Resolution Two, CHECK

The whole house is organized and picked up.  Apparently I over-estimated a few things on that New Year's Resolution.  Mostly, that I thought it would take forever.  It didn't :o)

Turns out when your husband works evenings you turn into a major get-things-done freak to keep from being lonely, bored, or creeped out by the super quiet house.  By the way I think that messy pile of books had been sitting in the hallway like that since oh, September. 

It was really just a simple matter of going through closets, cupboards, and drawers to put things back in their place.  Fold clothes.  Toss a few things in the to-donate pile.  Figure out better ways to fit stuff in their space.  And wa-la!  The house is all picked up!  Only took me three evenings... a couple hours each night. 

It's nice to feel so organized.  Now I just need to address the dust bunnies and cobwebs that have taken residence in every corner of the house.  But not tonight ;o)

Project #3

I got my magazine idea book done! Here she is...a beauty! Reading through all these fun ideas makes me so excited and inspired to try new things and start fun little traditions in our family. (And shout out to Sarah Smith, cause I totally stole this idea from her blog post about it awhile ago!)

One of my favorite sections is the Mom-time, stress-relief, funny stuff section. It's got a bunch of cool ideas for chilling out...funny stories and encouraging articles.

Then there's the Parties section. Great birthday cake ideas, great themed parties, great birthday traditions. And some fun ideas for other holiday parties or fun get-togethers.

And I really like the health/fitness section cause it has great at-home workouts and health tips. This workout's my favorite cause it works all your muscles but doesn't take a lot of time...should I need to start squeezing in small workouts throughout the day. You know, in case I get crazy busy or something! ;o)

Also in the book is an organization section (yay!) and cool projects/learning/family traditions section. And in my cooking binder I added a ton of great recipes and food ideas.

So project #3 is done...and Project #4 (refinishing Lily's dresser and bookshelf) has been canceled in favor of a new pre-baby project: FREEZER STOCKING! I made a list of a bunch of good meals that I can make double of so I have one to freeze. I'm hoping that I can get at least two weeks worth in there, but I may run out of space. Also, I just heard from my Key Spouse that some of the ladies in the squadron are willing to bring us some meals! So having a completely stocked freezer is a little less of a concern now.

In other news: Jesse came home with a spiffy new YELLOW ROPE yesterday! He got a "promotion"! :o) He's so cool!

In other news: My surprise ran into some complications yesterday, so stay tuned...maybe today or tomorrow I''ll be able to report my success!