Progress

  Okay.....so for two weeks I have been cleaning and organizing and taking care of kids and dr appts and school....so I have made progress and I wanted to share with you guys...FINALLY :)! 

So I reorganized my kitchen like three weeks ago, but I have been going back every so often and doing little things. For instance,  a junk drawer?  What in the world have I been thinking?  Why and when did I decide it was okay to have a junk drawer?  I don't know if that is a "normal" thing or if it was be just being lazy, but it is GONE....no more!  I know have all my drawers filled and being used on a regular basis.  OH,  and I can find EVERYTHING!! :) Another cool add in....a snack box!  Inspiration from Iheartorganizing.  

I LOVE IT!!! The kids come up and they are like "I'm hungry" so my reply "well, go get something from the snack box,"  it is great!  You do have to take time to separate the snacks from the big bag to individual bags but trust me it is soooooo worth it!!!

Alright moving on to my son's room.  Man, was this a job!  It took me three hours (at least I did lose track of time of when I started and when I officially stopped) but when I was done I GLOWED!  The kids immediately went in to play which made me so happy because it had been WEEKS since they had been in or shall I say were able to go in there.  So here are a couple of pictures....

I found this at Wal Mart for 12 bucks!!! It is so easy to put together and you can stack them any way your want!

So my tags are pretty cheap looking, but hopefully I will be able to upgrade one of these days :) They were the easiest, fastest and cheapest that I had on hand.  Yes, that is clear tape you see, cheaper than laminating. 

Closet still needs some work.  Plan on buying a shoe organizer ASAP!!

I bought this basket tower at a yard sale a year or two. Ry doesn't seem to mind that it is pink :)

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There just wasn't enough room for all of his train stuff in the drawers that the table had so I got these at the Dollar Store!!! They have great baskets and things for a dollar!!!

This was an old dresser that we used when he was an infant....as he grew so did his wardrobe so now it is used for storage...like puzzles and DVDs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had so much fun reorganizing his room!!! I start out completely overwhelmed, but when it is over it is the BIGGEST reward!!! 

There is something I have learned that I need to share with you.....  clean with gratitude!!!  I can't remember where I got this from but one of the blogs I have been reading had a post all about cleaning your house with gratitude.  It is so easy to get frustrated, unhappy, and downright lazy when it comes to cleaning, but if I have learned anything I have learned that it gets you NOWHERE!  So get up and get started ;) 

The Beginning

  So I have been researching for three days on organization.  How in the world can I get my house organized with two kids, school, and well the 50 million other things that I feel is going on in my life? I found out through my research it IS possible!  Who knew!? There are so many amazing women with fabulous blogs about how to get organized....They have truly inspired me.                       

After all the research, I am on a mission to reorganize my house, my life, and my kiddos in hopes that this semester will be far less overwhelming than the last.

My first stop was the kitchen......pantry.  I took everything out like Fly Lady suggested and wiped down the shelves, walls, floor, and door.  Then, I separated the contents into groups: pasta, rice, side dishes, snacks, cereal, things the kids could get without me (things that needed my help or my permission went on the top shelf), can goods, and so one.  There is an amazing woman who has truly set the bar high for my organizing goal, Jen she inspired me to go even further!  I can not wait...I am budgeting and hoping that it will be done by the end of next week!

That leads me to my point.  I am going to blog all about my adventure in reorganizing my house!!! I am going to let you know what was easiest for me, if it is even possible, and hopefully along the way I will find out some new tricks to add!  I also want YOU to help me!  I want constructive criticism, encouragement, your own ideas, I want all of it!!! I am so excited about this and can't wait to see what we come up with!!