starting to get there..

It has been a few weeks, which i don't want to make a habit. i want consistency. unfortunately my schedule at work got jumbled around so i truly did not have the time to update.

well, in the last few weeks a lot has happened and nothing has happened. the most important thing to happen was when we had to show the house to a couple that is interested in purchasing it. for me that meant a couple of things: oh my goodness i have to clean! and oh my goodness what if they buy the house and we have to move?!

so i got around to the cleaning pretty quickly. by the time they came, the house looked a billion times better; a billion times better but still with a long long way to go. i will post pictures tomorrow. i took down the christmas decorations in the front room, i went through all the junk mail and left a big pile of stuff for dan to go through. we shall see how long that takes. though i did get him to clean the floor area of the office, now the shelves remain and that is his project, not mine. the bedroom has never looked better and the living room and bathrooms are all clutter free, cleaned and dusted. i didnt get to the laundry until today and that has been about an 8 hour project so far with a few hours left to go. but cleaning was just the first hurdle; now i have to figure out an organization plan and put that to use. i need to get into a daily routine and make sure that i stick to it. i know that will solve many of my problems but just getting to that point is very daunting.

now about potentially moving. i have so many mixed feelings about this. on the one hand, we would be saving money living somewhere else; it would also be nice to start fresh in a new place with both of our things there, instead of having to squeeze my things in alongside his. but on the other having to find a new place, pack, and move both of our houses at the same time is a lot more than i may be able to handle. and we are comfortable here. nelson has a great yard to play in and we have so much space. we will never be able to live in a house like this again so it would be nice to enjoy it for as long as possible. what a dilemma.

well that is my little rambling update. tomorrow i will post pictures of the tidy house. there are a few projects i want to complete in the next few weeks:

• make a message center for dan, nelson, and i
• find some sort of organization system for the lego hoard
• go through the hall closet by the garage
• finish going through and throwing away all the mail in the front room