There are two rooms in my house that I have a couple things to do in, and I haven’t been able to make myself do them. Thus, the reason for today’s post. We’ve done quite a bit of work downstairs. When I moved in, it looked like this: Today it looks like this: And this: […]
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Day 29: The Great Global Cleanout
If there is one thing our current situation is affording many of us, it’s time to declutter and get to some of those organizing projects we never have the time to get to. Today I was working on decluttering and reorganizing the playroom with Number 5 and Number 7. And as I was taking some […]
Decluttering My Life, One Thing At A Time
I suffer from Fear Of Missing Out syndrome. BIG TIME. Well, until recently, that is. I think my FOMO issue happened kind of gradually. Or it increased and intensified gradually. When you have lots of kids, you get used to a certain level of chaos. You get used to messes. Lots and lots of messes. […]
Especially for the Kids
A couple weeks ago I had one of the worst mornings I’ve had with the kids in a long time. A LOOOOOOOONG time. They were at each other’s throats, pushing buttons relentlessly and doing whatever they could to piss each other off. We had multiple massive meltdowns before 7:30 a.m., and I all but dragged […]
The Subtraction Project
How many of you vowed to declutter your house and get your sh*t organized on January 1st, only to find yourself too overwhelmed to begin? Or you had one bad day and a temporary derailment turned into a permanent one? How many of you have watched that Marie Kondo show on Netflix and say to […]
Mom, The House Looks So Nice!
Today Number 4 walked in the door after school and said, “Mom! The house looks so nice!!!” My kitchen is neat and organized. My dining room is neat and organized. My workout “room” is super neat and organized. My mudroom is fairly neat and organized. And now my office is mostly neat and mostly organized. […]