Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Been awhile, huh?!

Why hello there strangers!!

OK, so it's been awhile.

OK, so it's been a loooong while!!

But something that is kind of neat is that a great forum I joined has these weekly blog challenges, so in theory I'll at least post every week!!

Anyway, this one is to post about something I've accomplished this month. Well... I don't choose things well! But I think one thing that I'm proud of is keeping up my optimism. That sounds crazy! But seriously, I'm so proud of myself for not losing hope when I backslide on things like the house! For somebody who suffers from anxiety, that is MAJOR!!

So yeah, that's it! :) Go me! And I truly hope to be around more. Thanks for reading!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

So, I really should be in bed....

Asleep....

Getting rest....

But I'm not.
:-D

Oh, and you are?!

More later, I promise!

Off to bed!

Maybe....

Monday, March 30, 2009

Yet Another Monday!

So, yesterday I rocked the girls' room. Threw out 2 bags worth, got some stuff to sell.... Rockin'.

Then Roo was up sick all night. I'm tired.

BUT... I do plan on getting the Big 3, bathroom, and Roo's room up to snuff (in between catching vomit) so that tonight I can start (dunn dunn DUUUUUUNNNNN) our bedroom!

Oh yeah, got the foyer rockin this past weekend too.

Lovin' the work rockin'.

Updates to follow!

OK, it's 1:26. Still have a sick boy, so right now I'm trying to keep up with laundry and survive! Got 1/2 the dishes done (trust me, if you saw how many we had, you would be impressed!!

2:16 - Did some puzzles with Katie, now folding 3 loads of laundry. Actually, make that 4! And getting another one going. If Roo is still asleep, we'll hit the kitchen/dining room!

2:52 - Some laundry done, sick boy w/ fever nursing....

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Becoming My Own Personal Flylady :-)

OK, I am such a doofus. But I think that this works, so....

OK, some of you know that I, erm, struggle a tad with house keeping. (I'll wait here to let you finish wiping the tears of laughter from you eyes....) Well today I chatted with somebody and it just reminded me of all that I've tried to improve my situation. I got so motivated that I really went nuts on the house, and I started typing out what I was doing to email to a few friends. Well, it was kinda long, and I figured, what the heck, lets post it here.... I need to beef up my blog anyway!

Before I cut and paste, I should let tell you that one of the things Joe tells me is to let go of my perfectionism, and just focus on the 80%. His theory is that you can accomplish 80% of the work with 20% of the effort; it's that last 20% that takes so much (80%!) of your effort!! Now, of course, I want to go right to 100%, but I have to acknowledge that maybe I need to first start by getting the house to 80% for now. Then, once I learn how to maintain that, I can put my focus back on the extra 20%.

OK, copy and paste!!

OK, it is 9:06 and I just did the bathroom!! I can tell you about 68 things that need to get done still, but I
- cleared the counter
- put away the bath toys (OK, threw them in the bottom of the closet. Minor details. Progress, not perfection!!!)
- changed the garbage bag
- wiped down the counter

Next up.... the dining room!!! (That you really are lucky you don't have, trust me, it's just 1 more room to clean!!!)

10:20 - Dining room done(ish)! I still need to get Joe to move that TV out and the homework desk needs work... but still, going good! I also got the fridge door wiped/organized, cleared/wiped down a small bit of counter, and cleared/wiped down the oven! Got 1/2 the dishes done. My goal by lunch time is to finish the dishes and clear off the other part of the counter!

11:07 - DONE! Of course as I was finishing the kitchen they retrashed the dining room, so I had to then redo THAT (OK, it wasn't bad, just the point of it!!!) I also switched some sheets from the washer to the dryer, and have some baskets of laundry ready to go. Then I straightned Ricky's room (took like 3 minutes, but the point is I did it!!!) and looked at books with him!! Now they're in this room (back to the retrashing I'm sure!) so I think I'll just relax for the next 20 minutes with them in his room before lunch!!

OK, 2:25, update time....

Since there were so many dishes in the drainer, the lunch dishes are still in dirty water. I have to quickly clean up the craft stuff on the table that kept Katie happy during quiet time. (Not too much, just paper, crayons, and stamps.) Need to do laundry. started putting Katie's "to grow into" clothes in the bins my MIL gave me.

Off to stop procrastinating! My plan is: dishes, table, laundry. Then, if time before Ptoad gets home, bring up another bag of Kate clothes to sort!!!

4:54 - WHEW!! Soooo.... Joe saw how much work I had gotten done, and offered to take Elizabeth to library time and the kids to the train tracks for an hour so I could clean!!!!! And boy did I!!!
OK, so before that I had done the dishes, table, and sorted Katie's stuff. Still have todo the laundry. BUT, in the hour he has been gone, I took 10 minutes to myself to read/munch on red peppers and hummus, took everything in the living room and part of the hallway and dumped it on the couch, sorted everything on the couch into piles of what room it goes into, AND put away most of it except for the stuff that actually stays in the living room, which I will hopefully have done before they come back so I better go!!! I feel such a weight off my shoulders, and so dang dorky for doing this!!!

Alright, I sit here in a clean room 10 minutes before LOST. Of course I can tell you all the things I didn't do today. I'm an expert at putting myself down. But instead I can tell you that the following rooms are 80%:

bathroom
Ricky's room
1/2 the hallway
kitchen
living room
dining room

Tomorrow the girls and I will work on their room (doesn't need too much, thankfully) and then the weekend is time to attach the bedroom (and, scarily, all the paperwork that comes with it!!!).

Wow. That's all I can say. Wow. This was soooo motivating to type out my accomplishments as I did it, I have no idea why!!! But I may do this more often, so check back!!!

Friday, February 6, 2009

I'm Coming!!!

That should be my motto instead.

GAH!

Someday. Soon. I promise. I will be back!!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

My New Motto

I'm Worth It.

More details when the 17 month old isn't trying to help type!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Back to Blogging, via my Laundry!!

OK, so I haven't been on in awhile... BUT I have a great reason to today!! There is an AWESOME laundry soap I use and I want to share about it!! (And selfishly, I could win a gift certificate for it!!!)

So, for those of you who have heard my rave before, please bear with me, or better yet, go to http://www.jennyssimplyclean.com/ and place an order!!

Reasons you will LOVE this!

- obviously, it works GREAT!!!
- there is an incredible array of yummy scents to choose from
- it feels nice to buy from a WAHM!!
- out of this world customer service and communication
- did I mention it works great?
- you feel valued as a customer
- good pricing
- the scents, oh the scents.....

Seriously, I originally got it for my diapers, but now I refuse to wash with any other soap!! Jenny did an awesome job helping me get gift bags ready for Christmas (and if she's reading this, THANK YOU again!!) and I have had nothing but raves!!!

OK, the fact that the kids let me type this long makes me nervous.... go check out the site for yourself!!