Done!!! - Want 1: Hang the new Pecan Roman Shades with Valance.  - Aspects of this became war. You get spoiled when you have a good spouse...you go, here honey, put this up for me. But, I was determined to do this myself. I used to do stuff like this myself all the time. So, it took longer than I would have liked, but it's done and done well...so ( Read more... )

When faced with a mountain of things to do, it's best to look at your day and go...what task, if done by the end of the day, will give me the most statisfaction in it's completion. Or, what task is vital to my family's needs today and tomorrow.

You also have to weigh that against what you WANT to do.

So far on my list today, I have the following.

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This is a yahoo group for people who have stuff to give away and who need things. My best score was a bike for my daugher. My best moment of satifaction was giving household items to a woman who had lost everything.

It's just nice to know that the things you are giving away are wanted and needed.

I'll explain more about it later, but here is the ( Read more... )

Amazon.com's top books on Organizing: http://www.amazon.com/Top-Organizing-Books/lm/42Y4PPQ50TYF

I need to head to a book store or library soon and look through these titles. I'll report back as I get a better look.

If you have read any of them, let me know!

I look around and quickly, I can get overwhelmed by it all. Books to straighten up, toys to sort, a garage with no room for a car, closet with no meaning...

But, it can't all be fixed in one day.

I've kept this quote handy for years, "The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once." by Samual Smiles.

As I Cathartically clean my ( Read more... )

Welcome friends. This is my new live journal. I've felt the need to add this new account for a few reasons. princess_lesa is and will remain my personal account. This journal is about a journey that I am undertaking.

Basically, I'm on the verge of a huge life change...I just don't know what it is yet.

But, what I do know is this journey starts with ( Read more... )