty well this week. Not perfect, but better. I didn't do any major projects, but did make some small progress. As long as it's progress. First, I decided to use what I already have. A few years ago, I bought a set of four very cool laundry baskets at the Container Store. They really are cool. They stack on each other … [Read more...]
Back to My Daily Tasks – What a Difference!
Back to normal. The only problem is that most weeks, it's normal to never have a normal day. But hey, I'll enjoy it while it lasts!I remembered this morning, as lots of long-put-off to-dos were flitting through my brain, that I didn't put "make a to-do list" on my list of non-negotiables that I posted last night. I knew I was forgetting … [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...]
Feeling Better
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...]
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