Organization

I’m having a pretty productive day today, even though my baby girl, Elisabeth, has a fever. 🙁

We thought it was odd that she had been taking strangely long naps for the past two days and suspected that something was up (she didn’t feel like she had a fever just yet), then it hit her full force last night.

I ended up being up with her from about 3:00am until 6:00am, when I turned her over to Ruben so that he could stay up with her while I got a little sleep. I knew that if I didn’t go back to bed, I wouldn’t be able to tackle all the cooking I wanted to get done today.

Elisabeth is still sick, but we are praying that this fever goes away soon. For some odd reason, out of all of our children, when she gets a fever, it stays with her for at least a week. I’m hoping that’s not the case for her this time. Poor baby!

Anyway, here’s how I did with the Day 7 Assignment:

:: Get dressed in something that makes you feel great. — I got dressed in my black capris and Escalate t-shirt, which I got from the Savvy blogging conference. I felt good wearing this outfit, but I didn’t get any pictures because I, um, didn’t straighten my hair or wear makeup today. After the rough night of being up with Elisabeth, I was happy to get the basics done this morning…shower, dressed, teeth brushed, contacts in, and hair combed and pulled back.

:: Create a list of weekly goals. — Here are my weekly goals, and I made a list of Day 7 goals.

:: Set the timer for 15 minutes and vacuum the main living areas of your home. — Okay…not that I don’t ever vacuum, but it’s not something I do on a regular basis. The reason being is that we’ve made vacuuming an everyday chore for our two oldest children, Nathan and Breanna. Our 3 year-old absolutely loves to vacuum, too, but he does it more for fun. 🙂

My two oldest children have to either vacuum or help with the laundry everyday (for allowance). Ruben normally does all the vacuuming for the rest of the house while I hold the baby.

*Update: I meant to post this the day before Thanksgiving, when I had almost all of it written, but life happened (which for us meant I was up until 2:00 am making mashed potatoes and apple pie).

Happy Thanksgiving!

I know I’ve gotten behind on posting updates for the 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home {Simplified} series, so while everyone else is taking this week off, I’m going to try to catch up.

Here’s how I did with the Day 6 Assignment:

:: Get dressed in something that makes you feel great. — I’ve enjoyed this reminder, and I’ve been making an effort to wear something each day that I feel good wearing. I’m straightening my hair more often and putting on makeup more regularly, too.

:: Create a list of weekly goals. — Here are my goals for this week. I also made a list of what I wanted to accomplish on Day 6.

:: Set the timer for 10 minutes and run through your home and quickly pick up everything that’s out of place and put it away. — I’ve been in clean-up mode as my in-laws visit.

:: Set the timer for 10 minutes and clean out the inside of your vehicle. — I will confess that this is something I didn’t do, because my husband always does it.

We are a one car family, and we try to keep the inside of our mini-van clean most of the time. When it does need to be cleaned out or vacuumed, my husband always does the job. He probably cleans it inside and out – at least once a month.

I’m thankful for the way he always stays on top of keeping our vehicle clean. I make the uncomfortable phone calls to our cell phone company, and he cleans the car. It works for us. 😉

 How is your week going?

Finally, I’m posting the same day as the assignment in the 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home {Simplified} series. 🙂

Here’s how I did with the Day 5 Assignment:

:: Get dressed in something that makes you feel great. — I started the day wearing black capris and a black top.

Then the baby had a diaper leak….so I had to change my pants.

:: Refer to your list of weekly goals, and make a list of no more than 5-7 specific things you want to accomplish today. — I was happy to get all of the things done on my list!

:: Remove your couch cushions and clean out any crumbs, toys, or other miscellaneous items you find. — Um, yeah…can you guess what we found?

That’s right, LEGOs. There were also crumbs and bits of food. No money, though. 😉

:: Do something you really enjoy and that relaxes and rejuvenates you. — I spent some time this morning reading my devotional and my Bible. This is always a source of stress relief for me. I’ve been so stressed out the last few weeks, and I know that I don’t *have* to be. I can take my burdens to the Lord, and when I do, I always feel relief. I feel peace. I haven’t been doing this like I should, though, and I let stress overwhelm me.

I’m feeling much better now, and I had a chance to just sit in the kids’ room and watch them play while I talked to my husband. That was relaxing.

Have you been able to spend some time relaxing lately? 

I’m loving this series! It’s giving me motivation to not only get the daily assignments done, but also to be more productive with other tasks that I need to get done.

Here is how I did with the Day 4 Assignment:

:: Get dressed in something that makes you feel great. — This is an outfit that I wear regularly.

:: Refer to your list of weekly goals, and make a list of no more than 5-7 specific things you want to accomplish today. — I have everything done, except for writing the additional blog post. I have a start on it, but haven’t finished writing it yet.

:: Do a quick-clean of your most-used bathroom. — No pictures, but I spent time cleaning the master bathroom. 🙂

:: Set the timer for 10 minutes and quickly clean out underneath your beds and furniture. — Again, no pictures, but I mainly picked up LEGOs and dryer sheets that somehow ended up under the beds.

That’s it!

And I realize I’m still running a day behind in posting. Lol! I’m trying to get caught up. 🙂

Are you participating in this series? Have you cleaned under your beds lately?