All These Things

So it looks like I will be getting around to posting here about 2 times a year! Yahoo...what progress. lol I think about posting all the time...I have so much to share and talk about...not that anyone wants to read it, but I always think about it.:)

For example...I am working on baby first year scrapbooks for the boys...I am half-way through the DS1s book and LOVE how it is turning out. It is such a great idea from the April 2008 issue of Creating Keepsakes. If you are always behind..like most scrapbookers I know...then you will love the freedom that this project gives for you to finish a mini-book of the first year. I have so enjoyed looking through DS1s first year pics as he is in 8th grade and heading to high school next year.

Other great things on my plate...well, I am trying to really, really declutter the house...it holds me down so much and makes me feel like a failure, so I'm taking a hold of that monster and getting it under control. I am in for one major yard sale in the spring...something I said I would never do again...but I figure that if I have a yard sale it will eliminate some of the trips I will need to take to Goodwill. Also, I'm going to use the money for scrapbooking and save for a trip.

So, I finally have a great decluttering plan because I read a great book called 'It's All Too Much" by Peter Walsh (he's the declutter guy on TLC...I think that's the channel). Anyway his book is awesome and it is especially beneficial in helping me get rid of things I hold onto b/c I invest too much emotion in them. There is a quote in there about how if you keep everything then nothing is really that special...or something like that...and WOW does that make sense. :)

What else....hmmmm...well, I have to get the kids costumes and DS1 and DS2s birthdays are in November...so this is usually crunch time for me until after Christmas. I have to laugh, b/c it's a wonderful time, but crazy hectic.

This list may need to be pulled out again after the holidays and updated as a sort of New Year's Resolution list I think...some of the items will definitely still be in progress...but I'm working through them. :)

Oh yeah, most importantly I'm making sure to make time for lots more family time and not feeling guilty about not committing to other activities or events. Nothing is more important than these four (includes the big boy...DH!) guys who are loud, messy, sweet, loving, smart, and such fun.

All these things...make me smile! :)