on the fly...

You notice I didn't post much of anything about Thanksgiving.  You might have noticed I didn't post much of anything about Christmas.  Maybe you didn't notice at all that I didn't post anything about New Years either.  It's not because I didn't do anything on those days.  Quite the contrary.  We had quite the festivities.  I just don't know how to get it all done.  Something has to be set aside and it's usually this blog.  Sorry  blog.  I do love you...


Okay, so the standard topic after the new year is "Getting Organized".  AAAAaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!
This is not something I know how to do! It's simply not.  Okay, okay, that's not true.  I can organize my utensil drawer.  That's because they come with that drawer thingy that has shapes of spoons and forks and knives.  I organize the hanging clothes in my closet because some HGTV show suggested to organize them in groups of color.  I attempt to organize, but usually fail miserably at it.

Right now I have papers spread all over the front room floor in an attempt to organize and "file" them.  Gah!  I have totes and baskets and sacks of sewing stuff all sitting on the floor of one room that needs to get into another.  My sewing/guest room is now becoming my 13 year old step daughters permanent room as she is coming to live with us.  But even if she weren't coming, it'd still be on stall as I try to figure out what the heck I'm going to do.

Organizing some things, I kid you not, hurts my brain...

Here are my most simple ideas about organizing.  Keep it simple.  De-junk.  I just went through the kids' clothes and got rid of all the too small stuff.  I just went through the kids' toys and put a whole garbage sack full of toys in the storage room to "switch out" when they get bored with what's in their toy boxes now.  Now it's time to go through MY stuff and de-junk.  Oh heaven help me.  I need that crew from that show about messiest people alive. You know that one with the aussie organizer.  They make three piles; 1. donate 2. keep 3. throw away.  Ya, I need that guy...

Duh, ok, I guess I could make those three piles myself, but I'd need a week of no kids, no phone, no fb and no eating or sleeping.  I guess if there wasn't eating or sleeping, I could get it done in three days, but certainly no kids.  Since there's no chance of getting rid of the kids for three days--who am I kidding, there's no chance of not eating or sleeping...Here's my plan.  Shove it all in the storage room.  NO?  Ok, here's the real plan...  I will create three piles of my own.  1. To be filed 2. To be organized 3. throw away whatever doesn't fit into the first two.  NO?  OK. Time to turn to my prescriptions.  NO, not pills. My magazines.  WWMD; What Would Martha Do?  Ok we all know what she'd do.  She'd spend thousands of dollars turning her attic into a craft room fit for the queen.  Since we don't have thousands of dollars to do that, I'm going to go shopping at the thrift store. No?  Not a good idea since I usually come home with some useless--although beautiful--item that needs to find a place? Ok, I'll try the "use-what-I-have" approach.

tick tock, tick tock,

Nothin'... I've got nothin' people.

"donate" bags, papers to file, Christmas stand to put away...

I have resisted for a very long time to try the "Fly Lady" approach, but I think in my attempt to get organized, I'm gonna give in and go with it.  Here it is. The link to getting my life in order... My sister and neighbor use it and now I'm going to give it a whirl.  I surrender.  I can't do it myself.  I'm powerless to overcome this on my own.  1st step is recognition right?  Only 11 more steps to go.  I'm a really good follower, so having someone tell me what to do is right up my alley.  Now if she only lived here...

Baby steps right?  I will try it for a week fly lady.  I'm gonna go shine my sink.  I don't know how that's going to get me organized, but sink, here I come. :D
Oh and I need to buy a calendar, and put my shoes on, and...phew! I like this lady.

toodles...