Let's Make Habits: Catch-Up

I feel like I've dropped the ball with this whole "Let's Make Habits" thing. Okay. Let's face it. I have dropped the ball with this thing. But here's the rundown of the past few weeks:

3 weeks ago: extremely sick with a day spent in the hospital; nothing accomplished.

2 weeks ago: the hubby lost his job throwing our schedule in an upheaval; nothing accomplished.

Last week: sudden death in the family prompting an impromptu trip to Texas; nothing accomplished. 

So let's play catch-up. 

Nothing has been done. Items that have found a home have now lost their home. It's been frustrating. But there hasn't been much I could do about it, and I'm trying to accept that. Now that things are hopefully getting into a rhythm, I'm hoping to play catch-up. 

This week I'm focusing on Bug's bedroom. Today was all about her clothes. I put up her summer clothes and got out her fall/winter clothes. I shed a few tears as I put each of her little clothes into storage. My baby is getting bigger! In just 3 and half months she'll be a toddler! Okay. I've got to stop thinking about that.

Anyway, with the hubs home as well, I may try and combine a few things. Right now, the living room is the epicenter of chaos. I can't work in Bug's room when she's napping, so I have to bring everything out to the living room to work with. Hopefully, I'll be able to get everything cleared out by the end of the week. Of course, with our recent luck, something major will happen and throw our world into chaos again.

I'm not happy that things have fallen into chaos like they have, but some things are just unavoidable. But I will continue to organize this house even after the challenge is over. I'm looking forward to living in peace and harmony, without all this chaos of things everywhere. 

Let's Make Habits: Week 3

Week 2 is done, here's what went down:

Week 2 (August 25-31):

Dining Room

* organze table

*clean up and organize "bar cart"

*dust

*mop

Thanks to the most amazing husband ever, I was able to get everything done! And we were able to mop and dust in the kitchen as well! Now, the trick is to keep it up and looking nice. I still need to move Bug's baby swing out of the room, but I'm trying to hold off. I might get too emotional putting it up. She's started crawling, which means she's one more step away from moving out and going to college! *cue elephant size tears* Okay, I know that might be a little bit of an exaggeration, but time is flying by!

Speaking of Bug's crawling, that has been the biggest motivation for me. She's starting to get into everything. And I mean everything. The first day we were home and she was crawling, she crawled right over to an ottoman and pulled off the book that was sitting there right on top of her. Luckily it didn't hurt her, but I've got to g=make sure all the table tops are clear so that she can't get her hands onto anything that could be dangerous.

So now we're on to the third week. Let's see if I can accomplish what I need to while chasing around a busy 7 (almost 8) month old!

Week 3 (September 1-7):

Living room/Entryway

*clean up toys

*organize tv cabinet

*clean out fireplace

*dust

*vacuum

Let's Make Habits: Week 2

Week 1 is down...Here is what I got done:

Week 1 (August 18-24):

Kitchen

* clean out fridge

* organize cabinets

*organize pantry

* baby proof cabinets with cleaning supplies and knives

*dust

*mop

To say that life got in the way seems like it's just an excuse, but it's really what happened. With a little one life is completely unpredictable. In order to really get things done, I have to wait on her nap time or when she goes to bed at night. But there are other things that have to get done. I have to cook meals for the hubs, Bug, and myself; attempt to keep up with laundry; work; keep up other rooms; etc. It's a lot. But I'm working. I'm not going to stop. It feels so good to have things beginning to get organized in the kitchen. I read somewhere that being organized leads to a happier life. I agree. We've been living in a sort of chaos for weeks and it's been stressing me out. I'm looking forward to being relieved of the chaos.

Week 2 (August 25-31):

Dining Room

* organze table

*clean up and organize "bar cart"

*dust

*mop

This week is all about the dining room and I can't wait to get my hands on it! Our dining room table has been a catch all for random junk, and right now it houses my sewing machine because there isn't another working place for it. I'm looking forward to using our table for what it's meant to be used for: eating and family time. With Bug now eating solids, we've made it a point to eat every meal at the table with her. I believe it's important to spend meal time together sitting at the table without any distractions. Here's hoping for a smoother week where I can get my list completed! And maybe if I get all of this done, I can treat myself to some pretty table decorations for fall.

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Let's Make Habits: Week 1

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I'm joining Jenny again this week in her series about making habits. Last week we talked about what our goal for this two month challenge. I decided my goal was to get organized, and you can read all about why here. This week we are to come up with a schedule.

Let it be known, that one of my on repeat New Years resolutions is to get organized, but somehow I always get intimidated by the overwhelming job it is to get organized. I seem to want to tackle it all in one go, get discouraged, and then I end up taking a break that lasts until the new year rolls around again. This time I'm coming up with a schedule to hopefully urge me on in my conquest to organize this house of mine.

Week 1 (August 18-24):

Kitchen

* clean out fridge

* organize cabinets

*organize pantry

* baby proof cabinets with cleaning supplies and knives

*dust

*mop

Week 2 (August 25-31):

Dining Room

* organze table

*clean up and organize "bar cart"

*dust

*mop

Week 3 (September 1-7):

Living room/Entryway

*clean up toys

*organize tv cabinet

*clean out fireplace

*dust

*vacuum

Week 4 (September 8-14):

Bug's Bedroom

*clean out drawers

*organize drawers

*change out clothes sizes

*put clothes that don't fit in storage

*dust

*vacuum

Week 5 (September 15-21):

Bug's bathroom/Master bath

*deep clean toilet

*deep clean tub

*scrub floors

*organize under the sink

*organize medicine cabinet

Week 6 (September 22-28):

Master Bedroom

*organize dressers

*organize closet

*go through clothes to donate old ones

*dust

*vacuum

Week 7 (September 29-October 5):

Guest Bedroom

*gut and start all over

Week 8 (October 6-12):

Hall Closets

*gut and start all over

My plan is to tackle things room by room in order for them not to get too overwhelming. Of course, the guest room is totally terrifying. It's been our "catch all" room and I'm ready for it to be better. I want to be able to walk in there without cringing. I also want to be able to find things in there. 

I think the end result will be the satisfaction of having a nice clean house where everything has a place and there's a place for everything. I also, just maybe, might splurge on some awesome new things for our house. We'll just see what ends up happening.

Let's Make Habits: Choosing a Goal

I have been following Jenny over at her blog for a while now. Both Jenny and I graduated the same year from Berry College. I found her blog and just got pulled in. She has such a creative spirit and is incredibly talented. 

She has created a new series called "Let's Make Habits" where we come up with different goals and over a 2 month period we work toward making those goals a habit. 

So now I have to think of what do I want to make a habit. Immediately my brain starts spinning. I want to work out, I want to get outside more, I want to start eating clean. But I think the one that stands out most in my mind is: I want to get organized. 

With a 7 month new baby and an almost crawler, anything out of place and on the floor has a flashing light that seems to attract her. She's at the curious stage where she just wants to explore and if she can put it in her mouth, she most certainly will. Hence my new goal of getting organized. I know it's impossible to keep her out of everything, but I would be happy with at least attempting to get things neater and find a place for things that as of now don't have a place. 

Also, there are toys that come along with a baby getting older and older. These toys need a place to go. So not only do I need to organize, but I need to find a new home for all of these toys and things. 

See what I mean? We've been over run with toys. 

So here it goes...Two months to get organized. Check back next week to see my progress and my plan of attack!