Frustration

I was supposed to be on vacation for 2 weeks, well bad weather happened and I ended up on vacation for an extra week.  While on vacation I did not really rely on to do lists for my days, I did not need things in my calendar.  I could check email at my leisure (for [...]

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what’s the matter, mary jane, have you had a hard day

I just got that Alanis Morrisette song in my head.  I was thinking about my quest this year to look at life and what I am doing and try to understand my need to try to make things perfect, to have control over the uncontrollable.  I haven’t posted on this topic in two months because [...]

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My have to cleaning list

These are the things I have to do every week and several times a week in order to feel like my house is clean.  While I am super organized I must admit with 2 kids, 1 giant hundred pound dog and 4 cats, my house is not spic and span like the one I grew [...]

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Dec last month of the contentment dive

    This year I’ve been looking at what makes me content, how my contentment is being met and how I can change and live in the moment.  This is my last month of exploring this topic on my blog.  Have I changed this year?  I think I have.  My husband, son & I just [...]

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Thank-Organizing

So I am really one of those natural organizer people. I mean I can go to the grocery store and see some boxes out of order and the shelf and I’ll probably fix them.  Here is my thankful list of things that keep me organized: -my family.  If I didn’t have them, I wouldn’t need [...]

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Mama Mama where’s the clutter

I was just going through my recipes.  Trying to add some excitement to my dinner menu in the event that it might actually cool down and become fall.  And then I was hit with a thought- I need to periodically clean my recipes, D’oh how could I have never thought of that.  So then I [...]

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Almost as nice as Hannah Montana’s closet

When my first child was born we were given so many clothes.  I knew we were having a boy so people could buy what they wanted boy style.  I also went around collecting outfits.  I had no idea how overwhelming it would be to keep a kids clothes organized.  For several years I could buy [...]

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How can I be organized

So today I decided to go through the folders and boxes of papers I’ve been keeping for my kids.  I always have this nightmare in the back of my mind of the lady on Oprah who saved papers for all three of her kids for their whole lives.  I mean seriously, do any of us [...]

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Kate I do like her

Wow I never thought I would care so much about one person I don’t know.  I have been pro-Kate for some time.  I take a lot of flack for that.  Everyone has an opinion.  I think I am drawn to her because I am bossy, I like things my way, I love lists, I am [...]

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Grocery Master List

I know my method will not work for everyone.  I know that those master lists with everything under the sun do not work for me.  But this is how I keep on top of my grocery list. For things I order from Amazon several times a year- swim diapers, hard to find items in bulk, [...]

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