New Beginning...seriously!

Well, I honestly thought I would be able to keep up on posting at least weekly to the blog…yeah, not so much. This is what happened; got into an accident, got behind in school, had to catch up before finals, went from working part time to full time, in addition to normal wife and mommy duties. That all adds up to NO POSTS!
I really missed not being able to capture all the funny/crazy things that were happening each day. The funny thing is it kind of goes back to the “O” word O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N. I would have been able to handle all of life’s unexpected situations and the blog had I been organized. (Note to self, get organized)
Never fear, I’m back on my mission. First step, find Digital Camera! I really want to show you the cool tools I’ve been using to get organized. I also have decided to go back to setting a couple of goals each week, but limiting the number based on how extensive or time consuming the tasks are. I determined my weekly goals by doing the following:
Make a list of all the areas in which you need more organization. Be sure to really think of every area. For example, organizing all the rooms in your home, and organizing the completion of household chores may be two different things. For me, it’s easy to give everything a home and clean up various rooms. Making sure I keep the system in place for maintaining the organization is a different story.
After you’ve made your initial list, you need to make detailed lists for each category. Walk through every room in the house to see where storage/organization solutions need implemented. Take pictures if necessary/applicable. After all of your lists are made. Determine which you’ll tackle first. If they are simply storage solutions for a room, choose one room to complete at a time. When trying to create a system for maintaining organization, work on 1 or 2 goals at a time.
Each time you’ve accomplished a goal or completed a task check it off your list and move to the next item. Be sure to have a written plan for how you’ll maintain the work you’ve completed as well as a household inventory list (to help you remember where everything is!) if necessary.

Whew! That’s a full time job right!? Just remember don’t get discouraged. This (unfortunately) isn’t an overnight transformation, as such; you should expect and accept that there will be days you don’t make progress. As long as you get back on track, you are still in the game!