2010-0914 Well...Didn't Go As Planned

This is just a final report that things didn't quite go as planned. While it was tough to get 30 days in of this habit...it has stuck with me. Now when I have a spare 5-10 min I think of what in the apartment is out of place and needs to be put away.

The key learning from this attempt is that you can do anything for 15 min.

2010-0512 Shopping evening

After a quick run to some stores for some needed (and not needed items), I returned home with just enough time to put my new shopping items in their homes. It was quick. Looks like I need to do a lot of work this weekend (also the end of my 30 day trial), and it will be a perfect rainy weekend to get things done!

2010-0511 Good work!

My living room looks refreshed! After 30 min of cleaning and sorting, the living room is dust free and most items are in their rightful places. I still need to purge/sort my wii basket and a few papers here are there. Overall, the room looks good and it feels good to look around. :)

2010-0510 Double Time

Today I'm trying to make up for some of the time missed last week organizing. My first 15 min of organizing consisted of returning unnecessary items on my coat rack to their appropriate homes and hanging up a mirror in my closets.

Then I spent the next 15 min trying to reinstall my home theater receiver. That took way more than 15 min of fiddling with cables. Still not done, but good enough for now.

2010-0509 Happy Mothers Day!

Today is a day to celebrate our lovely mothers! These same ladies that loved us and raised us...probably also spent a lot of time organizing up after us. In honor of all that hard work that my mom did over the years, I spent my day cleaning up after my fur child! I had to vacuum the carpets and floor boards and apply a flea treatment. I also started cleaning the bathroom and folding/sorting laundry. It was good day. Now I need to get back working on the office area, dinning room and living room.

2010-0508 Weekends are the best!

After a super fun play-date with my friend and her dogs, it's time to get home and back to the grind. Today I successfully unpacked and sorted clothes/items from the trip, folded some laundry, and ran the dishwasher. Small steps! But they are worth something.

Now and days when I look around the room, I'm thinking what little thing is out of place or needs to be straightened up in the next 5 min. I want to make it a habit to work on organizing a little each day. If every time I move from room to room I take something with me that belongs in next room, things will end up back in their places!

2010-0507 Friday is FunDay!

Yay for weekend! Today I've got a little road trip for a doggy play date...which means no specific organizing time. A little tidying up here and there, but nothing major. While this is a little slow down in the habit, no point in beating myself up about it. I'll just try harder.