Today’s average living space is quite a bit smaller than it was just 20 years ago. Fortunately, we have space saving tips for you!
To journal, or not to journal, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous chaos, or to take arms against a sea of tasks by organizing them.
Did you know that Etsy Favorites has lists? You can organize your favorite listings however you want – supplies, outdoor, purple… It rocks!
Some people do spring cleaning. I am more of a fall cleaning kind of girl. Something about fall makes me want to get everything in order. Maybe it’s Doug and the girls all going back to school and me actually having an empty house so I can get more done. Plus, when I am alone I seem to notice the clutter more.
So…I have been trying to get the house in order, and find a routine that works. I am enjoying the TV/laptop free afternoons from when the girls get home until after dinner. I am able to go through the mail and school papers while they do homework, and still help them when they need it. I have been doing better about staying on top of the laundry, and the house is slowly getting more presentable.
I am also going through my computer files and cleaning up. I have lots of partial patterns to finish up. My friend Kim was recently saying how de~cluttering helps her mood, and I have to agree. I need to de~clutter!
Remember when I got some pretty new yarn from Lion Brand in the mail?
Here is a great way to see exactly what yarn you have, without having to look through it all! You can organize these little swatch cards on office/book rings.
This will be mostly photos tonight. It is after 1am (hey, happy 8th anniversary to Doug & me!) I just want to show you what I have been up to lately.
First, here are some snaps from a trip to Target we made the other day. The girls were having fun as you can see. *as always, if you hover your mouse over the photos, a little description will come up*
So I promised more photos and a break down of all the yarn I bought last night. I didn’t count out all the colors, but I did separate and count it by type. So here is the breakdown, with links to the yarns on line, and the retail price (based on the price of the yarn in the LYS, not on line.) The photos may not match up with the text, as they are just snaps of the unpacking and organizing efforts.
