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“ORGANIZING” for the year. Yes, I know
that it is April 15th and most of you started this task as soon as
the Christmas decorations were put away.
So what!? Who says this is the
first time I have attempted to do this?
Only me and the Farmer know that truth.
What counts is that I’m going to get at it….again. My friends, Itchy and Scratchy, might gaff at
this plan as they are always stating
that I need to come help them organize their homes, but this is truly an ongoing
struggle for me and I’m sure it is for
many others. Sometimes just the thought
of how things get so disorganized or the number of jobs is enough to stop one
from tackling this job. The word “OVERWHELMED”
definitely comes to mind. It happens all
too often in my little world and I don’t even have any big responsibilities in life like a job or children. But, we all have different thresholds and it
is nothing to get down on oneself about, right?
What matters is that we just do the best we can with what we have….with
what we are capable of dealing with….and try to ‘GET R DONE’.
Trending on the web these days, are a million and one tips for how to organize your life. I hope to draw upon some of them. In the past year, I see the number 40 come up far too often….40 Bags in 40 Days, for example. I’ve started 40 a few times and made some (little) progress. My utensil drawers are clean and organized, let’s put it that way and my knitting stash was fully organized (I say WAS for a reason. See #16 below). Since I can’t seem to stick with 40 (apparently I have a little attention deficit issue), I’m going to try 30. This also gets me close to the beginning of gardening season around here, and then I can move outside. (Well, it might still be snowing here in May with the prolonged winter we are having). At that point I have gardens to organize and plan – a whole series of blog posts coming your way on that topic.
Trending on the web these days, are a million and one tips for how to organize your life. I hope to draw upon some of them. In the past year, I see the number 40 come up far too often….40 Bags in 40 Days, for example. I’ve started 40 a few times and made some (little) progress. My utensil drawers are clean and organized, let’s put it that way and my knitting stash was fully organized (I say WAS for a reason. See #16 below). Since I can’t seem to stick with 40 (apparently I have a little attention deficit issue), I’m going to try 30. This also gets me close to the beginning of gardening season around here, and then I can move outside. (Well, it might still be snowing here in May with the prolonged winter we are having). At that point I have gardens to organize and plan – a whole series of blog posts coming your way on that topic.
For
now I serve up my list of 30 projects in 30 days. No promise or commitment of what order they
may be completed in. There are no
rules. I might complete several in one
day and I KNOW some of them will require a bit of tackling each day over the
30. Some I have assigned two slots
because they are pretty time consuming projects. Whatever the case may be, this is my hope. (I can hear you all laughing at organize your
paint chips….only Itchy can relate to this one, I’m sure.)
I
shall keep you posted on my progress and would encourage you all to make your
own list and get moving. I bet once you
put pen to paper, it will not seem quite so daunting. Happy Organizing!!
30 IN 30 – APRIL 2013
1. Organize Seeds
2. Clean My Car
3. Organize Library
4. Organize Library
5. Organize Cookbook Cupboard
6. Organize Cookbook Cupboard
7. Organize Paint Chips
8. Create New Year Financial Files
9. Organize Faves – Computer
10. Organize Faves – Ravelry
11. Organize Faves – Pinterest
12. Hang Pictures in Living Room
13. Hem Curtains in Bedroom
14. Organize Closet in Office
15. Organize Desk
16. Stash New Wool
17. Organize Closet A in Master
18. Organize Closet B in Master
19. Organize Hutch in Dining Room
20. Organize Closet in Spare Room
21. Organize Kitchen Stuff in Bsmt
22. Organize Closet in Laundry Room
23. Organize WIPS - Knitting
24. Create Project List
25. Organize Foyer Closet
26. Hang Tiles in Dining Room
27. Organize Linen Closet
28. Organize Dog Toys, Meds, Beds, etc.
29. List Bsmt Storage 2 B Organized
30. List items for sale on Kijiji!
30 IN 30 – APRIL 2013
1. Organize Seeds
2. Clean My Car
3. Organize Library
4. Organize Library
5. Organize Cookbook Cupboard
6. Organize Cookbook Cupboard
7. Organize Paint Chips
8. Create New Year Financial Files
9. Organize Faves – Computer
10. Organize Faves – Ravelry
11. Organize Faves – Pinterest
12. Hang Pictures in Living Room
13. Hem Curtains in Bedroom
14. Organize Closet in Office
15. Organize Desk
16. Stash New Wool
17. Organize Closet A in Master
18. Organize Closet B in Master
19. Organize Hutch in Dining Room
20. Organize Closet in Spare Room
21. Organize Kitchen Stuff in Bsmt
22. Organize Closet in Laundry Room
23. Organize WIPS - Knitting
24. Create Project List
25. Organize Foyer Closet
26. Hang Tiles in Dining Room
27. Organize Linen Closet
28. Organize Dog Toys, Meds, Beds, etc.
29. List Bsmt Storage 2 B Organized
30. List items for sale on Kijiji!
Gotta Run...
(posted by THE FARMER'S WIFE)
Speaking of overwhelmed, I think I need Ev
ReplyDeleteto pour me a gin now. Reading your list is
exhausting and daunting. That's why I don't do it.
You get the decorations put away by May? Itchy and Scratchy would call that downright antisocial - "nothin' but a hollow hoity-toity display". Itchy got hers put away in June last year but that was for 1997 and only because the wires were starting to cut into the tree. Their neighbors are still turning them on, although pretty much only at night this late in April.
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