Another Awesome Day!!

What has gotten into me. I'm not complaining about it, I think it's great! I got the upstairs hallway done yesterday, the master closet mostly unpacked, clothes hung, and vacuumed in there...I also got the entire master bathrooms cleaned and unpacked and organized. That's a big feat with the large shower and even larger tub in there but it's done! I wanted to work on my bedroom too but the kids fell asleep in there on the floor way early and I just didn't want to disturb them. So first on my list of priorities today is the master bedroom. I also hope to get the entryway, front porch, and dining room done today. If I'm super motivated which I seem to be at the moment I'd also like to get the living room and kitchen done today too. I also need to work on some laundry. It will get there slowly! I am so proud of myself for working so hard to make this house a home!

Erek comes home this evening and I'm surprised but I've missed him. I think I'm falling back in love with my husband! It's been a long 3 days or so without him. The kids have been relatively well behaved so I haven't missed him due to that, which is awesome. Anyway the baby is almost done eating his bottle so I'm going to leave you for now and get some things accomplished. First up is my Morning Routine! Toodles till tomorrow!

Awesome Day Yesterday

I had an awesome and productive day yesterday. I was in good spirits and got a lot done. Nikolas's room is now clean and straightened; Alex's room is clean and straightened; the stairway is done; I got acouple loads of dishes and laundry done! I even got a decent amount of scrapbooking done! I went to bed early and got a good nites sleep so I would be ready to go today.

Today I hope to get the upstairs hallway done; then that floor will be DONE! I also hope to get the master closet, master bathroom, master bedroom, entryway, front porch and dining room done today along with some dishes and laundry. I'm feeling very energetic today and hope I can get all of that done. If not as long as I put in a valiant effort and accomplished some of it, it can always go on tomorrow's list. I think I will have this house ready for the part on Saturday! Ok it's time to get Nikolas's diaper changed and get busy with my morning routine and the rest of my list! Toodles for now!

Got Lots Done Yesterday

Yesterday I was super motivated. I got the office straightened, the kid's bathroom cleaned, Andrew's room straightened and cleaned, and got a lot of unpacking done in the master closet. All in all it was a fantastic day. I even got some scrapbooking and cross-stitching done! I'm feeling the same drive today so hopefully I can get just as much if not more done today. We are having a birthday party here on Saturday for Andrew so I want this house presentable. At least as much as it can be with having just moved 3 weeks ago.

Today I plan on cleaning and straightening Nikolas's room, Alex's room, the hallway, the stairway, finishing the master closet, getting the master bathroom done, and the master bedroom. Add into that the fact that Erek is gone till Wednesday morning moving Mackenzie and her mom back so I get all of the child related responsibilities too, but I'm keeping a positive attitude about it and should be able to deal with it all. Okay I'm going to get busy. I'm off to shower and make myself presentable then clean Nikolas's room. Toodles for now!

Haven't Done Much

Well the last two days have been a wash for the most part. I've been very sluggish. I got some good sleep last nite and I'm motivated today so we'll see how today goes.

Yesterday, I had to deal with an issue with my husband. He didn't come home or call or text me the nite before last and I was mad and upset and my mind wandered to thoughts of him cheating. I just don't trust him very much right now because of past history. It sucks waking up without him hear and the kids asking where he is...and I don't have an answer for them. So we had a long talk yesterday and got things sorted out.

Andrew's birthday is in 6 days and I'm going to have a gathering here for cake, ice cream and presents. So I have a lot to do to get this house ready for company. I'm motivated right now so I'm going to make this post short and get some things done! Toodles!

Started out strong and then fizzled!!

I started out strong yesterday and then fizzled right out. I didn't sleep the night before last so I had to keep myself moving or I would fall asleep. I can't even remember what all I got done yesterday morning now come to think of it. It was a lot tho! Then I laid down on the bed and I was out. I slept until 10 am this morning! That's almost 24 hours. Now I feel like I've slept to much but that'll pass. I must get busy today and get some cleaning, organizing, and unpacking done. It's like I got the upstairs done and then said, nope that's it...but I can't let that happen so I must chug along and get past these barriers I keep putting up for myself.

Today I plan on focusing on the basics, a little bit of cleaning, getting the master closet unpacked and my scrapbooking paper organized. I can do this! I want to do this...and I have to do this! And I will! Toodles for now!

Got Some Cleaning Done

Yesterday was pretty productive but not so much on the packing aspect of things. I got the dishwasher unloaded and loaded, worked on my CJ for a long time, swished and swiped the 1/2 bathroom, decluttered, swept, and wetjetted the entryway floor by the garage, got some laundry done, went to lunch with my mom, stepdad and brothers for my Mom's birthday. I also got to go out last nite. I have a bowling league that I bowl on, on Wednesday nites. We got there early to make up for last week of not bowling but there were leagues going on...so we went to La Senorita and had some dinner. We got back to the bowling alley and bowled our normal league. We took 2 outta 3 games and totals. We decided to make up our bowling games after we got done with our first 3 games. We started bowling on the lanes right next to the ones we were on...At one point I was up to bowl on 3 lanes at the same time. It was crazy and I got so worn out. Once our regular games were over I was able to relax and concentrate instead of bowling like a maniac. When I got home I COULD NOT sleep! I was wired so I worked on my CJ all nite long. I was antsy to get things done but with the rest of the family sleeping I didn't want to wake anybody. I was still productive. Now I'm dead tired but if I keep moving today I will be fine. I might take a nap this afternoon.

Today I plan on taking care of the basement stairway, playroom, family room, dishes, some laundry, organizing my scrapbooking paper, and working on the master closet. We'll see how I do! I have a long list to keep me moving so I'd better get to it! Toodles!

The Upstairs is Done!!

Yesterday, I got the hallway and stairway cleaned! That means the upstairs of this house is unpacked, organized, and cleaned! YAY! It feels so good! I also worked on my Control Journal yesterday and it feels good to have a plan in place. I didn't get to organizing my scrapbooking paper yesterday as I was working on my Control Journal. I have a nice array of cleaning, organizing, unpacking, laundry, dishes, and fun stuff to do, as well as child care.

Today I plan on focusing on the master closet. Getting our clothes unpacked and hung up. That will be nice to know where all of my clothes are. Other than that I'm just gonna be doing general cleaning and a little bit of crafts. I do have to go to lunch with my mom today to celebrate her birthday. Thankfully someone else will be there so she can't say anymore comments. Well I have a long list today so I'd better keep this post short and get busy! Toodles!

Not much done!

Yesterday I didn't get much done cleaning wise. I was feeling weird, light headed, especially when I stood up so I took it easy yesterday. I did get the stuff on the hallway floor organized into piles like clothes for laundry, toys, the popcans in a bag, and gathered the trash and got that in a bag. I also threw all of the cardboard downstairs and had Erek take that out for me. I just need to clean the cobwebs, walls, trim, finish decluttering the floor, and vacuum and the hallway is done. Then I just need to do the stairway and this floor is done! I'm feeling much better today and hope to get it all done.

Yesterday the UPS man also delivered my scrapbooking paper organizers so that's going to be my project for after the kids go to bed. I will get them all sorted and put into the organizers and get the organizers into place. I'm gonna have to move the blue dresser over just a bit but I need to get the paper off of it first or I'll be playing 1,000 paper pick-up.

I'm also working on making a Control Journal for the new house. I'm doing pretty good with that so far. I do need to do some laundry today as I have no clean pants, other than pajama pants, to wear. I HATE doing laundry.

Erek has a dealing job downstate again and that means I'll be on my own with the kids for dinner and bedtime and such. That should keep me busy for a few hours this evening but after they go to bed, I plan to get a lot of my 'wants' done for the day. Well Erek just woke up so I need to get that hallway and stairway done so I can get the rest of my routines done. Will check in later tonight with a progress report or tomorrow morning like usual. Toodles!

The Kid's Rooms are Clean!!

I was really motivated yesterday morning and got all three of the kid's rooms decluttered, cleaned and organized. Feels REALLY good. I even got their bedding washed and dryed. I know I did laundry, what a concept.

Today I am going to be getting the hallway and the stairway cleaned and that means the top level of this house is D-O-N-E!

I think after I get the top level done I will focus on the master bedroom area. I really want an oasis and calming area to relax in and go to sleep. It will be so nice to have our clothing hung and put away!

I still need to declutter the desks of pop cans and dishes and then I will take pictures of the office, kid's bath, kid's rooms, hallway, and stairway. I'll probably take those tomorrow morning. You will be so impressed! Well as soon as the baby is done eating I'm going to get busy on that hallway! Toodles for now!

The Kid's Bathroom

Well since I finished the office the other day I got to move onto some other projects around the house. I got the kid's bathroom cleaned yesterday. That took me all day but it felt good to get it done. They make such a mess in there! Gotta love living in a house full of boys. Today I plan on getting the boys' rooms cleaned and their bedding washed. I would also like to get the crib set up for Alex to start sleeping in. It will be very weird to not have him sleeping next to me. I love being able to reach over and touch him or make sure he's covered up, or put his pacifier back in. Won't be long tho and Logan will be in the co-sleeper next to me.

I would also like to straighten and clean the hallway and stairway. Once I get the kid's rooms cleaned and the hallway and stairway done I get to move to the main floor of the house. It will be so nice to have everything unpacked AND organized!

I went to Michael's yesterday and picked up some pictures to hang on the walls in the office. I got another scrapbooking storage drawer, 8 picture frames, 8 pictures, markers, and 10 storage containers for my fabric quarters for $80 yesterday. I say I did pretty good! Maybe I'll make putting those pictures in the frames my project for tonight. Then I can get Erek to hang them on the walls this week sometime.

Well I'd better get busy so I can get my chores done for today and still have time to enjoy the race. Will try to check in with a progress report later tonight! Toodles!

THE OFFICE IS DONE!!!

Well a lot happened yesterday but all for the good. I started the day off with absolutely no motivation. Then around 1 pm my ob office called to inform me that my glucose test came back good but i'm severly anemic. It makes sense really and don't know why I didn't have them check sooner, especially with my history of being anemic through my other pregnancies. So I stopped by the pharmacy and picked up an iron supplement and what a difference. I managed to get the rest of the office done!!!! I just need to take care of the desk tops a bit before I can take pictures. I still need to get my scrapbooking desk together but I can do that today now that I have the hardware I need. I also need Erek to hook the TV up to the cable jack, but I'll have him do that when he wakes up.

Today I am working on the rest of the upstairs. Each room shouldn't take me too long with there being virtually nothing in the kids rooms. I have cleaned the kid's bathroom once so far already but they have got toothpaste all over the counter and such and I just want it to gleam! I think I'm going to do a sunny yellow in their bathroom to bring out the yellow accents in the shower curtain. Well I'm gonna get busy on the upstairs of the house now! Toodles!

Still in the Office

Good morning readers! I was still working in the office yesterday, but boy did I get a lot done! I got all of the books into the bookshelf except for maybe a few stray books! I got the entertainment center dusted and the legos stacked on top of it. I took care of all of the old pop cans, food, and old coffee. I unpacked 2 boxes and put most of the items away. Today I just need to declutter the desks, clean then, clean my scrapbooking surfaces, clean the window, declutter the floor and then vacuum and this room will be organized! I'll be so happy when this place is done and I can move on to other parts of the house! I should have this room finished by the end of today! Once I am done with the office I will be cleaning the kids bathroom, Andrew's room, Nikolas's room, and Alex's room. I will get Erek to set up the crib in Alex's room and get his bedding washed. Once those are done I will be cleaning the hallway and the upstairs of this house will be good to go!

As far as the kid's bathroom goes, I have no idea what color to paint the walls. I know your note suppose to do green or blue in the bathroom but the shower curtain has different shades of blues and greens and then yellow and orange. I want some bright and cheerful in there for the kids. To take them up in the morning and get them moving for the day. I could do a yellow...that might now be so bad. I'll have to look through my idea books and get some better ideas.

For Andrew's room I think I'll do a blue, for Nikolas's room a green, and for Alex's room I want to do a pale yellow on the top half of the wall and a subdued lime green on the bottom half and then install a chair rail to separate the two. I think I'll leave the hallway the color it is now.

Well I want to get busy on the office and get that finished up today, so I'll leave you for now.

Still Organizing the Office

Well I'm still in the office today. I did get through some boxes last nite and got the books from one of the boxes over by the bookshelf. I need Erek to move the bookshelf into place before I can put the books away. I also need to adjust the shelves a bit before I can put the books away. Then I got extremely sleepy and went to bed, but I felt a good sense of accomplishment.

This morning I got to sleep in and have had a slu of company. My stove did get delivered today and hooked up so I can cook again. YAY!! I have gotten some rather big projects done between all of the company I've had. I got my brads and stamping stuff organized into the bins, folded all of my fabric quarters, and got half of a drawer organizer put together. My poor finger has a blister from putting the organizer together yesterday. I asked Erek and he said he will finish putting it together for me. My next step is to get Erek to move the bookshelf in place and then I can adjust the shelves and put the books in there. After that I get to take care of some piles of books and more scrapbooking stuff. Then I'll be ready to move onto decluttering the desks. That should be fun with all of my popcans. After that I just need to clean off the surfaces in this room and declutter the floor, clean the window and vacuum and this room will be done. I'd better get to it or it'll never get done!

Organizing the Office

I want this space to be inspirational for my crafting. I will be doing most of my crafting in this room and I want it to bring my ideas to life. This is especially important for my scrapbooking. I have so many ideas for albums. Along with being inspirational the space has to be motivational. On days when I'm in a bipolar low I want a place I can go to that will ease my symptoms. I want a place that is serene! When I get back to school I will use this space to study, so the color cannot be overwhelming. I want there to be fabulous, homemade pictures on the wall. I would also like to hang some pictures of the kids and our whole family on the walls in cool, crisp white picture frames. I want matching curtains and blinds to create privacy but also to allow the sun to shine in when wanted. I want the bookshelves organized; I want my scrapbooking desk to be straightened and clear; I want my desk to be free of clutter and popcans and such; I want the floor to be decluttered and vacuumed regularly. These things are what will drive me to work hard to create the space I desire and envision!

Here's where I'm at today:

My scrapbooking area is partially put together. I'm waiting on the brackets to put the desktops on. I also need to get Erek to hang my embellishment center on the far wall. Most of the stuff is put away in drawers or cubbies that are organized. I am also waiting on my paper organizers to come so I can sort my papers and get them put away. Oh I also need to organize my brads area. Once these things are done the area will be perfect! As far as the entertainment center goes that is pretty much set. The TV just needs to be hooked up to the cable jack. I would like something to hang over the entertainment center or some decorative items to put on top of the entertainment center. For the bookshelves. I have most of the books in their place I just need to organize them better. My desk is atrosious. It has popcans everywhere, it needs to be dusted and cleaned and I have some books and a box that need to be taken care of. DH's desk has some binders and more books that needs to be dealt with, then cleaned and organized. I still need to finish decluttering the floor and vacuum and then this room will be ready for paint! I can do this! 15 minutes at a time!