365 Photos Day 7

7/365

Meet Dr Dart (or Darty, as he’s frequently called). He takes care of me and the Kid when we’re not feeling very well. I’ve been running a fever for the better part of the week, and sound terrible (that’s what the library patrons keep telling me).

I laid down for awhile when I came home from work today, just to rest for a bit, and Dr Darty was on the case almost immediately (apparently finishing his dinner came first). He stomped all over me, laid down beside me, and “helped” me take a 2 hour nap.

I feel sort of better now.

21 Days to Getting Organized Day 5

Day #5 ~ Getting Organized Challenge (Under the Kitchen Sink)

This wasn't bad. I already kept most of the things in a small plastic storage tote out of habit. In our previous house (which we tore down & built a new one), there were plenty of problems with the kitchen sink. Slow leaks, fast leaks, leaks that would be there one day, but not the next when someone was there to look at them...it was not fun. It got to the point where I stopped keeping my dishtowels/rags under the sink because I'd go to get a clean one, and they'd all be damp. I started putting all the cleaners in a tote so that we could just move ONE thing instead of every single bottle when trying to figure out where the newest leak was coming from.

Before:



During:






After:

365 Photos Day 6

6/365

The filing project is now done. Mostly. At least I haven’t been finding any more “URGENT” or “IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED” envelopes.

I bought these file folders because I liked the colors and patterns. There’s also some green ones, but they’ve been used in the Kid’s file. Why, yes, I have my family (sort-of) color coded. On the calendar, in the files…makes it easier for me to find things.

365 Photos Day 5

5/365

I know that we shouldn't define ourselves by numbers, but I have to say, this number right here is the lowest my fever has been all day. And considering that I'm normally colder than the rest of my family, this is saying something.

Going to the doctor tomorrow.

21 Days to Getting Organized: Day 4

Day #4 ~ Getting Organized Challenge (The Linen Closet)

We don't have a specific linen closet in the house, although we do have enough storage areas that we certainly could. The towels/washcloths are kept in whatever bathroom they're used in, and I have my Mom's old cedar chest that I keep our in-season (flannels in the winter, cotton in the summer) sheets in. We have 2 sets for each bed...1 is on, 1 is in the chest. The off-season sheets/blankets are stored in a big storage tub in the hallway closet, where I also have our dirty clothes hampers.



Before (the outside):



(The inside):



During:

Cleaning the bottom (ew x 10):



All clean:



After:




That quilt in the corner is a double-wedding-ring quilt that my great-grandma (maybe great-great, I can't remember) made. It's been passed down for at least 3 (I'm the 4th) generations of women in my family on their wedding day. My daughter will be the 5th generation to have it.

21 Days to Getting Organized: Day 3

Oh my. This was the one I was hoping would come MUCH later on. But, alas, no.

Day #3 ~ Getting Organized Challenge (The Messy Tupperware Cabinets)

Now, it's not so much that the Tupperware cabinets were soooo messy. It's that, for whatever reason (probably the "just put it somewhere" thing from when we moved in), we had Tupperware in no less than 3, yes THREE, cabinets in our kitchen. One was the normal place it was stored. Another had some of the bigger pieces. And the third? Yeah, I found an UNOPENED box of the stuff when I was going through the cabinets this past summer. Wow.

This challenge quickly became like the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" books. Hmmm. That actually seems to be a consistent theme when I'm doing house projects. ANYWAY. I knew I wanted all the storage containers together. I did not anticipate having to shift so many things in the kitchen cabinets for this to happen. Long story short, I did, and love the result (the storage containers all together. The rest needs some more work).

Before:

Cabinet 1, where the unopened box was found this past summer:



Cabinet 2, where the normal home for the storage containers was:



Cabinet 3, where some of the bigger pieces were (I really do NOT like the corner cabinets):




During (I was being closely supervised by the cats):

Cabinet 1:



Cabinets 2 (one by window) & 3 (upper corner) with what I pulled out of said cabinets:



And more from all cabinets:


At this point the cats were wondering what in the world was going on. And so was I.

And now the afters:

Cabinet 1 (which will be turned into a recycling center...soon):



Cabinet 2 (the former official home of storage containers):



Cabinet 3 (the not-liked corner cabinet where I put the things we don't use often):



Aaaaannnnddddd....the New home for ALL the storage containers (up above the microwave, next to the fridge):



Whew! Can't wait to see what tomorrow's challenge brings.

365 Photos Day 4

4/365

It happens every time without fail. No matter how far apart I request movies from the library, they come in ALL AT ONCE.

Guess I know what I’ll be doing for the next couple of nights.