I started to write this as a Facebook status update, then realized it was getting a bit wordy (as I am known to do sometimes) and thought "This seems more like a blog post." I figured I would make it a blog post and try to get back on the horse so that my 2 blog followers would have something new to read here.
I'm finally making a new To Do List template for myself so that I can keep organized and on track with not only keeping the house clean, but making headway with organizing and decluttering, which makes me happy. I saw a template on Facebook sometime last week, I think, but can't remember for the life of me who posted it and was unable to find it after probably 45 minutes of searching. So instead of wasting more time, I'm just making my own because I didn't quite like the templates I was finding.
I also decided I'm going to create a Master To Do List that details what I want to do each week (or day of the week), month, quarter and year. It's so easy to forget things like "clean windows" or "clean out freezer" if you don't do them on a weekly basis, plus I want to have one main list where my regular tasks stay the same for my own reference, without the things I would add in each week for doctor appointments, trips to specialty stores, and other things that are more random.
Yesterday, I reorganized the bottom half of the big storage cupboard in the kids' bathroom, which is basically our overflow pantry because the one in the kitchen is the size of a very small coat closet. Things become a jumble in there easily, and when I bring home groceries, they sometimes sit for a few days until I can make room for them in the pantry. Those bottom two shelves look really good, and I'm hoping to get the top half done today. That's a bigger task because it includes moving the medical and supply items one shelf higher and the food that's currently on that shelf one shelf lower, so that they are harder for Ben to reach. So it's a little more involved, but still quite doable.
I made a rather ambitious list of things I'd like to get done over the school year, and one of them is getting back into regular scrapbooking so that I can finally start to enjoy that hobby again. But my list also includes lots of reorganizing and decluttering, and just making our house less full of "stuff" that we don't use or need. If it's in good shape, it will be donated. Otherwise, it's going into recycling or trash, depending upon what it is.
Getting a space tidier almost makes me giddy, it feels so good. One would think I'd get a natural high from it that would drive me to clean like that all the time. But life doesn't always allow the extra time to work on those things. Thankfully, it does right now!
