So, every day I plan to accomplish something I've been putting off around the house, and then I'll post the progress here. If you care to join me and share, I'd love it.
Over the weekend I washed all our windows inside and out. They're sparkling. I'm not putting the screens back on because the glass looks so bright and clear without them.
Then, I took the girls' old, well-worn adirondack chairs that have been sitting in our backyard collecting dirt....
....and painted them.
Much better. Feels great. See you tomorrow!
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Love the chairs! So cute!
I bleached the deck and refinished the porch furniture. Will be staining the deck in the next few weeks.
There is no better motivator than crossing off things that have overstayed their time on the to-do list. The chairs look great, Kristen!
Nice! Those chairs are beautiful.
We spent the morning yesterday cleaning cleaning cleaning! I'm feeling much better about my house right now! And somehow, having the house nice makes me much more likely to KEEP it that way. :)
As far as projects: today I went through all the boys' toys (with them) and we chose which ones they wanted to keep out to play with, which to put away, and also a few to give away. That has been on my mental "back burner" for a long time, so I'm pleased that it is done.
Next up: doing the same with their clothes.
I'm also hoping to get the windows washed this week - we'll see about that!
I'm curious if you experience the same problem I do: I vastly prefer to do big projects, because then they're DONE (and they stay done for quite awhile!) rather than all the little dailies that are also necessary. So I tend to fall behind on the daily chores (especially desk work - bills, blogging, everything that comes in the mail...) Do you have a good way to handle that? You seem like you manage to keep your life pretty well ordered AND have time for sewing, homeschooling, etc. Seriously I'd love to just be a fly on the wall at your house for awhile and figure out how you do it! :)
The chairs look beautiful!
I think the beginning of a new school year gets the "to-do" lists going... I made a new cleaning schedule for the year, posted it on my fridge, and also put it in my planner- small tasks for each day...totally doable! :)
I organized the new baby boy clothes in the children's room before we get any placements--IF my husband's MD background check ever finishes!!
I've been attempting to be similarly productive this past week as well! Call it, "trying-to-get-caught-up-before-the-homeschool-year-begins-in-earnest" or otherwise...DH calls it a "non-pregnant nesting".
I have rearranged furniture in the boys' room, sorted out their toys, thinned out everyone's closets and have the back of the car packed to the gills with donations for the thrift store. Yesterday, I cleaned out and sorted my kitchen cabinets and tidied up the counters so that they are now free of clutter.
On my task list for this week: sort through paperwork on my desk and rearrange art supplies for the boys. Next up: paint our bedroom.
Beautiful work on the chairs!
Kristen...you inspire me! I am off to make my list and motivated to actually do it!
I organized my closet, cleaned out my "junk drawer," cleaned the whole house and shampooed the living room carpet. I taught my boys how to clean their bathroom, and they did a fine job. Also, I weeded my flower garden and cleaned the patio. I put up new bulletin boards in my classroom, and got caught up on a bunch of stuff for work. Now for the confession......
I have to re-write the introduction for my thesis for the fourth time........ that is my most important "extra" project I have going on, and the one I dread working on the most! So, this weekend, I will be esconced in the local college library, re-writing that beast!
Oh my goodness, you ladies are all so productive!
Emily, I'm not that organized, though I wouldn't say I am disorganized. Just somewhere in between. How do I do it? I have an extremely organized husband, and only two children. I believe a fundamental reason God didn't give me 10 children is because He knows I wouldn't be able to handle it. And I'm ok with that. :) It does give me more time than other mothers though, and the vocation for me is to not waste that time. Something I work on daily.
Thanks for the inspiration, Kristen. Those chairs are so cute.
I'm trying to get back into the post-partum groove. Today I washed a window and dusted the sill. Doesn't sound like much but it's more than just basic maintenance. I'm trying to be happy with baby steps.
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