Its one week til Christmas...
I am far from ready.
My youngest doesn't have a pressie yet as its on layby and might not be paid off in time.
My older two have pressies.
Santa stuff is almost finished (the rest is in the layby)
I have 6 children/teens I buy/make for and they are not finished.
I also do not have pressie for my parents or any other adults.
The last few months has been tight and just seems to get tighter. Contact doubled my smooth pay payment and that chewed up all my free money planned to buy Christmas gifts with. We have had multiple doctor visits and prescriptions. Really I just want to cry. I get myself all strong and "I can do this" empowered then I realise how much I need I just want to forget the whole thing.
The kids are away this weekend so I want to get housework up to date and a few things made for pressies.
I need to start the new week feeling more ready.. even just slightly ready would be good.
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Cleaning, Moving and decluttering
I am a recovering hoarder... every year I get better, every year I crave a more organised home and crave a home that reflects me and my children. I don't have flash things and am a real "make do" person but I still want a home thats organised and is filled with things I love and that make me happy.
Im craving a bit of change to at the moment so have decided to work on a couple of areas at a time, clean, declutter and move things around.. make areas fresh by giving them a new look (with ZERO budget just what I have around).
Today I cleaned the entrance and moved the canvas pictures from the lounge into the hall and just decluttered a little, its not a huge difference but I like it. Working on the lounge as well today... trying to think of what I can move around.
Master bedroom/craft area is my weekend mission as its a TIP.. it will be a work in progress for a while but I hope to give it a good start this weekend.
The kids rooms have all been done recently but I do have ideas and projects in my head for their spaces to.
Kitchen and dining is ok but needs a declutter and a bit of a spruce up.
Laundry is a state but an hour of time will get it tidy.
My back hall needs some storage for all the stuff we store there as the hooks on the wall are a bit overflowing.
The bathroom just needs a laundry basket to keep the floor clear.
My back deck area is lovely but has NO colour and is always a mess of kids stuff so I want to plant some flowers and tidy it up and find some storage for outside toys and I hope to get an outside picnic table this summer.
Miss Ahslee if you have any links of housy stuff or projects you think I might like please share them. I seem some christmas decorations I like today so have planned my colour scheme to match them so want to start decorating for christmas shortly to.. *eeekkk exciting*... I would love if we could share pics with each other as we go along to show our progress and share ideas.
MWUAH
Alisa
Im craving a bit of change to at the moment so have decided to work on a couple of areas at a time, clean, declutter and move things around.. make areas fresh by giving them a new look (with ZERO budget just what I have around).
Today I cleaned the entrance and moved the canvas pictures from the lounge into the hall and just decluttered a little, its not a huge difference but I like it. Working on the lounge as well today... trying to think of what I can move around.
Master bedroom/craft area is my weekend mission as its a TIP.. it will be a work in progress for a while but I hope to give it a good start this weekend.
The kids rooms have all been done recently but I do have ideas and projects in my head for their spaces to.
Kitchen and dining is ok but needs a declutter and a bit of a spruce up.
Laundry is a state but an hour of time will get it tidy.
My back hall needs some storage for all the stuff we store there as the hooks on the wall are a bit overflowing.
The bathroom just needs a laundry basket to keep the floor clear.
My back deck area is lovely but has NO colour and is always a mess of kids stuff so I want to plant some flowers and tidy it up and find some storage for outside toys and I hope to get an outside picnic table this summer.
Miss Ahslee if you have any links of housy stuff or projects you think I might like please share them. I seem some christmas decorations I like today so have planned my colour scheme to match them so want to start decorating for christmas shortly to.. *eeekkk exciting*... I would love if we could share pics with each other as we go along to show our progress and share ideas.
MWUAH
Alisa
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
November #2
Ekkk where has the year gone?
For me its officially Christmas prep time and I've decided I need to buy and make something each week to get myself in the groove. I have some fun ideas for decorations and stuff so want to get a move on.. I need to buy a circle punch to make some cute decorations and want to tie everything into a colour scheme (which I always do but always end up only doing it half hearted).
I need to pay off my Christmas laybys and start wrapping pressies.
I need to buy yummy foods and ingredients to make fun treats with the children.
I want to really make Christmas a hands on holiday and get the kids into it to. So many ideas.. now to make them a reality.
My children are getting a trampoline this year and one toy each for under the tree and then a parcel of clothes.
Christmas is my favourite time of year... eekkk cannot wait. I get to put my trees up this month.. eeeeeekkkkkkkkk
For me its officially Christmas prep time and I've decided I need to buy and make something each week to get myself in the groove. I have some fun ideas for decorations and stuff so want to get a move on.. I need to buy a circle punch to make some cute decorations and want to tie everything into a colour scheme (which I always do but always end up only doing it half hearted).
I need to pay off my Christmas laybys and start wrapping pressies.
I need to buy yummy foods and ingredients to make fun treats with the children.
I want to really make Christmas a hands on holiday and get the kids into it to. So many ideas.. now to make them a reality.
My children are getting a trampoline this year and one toy each for under the tree and then a parcel of clothes.
Christmas is my favourite time of year... eekkk cannot wait. I get to put my trees up this month.. eeeeeekkkkkkkkk
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