Cookbook Collection After...

It really didn't take long to get all this put back together. I did look through everything and threw some stuff away. Looks much better; maybe it will help me get back to menu planning. I've really slacked off in that area. Life is much easier when I menu plan!

Cookbook Collection...Before

Today I'm going to try and get my cookbooks and printed recipes under control. I've got random papers with recipes all over the place. Funny thing is I usually don't even use recipes!

Gone!

I finally got all the laundry that has been on the love seat for weeks put away. It hasn't been the same laundry, that's just been as far as the clean laundry has made it. Now everything is in it's home. I read the other day that if you do one load of laundry a day, no matter how small, it's easy to stay on top of it. I'm going to try that and see if it works.

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Taking Inventory

When is the last time you cleaned out your freezer and took inventory of everything in it?  I think the last time I did was about a year ago.  A couple of days ago I discovered my freezer held enough food for us to probably eat for probably a month without having to go to the grocery store (except for produce and milk)!  I still need to tackle the pantry and see what it holds.  You should take a freezer/pantry challenge sometime.  It will save you money and the time and hassle of having to go to the grocery store! 

Clean Fridge!

I got the fridge cleaned out. Now to keep up with it and keep it organized all summer! I probably should've taken a before picture but I didn't. You'll just have to imagine how bad it was. Next up is the freezer. The goal in all of this is to not have to go to the grocery store for the next couple of weeks, except to buy milk.

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Summer is here!

I am on summer vacation.  That means I have a lot of free time to work around the house.  My first order of business is getting the fridge, freezer and pantry organized.  My goal is to only cook what we have in the house for the next couple of weeks.  I'm sure there will be some interesting meals cooked! 

On a side note, I'm watching Sister Wives.  It is just bizarre. 

Shoes

I've decided to try and blog at least one thing that I've organized each day. I'm figuring if I do something once a day then by the end of the summer I will have the perfect house. Ha! I'm sure that will happen! Today I finally put my winter shoes up and put all my sandals in the shoe organizer. It does make it a little easier to walk in my walk-in closet.

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Order? What is that?

Right now chaos is winning. I'm finishing up the school year and there is no sense of order in our home. The laundry is piled up. It's clean, but I can't seem to get it put away. There are toys and stuff everywhere. Ugghh! It's enough to make anyone crazy. But, in the midst of it all my kids are healthy and happy. I have an amazing husband. I am taking time to take care of me and I've lost about 11 pounds in the process. Here's to the summer and getting some sort of order back.

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