Week 3: Home Clean Up

My kitchen before ............                                             and AFTER!

My pantry before...........                                                 and AFTER!


It was fun and it all started with shining my sink.  Making dinner was a snap, finding healthy snacks, and being in a kitchen with so much less clutter is so much easier to cook and clean.  I thank those who are holding me accountable and the flylady for teaching me how to shine my sink!

TIME FOR YOU: Introduction

Time for You: Introduction

I am starting a weekly email, video, and post to share goals in the areas of Exercise, nutrition, mind, spirit, home and education.  It allows for accountability to someone, motivation, and goal setting.  I love to share knowledge and part of my next three month plan is to share the knowledge I have learned and the process I have gone through, with others.

God has a wonderful plan for each of us, and it's up to us to ask Him and go forward to make that plan happen. With God ALL things are possible.

If you are interested in emailing about being part of this process, or just want to follow along with our weekly goals at your own pace, than feel free to check back weekly.

Recycle My Friends!

I have been in contact with a lady from the Recycling Coalition of Utah: Davis County.  Mountain West Recycling is offering a great deal to Kaysville City Residents.  Take advantage of recycling in Davis County through their services. I currently recycle them and my garbage can is rarely full. I feel like this is such a simple and easy way for anyone to help the environment.  I feel very satisfied when my recycling cans are filled to the max and my garbage can still EMPTY!  Such a difference.

We moved to Utah from Maryland, a very small state with limited space for  garbage and recycling. Garbage had to be shipped to another location.  We recycled every week and we had this tiny garbage can that we rarely filled their too.  We have a beautiful state, filled with wonders unique for our desert community, and rich next to a lake. Wouldn't it be great to have Davis County see the effect that one city could have on the garbage load if we all recycled. It challenge you all this week to look into recycling services in your area, and start filling those recycling bins. We can all make the effort to clean up this beautiful earth that God created for us to enjoy!  Have a great day.

Please visit: https://utahrecycles.org/  and   Mountain West Recycling

Week 2: HOME CLEAN UP

Well, this turned out to be a unique week for me. I started to come down with something on Tuesday morning and to my own credit, rested. I don't usually do that, and then end up getting really sick trying to push it...so go me!

On Monday, I worked on the medicine cabinet next to the sink.  It is the one used everyday and gets rifled through all the time.  Everyone has pill containers now.  Another plus is a put all the play dough in a container with all the tools and stuff. I just have to get one container out to play.  It's worked great. So not as much to do here, but I still threw a lot away.

Before	After
Before	After
	After
Spice and baking cupboard.  I filled a garbage can with the stuff I threw from here. It looks better and I even went onto the spice drawer. It's already come in handy today when my oldest daughter asked where the cinnamon was and I could tell her!

NEW YEARS 2010!

It was a great New Years!  We participated in our cities first night celebration, watched Harry Potter, and clanged bowls and spoons at midnight. Our 7 year old said she was really tired and told us how hard it was to stay up that late.  We thought so too! We toasted in the New Year drawing to a close our phrase..."Peace is mine in 2009".  We really have found more peace.  I'm excited to keep that peace rolling and set out for a New Year.

We waited in lines and played games!  My favorite was the toilet paper toss into the outhouse.

Painted our faces.... and have our own little butterfly.

Celebrated 2010!

Posed for pictures!  Lots of butterflies at our house.

Had Story Time at the Library...the kids sat there longer than the games!

Blew in the New Year!

And banged our pots and pans to let the WHOLE Neighborhood know it was midnight!  It made me miss my sisters and my mom.  We always banged pots no matter how tired we were.

Happy New Years Everyone!  

Since New Years is the time for sayings and goals, mine is simple.....

I KNOW I CAN in 2010!

My next 90 day Plan Underway

Well, I'm up for the next 90 days.  This last Saturday was the end of my first week of the next 90 days. I successfully completed exercising every day for the whole week, even getting up at 5am and exercising. I also made it to the temple as part of that goal.  I feel the balance that I haven't felt in a while.  I have time to be with kids during the day and get the nourishment body, mind and spirit that I need.

 

Here's what I've been up to in the last week.  My next 90 days includes emailing tips and motivation to friends....hope your all enjoying this.  If you want to be included, email me and let me know.

Another thing has been getting my house decluttered. It seems that I've never lived somewhere for longer than 2 1/2 years since I've been married. Every time I finally got a house painted, organized and just the way I liked it, we moved.  SOOO.... this last move I refused to organize, paint or get things the way I liked it, to avoid moving. Now, this logically doesn't make sense, but I didn't even realize it myself until I started asking myself the questions I needed to. I've embarked on the 3 month
Home CLEAN UP!

I've started with my girls room, because we just moved their room together New Years Eve.  It has been fun to have our littlest one in a big girl bed, but exhausting getting her to stay in it. I miss the crib for nap times.  Thank goodness for the episode of Super Nanny about getting kids to stay in bed and use to a bigger bed. It's been a life saver!

Here's what I did: Cleared the junk, organized the closet, put up a lower rod and shelf for little ones to reach, and put hooks on the wall for clothes to be put on the for next day.  Loved that idea from Missus Smarty Pants.

*The bar is easy for kids to reach and shelf holds baskets.

*The clear plastic container on top shelf holds the next size clothes and shoes for my kids to grow into.

 *The hook on the wall by the desk allows my two year old

to see her clothes easily in the morning.

*The kids have really enjoyed a clear desk to write and draw.

 I was so pumped, I moved on to the laundry room and my husband hung up the shelves for me.  I love walking into a clear room.  Now I want to go do the laundry.  Thanks dear!

Now, two more rooms are cleaned up.  This week I'm on to the kitchen. I will get before and afters.  

Here's to making our lives easier with less clutter, one room at a time!