Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Clutter Busting Challenge March 2015 Part 4

This month I purged 371 items from my home. I can't wait until it warms up enough to do some other projects around the house and yard.


My purge pile:


















































































You may be interested in:

Clutter Busting Challenge March 2015 Part 1
Clutter Busting Challenge March 2015 Part 2
Clutter Busting Challenge March 2015 Part 3

Monday, March 30, 2015

March Photo Challenge Week 4














Day 22: Meal- I'm planning out my week while I eat my leftover Piada. I like to get the bowl and eat it for 3 meals. I get the pasta, chicken, every topping, and Alfredo sauce in my bowl.














Day 23: Spring Cleaning- I spring cleaned my laundry room last week. I bought a few plants and replanted them in pots that I had. I gathered all my plants to display on my laundry room shelf. Our laundry room is the main entrance into our home. I like to keep it looking good.














Day 24: Organized- My closet is one of my favorite things in our home. I like to keep it organized.














Day 25: Favorites- My favorite genre is Christian Historical fiction. My favorite topic the last couple years for non-fiction has been minimalism, rightsizing your life, simplicity, slow living, non-consumer, zero waste. This is what I'm currently reading.














 Day 26: To Do- I'm putting the Garage on my young adult children's To Do List for April. They need to stack their storage neatly instead of everything being dumped and scattered.














Day 27: Time Management- I'm managing my time this week while getting ready for Easter. My grandkids treats are ready to go. My almost 3 yrs. granddaughter is getting a sticker book and a craft. My 1 yrs. grandson is getting a book. They are each getting 6 eggs with a piece of candy in each.














Day: 28 Fun!- My granddaughter in her homemade paper bunny costume That she made with her aunt.














 Day 29: Outdoors- Waiting for the beauty of spring to bloom.














Day 30: Page Marker- I'm using this page marker to draw my attention to the next important day or holiday that I need to plan for. My planner runs Sunday - Saturday. I have it at Easter and my oldest daughter's 26th birthday this coming week. I'll move it to the first week of May next for my step-dad's 89th birthday and my granddaughter's 3rd.














Day 31: Monthly Planning- One of the things I like to do for my monthly planning is create a bucket list of 5 simple things to do. I got paint chip cards at the store and used small brad's to attach to each month in my planner.














You may be interested in:

March Photo Challenge Week 1
March Photo Challenge Week 2
March Photo Challenge Week 3

Saturday, March 28, 2015

March 2015 Reading List














Sweet Surprise Romance Collection
Sweet as Apple Pie by Kristin Billerbeck
Cupcakes for Two by Birdie L. Etchison
Blueberry Surprise by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Bittersweet Memories and Peppermint Dreams by Pamela Griffin
Cream of the Crop by Tamela Hancock Murray
Apple Annie by  Joyce Livingston
Angel Food by Kristy Dykes
Just Desserts by Aisha Ford
Apple Pie in Your Eye by Gail Sattler

You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) by Tammy Strombel

Simple Pleasures by Robert Taylor, Susannah Seton, and David Greer

Saturday, March 21, 2015

March Photo Challenge Week 3














Day 15: Rainbow- A rainbow of stickers that I purchased at a thrift store.














Day 16: Pot of Gold- My book of Irish toasts.














Day 17: Selfie (Yes, Selfie!)- I took this picture on Sunday while in my nighty and hadn't showered at 4:00pm. LOL The kids were coming for family dinner at 5:00pm. Oh, No! LOL


 











Day 18: Tabs- My planner has monthly tabs.














Day 19: Family, Friend(s), and/or Pets- Our grandchildren, Richard 1 yr. and Arileise 3 yrs.














Day 20: Spring- To celebrate spring I hung my spring wreath on our main door. I made it last year with fake flowers and a fairy pick that I had in my craft office. The grapevine wreath had been in storage a few years.














Day 21: In My Purse- This challenge got me moving on changing out my purse for Spring. I got this Vera Bradley in December at a thrift store for $15 and hadn't used it yet. It's a lot smaller than the one I've been using since Summer. I had to leave a few things out but I'll add them to my activity bag.














You may be interested in:

March Photo Challenge Week 1
March Photo Challenge Week 2

Friday, March 20, 2015

Clutter Busting Challenge March 2015 Part 3

My weekly purging is ending in the next couple of months. This week we started on some renovations to our home. We have a small budget and time to do it ourselves. I'll be spending more of my time on that.

My purge pile:


My dad's furniture.














 More of my dad's stuff.














A little of this and that.














3 sets of Curtains.














The carpet we ripped out of one of the bedrooms and our entertainment center.














You may be interested in:

Clutter Busting Challenge March 2015 Part 1
Clutter Busting Challenge March 2015 Part 2

Saturday, March 14, 2015

March Photo Challenge Week 2














Day 8: Weekly Planning- In my weekly planning I've been including projects that I want to do fun. One of my projects this month is to work on my cooking notebooks. This week I moved recipes from old notebooks to new ones. I cut an old calendar that was cooking themed to make divider sections.














Day 9: Planner on the Go- I carry a small notebook and a pocket calendar in my purse for planning on the go.














Day 10: My Collection- This is the collection of stuff that I have for my planner. I did find another stack of stuff a couple days after I took this picture. HAHA














Day 11: Dashboard- I should make this into a dashboard for my planner. What it's like at my house due to my 6 yrs. as a Blogger and 4 yrs. on Facebook. LOL This applies to cleaning, cooking, crafting, donations, and a number of other things that would make an entertaining post. The pictures and possibly posts don't always make it online due to time. I do take pictures of stuff most every day.


















Day 12: Embellishments- I found these little stickers in my planner stuff last week. I decided to use them on each monthly calendar and did the whole year within an hour. The stickers I used for March are date night, movie night, doctor, and smoke detector battery.














Day 13: Pen(s)














Day 14: Green, Green, Green!- The book I'm reading while eating shortbread cookies with green sprinkles. I have to stop when I'm running errands near Giant Eagle. I get them 2-3 times a year since we live an hour from the store.














You may be interested in:

March Photo Challenge Week 1

Friday, March 13, 2015

Clutter Busting Challenge March 2015 Part 2

This week I worked on purging crafting supplies, school/office supplies, decor items, containers, clothes, my wedding dress, dishes, and housewares. My husband purged bug out gear, technology, shoes, and books. We've purged  248 items this month so far.

My purge pile:




































































My husband took down the shelf that we used for school supply storage for many years. He took down one we used for posters too.

































































































You may be interested in:

Clutter Busting Challenge March 2015 Part 1