I can feel it. SPRING is coming, and soon I hope. Our house is ready and waiting for spring & summer to get here. I also cant wait to get some spring cleaning done. Call me crazy but I LOVE to clean! I love spending all day vacuuming, dusting, washing windows (which I'm sorry to say I have NO desire to do in the winter), laundry and everything else. Now I know I could have been cleaning all winter too, but come on....nothing says "spring cleaning" like opening up your windows while you do some deep cleaning and letting the fresh air in. The sun streaming through the open windows!
Today I bought a few plastic containers so I can tackle one very daunting area of my house......my bathroom closet. Stay tuned for some before & after pictures. They will be scary...I promise!
I have told my husband all winter long I want to start in each room of the house. Take EVERYTHING out of it, repaint it, and put everything back in it in an organized fashion. If I had a whole week to myself (without my kids and work and all the other activities that come with it) I would take every single thing out of my house and put it in my garage, then working 1 room at a time repaint it, do any needed repairs (some rooms need new baseboards and such) and then put stuff back in that specific room. Then everything left in the garage that doesn't have a home, or doesn't fit in my neatly (will be once this is done) organized storage areas in matching totes (yes they need to be matching because I get annoyed with mismatched totes in my house...crazy again...I know) will be sold or donated. I can't say I am going to go to that extent with everything, but my goal this summer is to de-clutter, de-clutter and de-clutter some more. Completing this task should help my get rid of (sell and donate) a whole bunch of stuff, as well as give me space to organize and redecorate each space in my house.
Is anyone else itching for some spring cleaning or am I just weird?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Heaven is for Real
I just have to share with you all this touching book I am reading. Yes, it is a little religious, but I don't think it matters what religion you are......you will be touched by this book. There has been quite a few times I have been close to tears while I have been reading.
This book is actually pretty short, and an easy read. I would recommend this book many times over. I picked it up last night about the time I was getting ready to go to bed, and I haven't been able to put it down. In less than 24 hours I am almost done with it.
I hope you all get a chance to get this book and read it as well. If you do, let me know what you think.
I also signed up today to donate blood through the American Red Cross in March. If you are able to do this (not everyone is able due to some blood typing or medical reasons), and are willing, I encourage each and everyone to donate blood. Your blood can go to help save people in need. To me it seems like such a small and simple way to give to others. Not everyone is in a position to give financially, so why not give a part of yourself? Give blood! (For more information click HERE)
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Sunday....beautiful Sunday
Today....snow! I just have to say I LOVE the snow. One of the many many reason I love Utah. Watching the snow fall and covering everything in a beautiful layer of white just make me happy. Though I do have to say I am SO ready for summer. I am BEYOND ready for camping, BBQ, riding our bikes, planting and getting fresh veggies out of my garden and suntans!
I love Sundays. To me Sunday are a day to spend time as a family, relax & rest up for the coming week. It is also a day to spend time at church and focus on our Heavenly Father. The church I go to every Sunday is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS or Mormon). For more information you can click here.
I hope you all were able to spend the day relaxing with your family and enjoying some quite time before the hectic schedules of the week start again tomorrow.
I love Sundays. To me Sunday are a day to spend time as a family, relax & rest up for the coming week. It is also a day to spend time at church and focus on our Heavenly Father. The church I go to every Sunday is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS or Mormon). For more information you can click here.
I hope you all were able to spend the day relaxing with your family and enjoying some quite time before the hectic schedules of the week start again tomorrow.
Friday, February 18, 2011
More happenings in our household
So this past week I was offered a position as PTA Secretary. I am quite happy and excited about it, and I am more than willing to help out in any way I can. I will say it was a pretty fast offer into the position, considering my oldest is currently a Kindergartner. I haven't even gotten a handle on everything with his school yet. That is ok though. It is a challenge I am more than willing to take on and do.
I get asked all the time......how do you keep so organized. Lists, Lists, Lists and Calendars, Calendars, Calendars!!! I am an avid "To Do" list maker. I even keep a pad of paper & pen in my nightstand so if I have ideas of things I need to do/want to get done/don't want to remember, I can write them down. No matter what time of night.
Call me old fashioned but I still carry the paper Daytimer. I had a palm pilot (and I still have it) but it is so much easier for me to just write things down. I carry my Daytimer with me 24/7. Whenever something new comes up I always consult it to make sure I don't have conflicting schedules, as well as note new activities that come up as well. Then when I get home I transfer those items to what I think of as our "central scheduling location" .......... our kitchen! On the inside of our pantry door hangs our monthly calendar so I can write down all the future items (birthdays, anniversaries, reoccurring items, etc.). Hanging on the outside of the pantry door is our week-at-a-glance calendar. Every Sunday night I sit down and transfer things from our monthly calendar to our weekly calendar.
Doing this also helps my dear husband to see at a glance what is happening that week,as it saves him the step of looking at the other calendar just so it is easier to see while you are hanging out in the kitchen.
I would love to hear your ways to keep your schedule organized!
I get asked all the time......how do you keep so organized. Lists, Lists, Lists and Calendars, Calendars, Calendars!!! I am an avid "To Do" list maker. I even keep a pad of paper & pen in my nightstand so if I have ideas of things I need to do/want to get done/don't want to remember, I can write them down. No matter what time of night.
Call me old fashioned but I still carry the paper Daytimer. I had a palm pilot (and I still have it) but it is so much easier for me to just write things down. I carry my Daytimer with me 24/7. Whenever something new comes up I always consult it to make sure I don't have conflicting schedules, as well as note new activities that come up as well. Then when I get home I transfer those items to what I think of as our "central scheduling location" .......... our kitchen! On the inside of our pantry door hangs our monthly calendar so I can write down all the future items (birthdays, anniversaries, reoccurring items, etc.). Hanging on the outside of the pantry door is our week-at-a-glance calendar. Every Sunday night I sit down and transfer things from our monthly calendar to our weekly calendar.
Doing this also helps my dear husband to see at a glance what is happening that week,
I would love to hear your ways to keep your schedule organized!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Valentine's Day
Hope everyone had a fun and exciting Valentine's Day. This year I tried to make Valentine's Day last for almost 2 whole weeks. Instead of the "12 Days of Christmas", I did a "12 Days of Romance" for my wonderful hubby. It was a whole lot of fun, and challenging sometimes as well. It took some help from others but here is what I did:
1 - 1 red heart shaped balloon that said "I Love You"
2 - A gift card to the movie theatre for 2 tickets
3 - 3 bottles of Chris' lotion
4 - A 4 pack of Monster energy drinks
5 - A bottle of 5 hour energy
6 - The song I walked down the isle to was Tim McGraw's "It's Your Love". It was song #6 on his gratest hits CD. I had the song in his radio with a note telling him to put on song #6. Then after he listened to the song he could get the CD case from under his seat.
7 - 7 things of chocolate
8 - A heart shaped contained with 8 Ferrero Rocher balls (YUM YUM)
9 - 9 heart shaped tree car air freshners
10 - A box with 10 heart shaped chocolate cakes
11 - 11 hearts each with a reason why I love my wonderful husband
12 - Valentines Day! This started out with a scavenger hunt throughout the house. The last clue sent us over to my mother-in-law & step father-in-laws house. There I had a dozen roses & a Millsap (Utah Jazz player) shirt. There was a total of 12 heart shaped clues to the scavenger hunt & the dozen roses were both for day 12.
We made a nice dinner of cheese fondue & steaks. It was delish!
Chris & the boys got me a handheld cordless dirt devil vacuum (for those quick pick ups in the van), a very cute rug for the front door & knee pads for volleyball. Love my gifts! The boys got candy and a few gifts.
Overall it was a wonderful day. I could have been a little more organized with the dinner planning and gifts for the boys.....but next year I will do better. I also think next year we will ask for either "cupid" or the "Love Bugs" to come to the house :)
1 - 1 red heart shaped balloon that said "I Love You"
2 - A gift card to the movie theatre for 2 tickets
3 - 3 bottles of Chris' lotion
4 - A 4 pack of Monster energy drinks
5 - A bottle of 5 hour energy
6 - The song I walked down the isle to was Tim McGraw's "It's Your Love". It was song #6 on his gratest hits CD. I had the song in his radio with a note telling him to put on song #6. Then after he listened to the song he could get the CD case from under his seat.
7 - 7 things of chocolate
8 - A heart shaped contained with 8 Ferrero Rocher balls (YUM YUM)
9 - 9 heart shaped tree car air freshners
10 - A box with 10 heart shaped chocolate cakes
11 - 11 hearts each with a reason why I love my wonderful husband
12 - Valentines Day! This started out with a scavenger hunt throughout the house. The last clue sent us over to my mother-in-law & step father-in-laws house. There I had a dozen roses & a Millsap (Utah Jazz player) shirt. There was a total of 12 heart shaped clues to the scavenger hunt & the dozen roses were both for day 12.
We made a nice dinner of cheese fondue & steaks. It was delish!
Chris & the boys got me a handheld cordless dirt devil vacuum (for those quick pick ups in the van), a very cute rug for the front door & knee pads for volleyball. Love my gifts! The boys got candy and a few gifts.
Overall it was a wonderful day. I could have been a little more organized with the dinner planning and gifts for the boys.....but next year I will do better. I also think next year we will ask for either "cupid" or the "Love Bugs" to come to the house :)
Friday, February 4, 2011
HOW am I going to do these things
It has taken me a little while to get back on so I apologize. Last time I told you about all the goals I have created for this year. Now I am going to explain HOW I am doing it.
First off, I made my resolutions. Once I got my goals in writing it felt like they were more official. Not something that I just had in my head swirling around where I could forget them all.
The next step for me was printing them all out. I have a copy (printed on nice cute paper) hanging right next to my bed so I can look at it every time I am in my bedroom. I also carry a copy of my list around in my day planner. That way I look at it each time I need to schedule something. Having a constant reminder helps me to remember the goals that I have set.
The next thing I did was print out a bunch of monthly calendar pages. I slipped each years worth into sheet protectors. I hung each set on my wall next to my list of resolutions. No it is not the pretties way to do it, and next year I will try and make some way to make this into something cute, but it works. Then each sheet protector is labeled with a goal I have (such as working out). I have a dry erase marker sitting next to my bed as well. Each day/night I do something I cross out that day. This is another visual reminder that I am completing my goals. Once the month is over (say when January ended) I pulled the page for January out, with February sitting right behind it ready to go.
Lastly, I have made my goals known. That way if I seem to falter or get discouraged, I have people there cheering me on, and helping me along the way. (It also secretly pushes me so I don't fail in front of others as well.)
I have decided with my working out/losing weight goals that I need something more than just a calendar page showing what I have accomplished. I have made another work out schedule that I can follow.
Example:
Wednesday: AM: Walk 1 - 2 miles (slow and relaxed) followed by 10 minutes of stretching.
PM: Zumba class at the gym
I have these for each day of the week (except Sunday as that is my rest day). I figure if I can get in some light exercising in (yoga, walking, simple stretching) along with a harder work out (Zumba, weight lifting, running), I will accomplish my goals. I have also put in writing my food plan to follow.
I am a very Type A personality so I like lists and schedules and calendars. If I have it in writing I feel more organized and on top of what I am doing. I hope any of these ideas can help you in your journey to completing some of your goals. Good luck!
First off, I made my resolutions. Once I got my goals in writing it felt like they were more official. Not something that I just had in my head swirling around where I could forget them all.
The next thing I did was print out a bunch of monthly calendar pages. I slipped each years worth into sheet protectors. I hung each set on my wall next to my list of resolutions. No it is not the pretties way to do it, and next year I will try and make some way to make this into something cute, but it works. Then each sheet protector is labeled with a goal I have (such as working out). I have a dry erase marker sitting next to my bed as well. Each day/night I do something I cross out that day. This is another visual reminder that I am completing my goals. Once the month is over (say when January ended) I pulled the page for January out, with February sitting right behind it ready to go.
Lastly, I have made my goals known. That way if I seem to falter or get discouraged, I have people there cheering me on, and helping me along the way. (It also secretly pushes me so I don't fail in front of others as well.)
I have decided with my working out/losing weight goals that I need something more than just a calendar page showing what I have accomplished. I have made another work out schedule that I can follow.
Example:
Wednesday: AM: Walk 1 - 2 miles (slow and relaxed) followed by 10 minutes of stretching.
PM: Zumba class at the gym
I have these for each day of the week (except Sunday as that is my rest day). I figure if I can get in some light exercising in (yoga, walking, simple stretching) along with a harder work out (Zumba, weight lifting, running), I will accomplish my goals. I have also put in writing my food plan to follow.
I am a very Type A personality so I like lists and schedules and calendars. If I have it in writing I feel more organized and on top of what I am doing. I hope any of these ideas can help you in your journey to completing some of your goals. Good luck!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)