Posted in Everyday, Getting Things Done, Comfort & Control on Apr 15th, 2008 5 Comments »
One thing I’ve noticed since staying more on top of things is that I don’t have room for my stuff anymore. My plastic food containers won’t fit in their assigned drawer anymore. Bryan’s t-shirts and underwear won’t fit in his dresser drawers. The closet is overrun with clothes.
Before, when I never cleaned out the refrigerator, […]
Posted in Everyday, Getting Things Done, Comfort & Control on Apr 5th, 2008 2 Comments »
Last week a friend called me at 8:45 in the morning while I was putting on my running shoes. She was in a pinch for someone to watch her toddler that morning, because something came up. I mentally ticked through my plans for that day, and decided it was doable, so I finished tying up […]
Posted in Getting Things Done, Comfort & Control on Mar 25th, 2008 5 Comments »
This has been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
I’d move to Australia, but I don’t think Dave would want my cranky family.
Some things popped up this morning that disrupted the plan I had already laid out. And not only that, but the thing that popped up meant I need to be on the […]
Posted in Getting Things Done on Mar 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
Wow. It’s hard to believe how little I’ve been blogging lately, and even harder to believe I’m completely fine with it. I have a few drafts in the making, but mostly I’m just keeping up with Things and feeling very at peace about it.
I finished off my latest organizational project when my sorting […]
Posted in Getting Things Done on Mar 8th, 2008 2 Comments »
Don’t you just love post titles like that? It sounds so… interesting and…captivating and… yawn.
My babysitter is on hiatus for softball season, and I was thinking about postponing my weekly writing sessions anyway (that’s another post), so I’ve decided to spend that same chunk of time working on finishing some projects around here.
At the top […]
Posted in Getting Things Done, Learning, Picture Book, Comfort & Control on Feb 10th, 2008 4 Comments »
We don’t have an entryway.
I have dozens of pictures clipped from magazines of large, high-ceiling-ed entryways with sweeping staircases and homey benches. I have pictures of back door mud rooms with cute storage lockers or cubbies sectioned off for each child. I have pictures of old wardrobes converted to coat closets, of closet system […]
Posted in Getting Things Done on Jan 23rd, 2008 2 Comments »
This is how my house looks tonight as I head off to bed. In fact, this is how my house has looked almost every night this month. Isn’t it refreshingly clean?! Compared to the 101 things I de-cluttered from my piano recently, I’d say this picture is worth some money.
I was inspired by my sister-in-law […]
Posted in Getting Things Done on Jan 8th, 2008 No Comments »
I love Craig’s List - do you? If you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about, TRUST ME when I say all you thrifty types will LOVE IT. It’s basically a giant, internet, garage sale.
It’s better than Ebay because it’s local. You drive to someone’s house, you chat about all the good times their […]
Posted in Getting Things Done, Fun Pile on Dec 8th, 2007 2 Comments »
After coffee and breakfast with Dave the house guest, we sent him off to meet his traveling companion filled with all sorts of ideas for how to spend their day. Last night we all had dinner with Heartichoke and husband at The 5 Spot - a great little “spot” on the top of Queen […]
Posted in Everyday, Getting Things Done, Things on Dec 1st, 2007 3 Comments »
The Great Purge of 2007 did not stick. Most everything that I decluttered is back to it’s original glory, that is, CLUTTERED. A girlfriend came over for lunch yesterday, and I had to clear a path for her through the living room, then clear off the counter to make lunch, then clear of the […]
Posted in Getting Things Done on Oct 30th, 2007 3 Comments »
Slowly but surely I’m adding new things to my routine so they are more likely to “stick.” This summer I hired a cleaning lady to come once a month to do deep cleaning in my house. The first time she came it took her eight hours to power through the grime, and I was […]
Posted in Everyday, Getting Things Done on Sep 17th, 2007 No Comments »
I find it much too coincidental that the word ‘irritation’ so closely resembles the word ‘iteration,’ because when Bryan continually tells me that we should ‘iterate’ through our schedules and lists, I feel quite ‘irritated.’ Nevertheless, I’ve learned to love and appreciate his project management of the home even though I am much more […]
Posted in Everyday, Getting Things Done on Sep 6th, 2007 No Comments »
I think I’ve officially spilled over the edge into Manic Organization Mode, considering I just spent an entire nap making chore charts for Ruthie. Watch out, I just might become a home schooler.
Ruthie will get stickers each day she completes the chores and is generally respectful, kind, and fun, and she will learn a […]
Posted in Getting Things Done on Aug 13th, 2007 3 Comments »
When it comes to Getting Things Done, I’m a bit maddening. Just ask Bryan. I like to skip all the yucky projects and do the fun ones. Or start the fun projects until they get yucky, and then abandon them. I make schedules. I break schedules. I clean my house 15 minutes before […]
Posted in Getting Things Done on May 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
This morning my friend came over to help me tackle the spare-room-turned-storage-closet off the kitchen. This was Bryan’s office while we built out his new space in the basement, and after he moved out it became THE place for dumping anything we didn’t know what to do with. Most of what we moved […]