Breaking away from the day to day
Organization is something that I love and hate equally. I have a need to be completely organized, but my pure exhaustion keeps me from being that “June Cleaver” mom. Even though my kitchen is more organized, I would still like my counters clean 100% of the time. I work from home mostly. That means I…
I like to think I’m an organized person. Some days I’m more organized than others. I like to clean with very specific products. Bleach is my BFF. As of right now, my cleaning supplies are in a mass on the floor in my garage. It drives me crazy, so I’ve been on a hunt looking…
Keeping my house organized in a house full of boys is almost like turning water into wine. It’s nearly impossible. I train the “men” in my life to put things where they belong, but somehow no one listens…I can’t quite understand why. Oh right, because they are males. In the kitchen, items are placed in cabinets…
I love shoes. I REALLY LOVE shoes. My husband doesn’t understand that shoes are the most important part of the outfit. He doesn’t understand why I need so many sandals, heels, wedges, flats, sneakers, and boots (even though I live in Miami). When we moved into a new house this past summer, we also moved…
The playroom is my nemesis!! It is a never ending battle. It’s ALWAYS MESSY!! I try and teach the kids to clean it up, telling them that they should clean things up after they play. But somehow that place is always a mess!! The toys used to be in our living room where we would…
The garage. It’s meant to store our car, but in reality it stores….everything else. Tools, the lawn mower, bikes, beach chairs, extra toilet paper. Like I said…everything. With “everything” in the garage, it gets MESSY! That is why the garage was the next space in my house that was getting organized. By the way, we…
So, as you know, I cleaned out the hall closet in my house during Operation Organization. During my purging, I decided to make a “Party” box with all things needed for birthdays and other festivities. Things like number candles, birthday banners, noise makers, and colored paper goods. But then I found that I had leftover…
Ok, I’ll admit it, I’m a “closet” disaster!!! There are parts of my house that stay hidden from the outside world. And for good reason; they are a MESS! These are the places, that as time goes by, become the “catch all” places where we put things. That’s why I have initiated Operation Organization in…
As a teacher, I have learned along the way that the more organized I am in the classroom, the more organized my room mom will be. This will in turn make our classroom activities more successful. Now that I am a parent volunteer in my boys’ classrooms, I am trying to have the same approach…
I hate mornings! The stress, the rush, the MADNESS! Ugh! I wish I could have an “I Dream of Jeanne” moment, nod my head, blink my eyes and “poof” everyone is dressed, fed and ready to go. Until I can make that happen, here’s what I do to stay sane in the mornings. Planning ahead…
