28/28: an update

At the beginning of the month I decided to do 28 bags 28 days. This is pretty much a way to kick myself into organized mode for the new year. I thought about areas in our home that drive me crazy and decided to work my way through this month tackling them, trashing what needed to go and finding a home for things that had been misplaced.

Today is February 11th and although I haven't gone completely in order, I have managed to mark off 13 things this month:

How do things look now? I don't have a before and after for each project. Some were done in literally seconds. But I managed to snap a few pictures of some things I was able to clear out.

I had NO IDEA we had this much expired medicine in there. I "just" organized our medicine bin less than a year ago- but it took me consciously looking at each bottle and making a decision.

I want to start a "travel size jar" that contains all of our travel size items. Right now they are spread ALL over the house. So I grabbed whatever I saw under the sink. I hope to have a clear glass jar to hold it all and guests can help themselves while they are here and it will make traveling easier to know where all our stuff is kept. 

My car is another constant struggle. I don't know how I leave in the morning with one load and when I get home I have to make 3 trips...

This is our catch all place for things going to the attic (yard sale, seasonal, etc)... 

I went through Luke's shoes. The bin where we keep them was so full that 2 pairs (that still fit his sweet little feet) would no longer fit in the bin. This is what I was able to get rid of (although there are a couple pairs that I'm waiting til the summer to purge). 

I seriously lug around too much crap!

I feel so relieved to have some of these areas of our home cleaned up! I no longer feel like misplaced clutter is taking over of life. Of course my car and the diaper bag are a constant struggle- but at least it has been nice for a while!

Now on to the rest of the month and getting more accomplished! I'm really excited about getting in Luke's room and clearing out some books and toys! Sad thing? I just did that last summer. They really do grow up waaaaaaay too fast.

Weekly Update: 2/4-2/8

This week has totally kicked my booty! It's the first week since the beginning of January that we've been in school a whole week. Between workdays/ice days/MLK and our "trip" last weekend I think my body forgot how to function on a whole work week!

I've missed seeing my little man in the morning because everyday (except Tuesday) he's been sound asleep when I leave. Although I miss seeing his sweetness in the morning, I am glad that he's resting and it makes "goodbyes" easier! I feel like he's slept ALOT this week-like pushing 13 hours most nights. I guess it's tiring to be a busy 3 year old. 

His favorite show right now is Diego. OHH my he loves the baby humpback whales and the river dolphins. Haha! Who even know there was such thing as a river dolphin??

I felt baby hiccups for the first time this morning! Josh felt them too. Now that hopefully morning sickness is over I can finally enjoy all this like I said I would. I can't even believe how fast time is flying. 14 weeks left! And I haven't taken a belly picture since 12 weeks. Fail? Yes. 

We have tentative plans to visit the Biltmore House next weekend and I am super excited (yet trying not to get my hopes up). I learned after last weekend to remember that plans can ALWAYS change!

Looking forward to hopefully a quiet weekend. I hope the weather stays this beautiful because I feel like Spring is in the air!!