If you've been reading my blog at all, you know that my office/game room is my big project that seems to never end. It has been the subject of many posts, even this Tackle it Tuesday post from a few weeks ago. I've been enjoying it so much for the last few weeks that it has been clutter free. I've even been able to ignore the very scary … [Read more...]

Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Swept kitchen. (Mopped too.)Did 5 minute walk through.Checked bathrooms for clutter.Wiped down bathrooms last night. Did a load of laundry from start to finish. … [Read more...]

I'm later than usual getting this post done since we were up at school this morning and then had a playdate today. The good news is that my very supportive best friend who knows how bad my messiness is was totally impressed with my house. Today I:Made bed. (I've been doing this everyday (except one) for over a month now, so I hope it's a … [Read more...]

I'm working on the office this week. I decluttered the corner on Monday, cleared/organized my desk on Tuesday, was gone all day yesterday, and today is Thursday. I haven't done anything in this room yet. I still may, but it's not guaranteed since in a short while I'll leave to pick up kids from school and then I'm rarely able to focus on one thing … [Read more...]

I'm not in the mood today, to be honest, but I'm going to do a menu plan because I have seen in the last few weeks how much it helps me. I'm trying so hard to focus on the decluttering that I know I could easily end up scrambling for dinner if I don't plan ahead. Monday - hamburger patties and mac-n-cheese Tuesday - Crockpot BBQ chicken … [Read more...]

I spoke to a woman once who was exhausted from cleaning her house because she was about to go on a vacation. If you aren't personally a slob, I'll just explain that to a slob this makes absolutely no sense. We only clean when someone is going to see the house. Going on vacation means that the house will be locked up for a while and there's no … [Read more...]

Today I: Made bed. Emptied dishwasher. Cleaned kitchen. Swept kitchen. Checked bathroom floors for stuff. Remembered to start thawing chicken for tonight's dinner. Did my new non-negotiable. Since a 5 minute maintenance pickup is my new habit for the week, I looked around to see that the main areas were pretty well already … [Read more...]

Here we are in the middle of a hectic week. I have several big projects hanging over my head that have deadlines this week. I HAVE to get them done. I can't explain how strong the urge is to ignore the kitchen. It's just one night. The other things are much more important. No one at the events will care about how clean my kitchen was on Monday … [Read more...]