Organize! Save Money! Reach Goals!
the new year is nearly upon us. this year i will be more organized, primarily with my finances. in the spirit of this resolution, i have begun a home management binder: a three ring binder that holds the important bits from the three ring circus i call a life. 2011 has been a big year: found a house, bought a house, moved into said house, etc. and all this upheaval really did a number on my "flow." i used to know where everything was, what drawer to look in, what hidey-hole id hidden my whosy-whats-it in. my bill pay groove got all de-groove-ified. so ima get my groove back in 2012, which is shaping up to be EVEN CRAZIER (hubs 30th, graduation, wedding, reception/reunion)
our binder is very much in the infant stage. I started with the things that were most obvious to me: Food, Money, Chores, Cars, House and Medical Info. it has pictures that make me smile, pockets to stuff things in and plenty of space to add things, remove things, reorder things and so on. I NEEDED to lay it all out so i could see it.
Heres to 2012! may the force be with me.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
was/is
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| Was: a Smucker's Caramel Topping Jar Is: a Santa Bottle (fill with Hershey's Kisses) |
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| Was: leftover Christmas bulbs, wire hanger, hot glue and yarn remnant Is: Decorative door hanger for apartments where a Wreath would wreck the door and cost your security deposit |
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
the great reorganization (p.743)
in an interest to not buy anything this weekend, i am taking stock of what i already have. im winding yarn balls, emptying remnant boxes, and generally reevaluating whats what in the crafty spaces in my home. i decided that i needed a break after the 17th yarn ball gave me a charlie-horse in my hand. and i still have a dozen to go.
have you ever noticed that craft stuff seems to reproduce? i couldve sworn i needed black yarn until i dumped out my yarn basket and discovered 6 skeins of the stuff. and then theres the little pots i forgot i bought at that REALLY good sale that time. and the half box of christmas cards i bought at the garage sale. im always hunting a bargain, even if its a bargain on stuff i dont need. when JoAnns has a sale on chunky yarn, i buy enough to make every single person i know 3 hats and a matching scarf. crafting of any kind is expensive, and eventually you just buy the stuff thats on sale, know that eventually- itll get used. assuming you dont lose it in the back of a closet or in a box in the garage.
have you ever noticed that craft stuff seems to reproduce? i couldve sworn i needed black yarn until i dumped out my yarn basket and discovered 6 skeins of the stuff. and then theres the little pots i forgot i bought at that REALLY good sale that time. and the half box of christmas cards i bought at the garage sale. im always hunting a bargain, even if its a bargain on stuff i dont need. when JoAnns has a sale on chunky yarn, i buy enough to make every single person i know 3 hats and a matching scarf. crafting of any kind is expensive, and eventually you just buy the stuff thats on sale, know that eventually- itll get used. assuming you dont lose it in the back of a closet or in a box in the garage.
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