haiti

hi ya'll

there are many things you can do to help the relief effort in haiti. if you want to have a yummy something while helping haiti, go to my friends blog to find out about a bake sale this saturday in provo to benefit haiti... http://gregandjesswilson.blogspot.com/

"as i have loved you, love one another"

am i lucky or just blessed?!

here's the update on my organization goals:

saturday night came around and i didn't finish savannah's closet and room. sunday is a day of rest from stuff like this. so i decided when monday came around that i would definitely get it done.

but...
i didn't get to it. it's hard enough for me to keep up on dishes and laundry. which, by the way, i have been doing really well at (so i should take a moment to pat myself on the back for that rather than worrying about not getting organization done). then today came around and i wondered how i would get it done, or get to the rest of my goals.

then i get a text from my friend dawn, wondering if i would like her to come down and organize savannah's room and closet for me. i had mentioned a couple days ago that i wanted to get it done but that it would be a challenge for me. she said that she loves to organize and would love to come and do it sometime.

so, i let her! i was a little embarrassed and hesitant to show her the mess and let her have at it, but i humbled myself and let her do it. i helped her move stuff around and she directed me on how to organize it all. she seemed to enjoy herself and i am sooooo pleased with the outcome! now i'm not tripping over all sorts of stuff when i go in there. and i know where to find anything i want :)

she's ready to come back tomorrow to help me with my bedroom closet and anything else we can get done. i am soooo lucky and sooooo blessed to have a friend like this.

the funny thing is that no matter where i live, there is always someone (or several someones) that come to the rescue and help me clean up and get organized. anyone who really knows me knows that organization definitely does not come naturally to me and i am convinced that god sends me angels! i am truly grateful for the angels in my life! Thanks to you, you know who you are! (basically anyone can consider themselves an angel if they've helped me in any way ever- go ahead and give yourselves a pat on the back- and let me know if i can do something for you)

laziness and organization do not mix

well, i have neglected my blog long enough. but, today i will not be posting pictures or talking about my adorable little girls or my much loved husband...

i am venting my frustrations with lack of organization in my home and lack of getting much done besides playing with kids. now, don't get me wrong, playing with kids is super super important, but i'd like to get a few things done now and then too. so, i've decided that rather than looking at facebook or blogs every time i get a break from my much loved family, i will try to get one organization project done a week. seems reasonable, i think. i should still have time for bummin' around too.

here is a list of stuff i can think of right off the bat that need to be done:
- finish organizing savannah's closet and room
- organize millie's closet and room
- organize my front entry closet
- reorganize my 72 hour kit
- organize high school pictures
- organize my bedroom closet
- organize my desk drawers
- organize my family home evening stuff
- clean out my kitchen cupboards
- catch up on the family "scrapbook"
- start a baby book for savannah, like unto millie's
- organize my filing cabinet

that ought to be a good enough list for now. a bit overwhelming, but if i take it one at a time, i should be able to get a lot done.

is there anyone out there who enjoys organizing stuff and getting stuff done who has any advice for someone like me who doesn't know how to get stuff done?

here's my ideas:
- have kyle take the kids once a week so i can have some time without interruption to get started on each task
- "scrapbook"/ baby book/ filing cabinet/ family home evening organization could be done while watching a movie at night
- i have a hard time deciding what i should do when there's so much that needs to be done, so i'm thinking of putting these tasks on papers in a hat and randomly pulling one out every week to find out what i need to get done that week.

i've decided i will keep track of my organizational goals on this here blog and report to myself that they are completed each week. sound good?

goal #1 (to be completed by the end of tomorrow/saturday night)...
organize savannah's closet and room!
i started on this already and i will post a picture of it when it's all done. then i will have proof that i accomplished something.

sometimes i am hesitant to make goals, because i feel like i am setting myself up for failure. i almost always expect more than is humanly possible of myself! but, i think it's realistic to give each of my goals a good try each week and then be happy with what i am able to accomplish.

favorite quote about goals...

"GoAlS aRe StArS tO rEaCh FoR, nOt StIcKs To BeAt OuRsElVeS wItH"