Sep. 27, 2009 - Wish I had taken a "before" picture!
Because my newly organized laundry room looks fabulous "after!"
12 identical, numbered, see through, purple lidded, six quart, stackable
containers used to corral everthing. List of the contents by box number hanging
just above the laundry room sink. Poisons way up high, almost as if we were
responsible parents.
All eco-friendly totes--which I'm convinced mate during the night, but being pro-life, I can't bear to part with even one--neatly folded and placed inside two large, square fabric bags.
Washer and dryer decrudded of dust and sticky ole laundry detergent spills. Mismatching socks awaiting mates--they are celibate as the totes are promiscuous--in a neat basket with box of dryer sheets on top of the dryer.
White painted door brightened by a good going over with a Magic Eraser.
Goodwill donations cataloged, priced and placed in black trashbag, neatly in laundry sink area, awaiting transport to the Goodwill.
Now, to impose such order on all the rooms of the house before baby arrives and it all goes to pot again.
Blessings,
Holly
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Jul. 25, 2009 - How is this even possible?
I swear, I was gone one hour. ONE. A quick trip for a dental check up. Upon my return, I discover a huge air-hockey table in the garage. This has happened at various other times with a large, electronic, indoor basketball game and a large kids' train table. Both of these, mind you, largely unused and to my mind, necessary and no-brainer, must-leave-the-basement-in-order-to-make-room-for-the-new-air hockey-table, items. The family doesn't seem to understand the concept of "parting with" only "adding to." If one Lego toy is good, 10,000 pieces of them are better! Why have one puzzle when one can have an entire shelf full, each apparently too precious to give up to Goodwill. It's hard to be a minimalist amidst such pack-rat-ery. And guess who ends up being crab-in-chief, policing the pick up and organization of all the crud?
I really hate garage sales sometimes, particularly when the male contingent venture out to them unsupervised.
Blessings, Holly
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Apr. 25, 2009 - The only question is how many of these to buy!
I noticed these super cool coatracks at the church where my homeschool co-op meets. I tracked them down on the internet. Note, these come in both espresso and natural wood. I want to rip out the towel rack in the kids' bathroom and install these instead. And in their bedrooms, and in my mudroom, and in my entry way.
http://www.organizeit.com/pofliphookrack.asp
Maybe after the kids are in bed, I will peruse the whole site. What's not to love about a site called Organize-It?
Blessings, Holly
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Dec. 26, 2008 - Spic n Span
Every kids' room, completely organized!
Blessings, Holly
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Aug. 18, 2008 - Good grief, good night!
Since arriving home last night from a 10 day vacation, I:
Chauffered the kids to and from Tween group.
Returned library DVDs.
Got enough groceries to get us through a day.
Made homemade chicken salad from the leftover fried chicken from dinner.
Jogged.
Read Bible.
Completely reorganized older boys' closet.
Completely reorganized all clothes in older boys' dresser.
Shipped outgrown clothes to younger son's "on deck" shelf, neighbors, Goodwill.
Completely reorganized older boys' shelf units.
Selectively edited bookshelves, shifting some books from older boys to young boy room.
Made and baked an apple pie.
Scrubbed and cooked the first harvest of 24 potatoes from our garden.
Freecycled some items while gaining an IKEA Billy bookcase from the freecycle group. (www.freecycle.org).
Went through 196 emails which had accumulated during our vacation.
Posted 10 or so event posts to the local homeschool yahoo group I moderate.
Watered plants, weeded garden.
Mowed lawn.
Vacuumed out the entire van since the seats were already out to haul aforementioned bookcase.
Armor-All ed the van so that the vinyl matched the newly vacuumed floors.
Vowed to ban all eating in the van from now on.
Swung baby on the playground, reorganized the sand box and sand toys.
Bathed baby, read her books.
Picked up back living room (x 3).
Put away laundry and items from the trip.
Made lunch, made dinner.
Balanced checkbook.
Went through 10 days of snail mail.
Rescheduled dentist appointment, got erroneous charge on bill reversed.
Spoke to my folks.
I am never so productive as the day after a vacation. I have now cleaned, organized and cooked my full yearly quota--all in the past 24 hours. Tomorrow, a triple play of well checks at the pediatrician. The good times just never stop rolling!
Blessings, Holly
