cleaning and scraping and all that fun stuff!

okay...

just sharing a recent layout i managed among all the sorting in my room.  super simple...but some of my favorite pictures!

now onto the more important things...


spring cleaning is in the air around here.  i really don't know what it is about spring that makes me want to purge and clean out EVERYTHING.  okay, maybe i do know that it's the looonnnggg winters that get to me.  there's just something about cleaning up.  i took some time last week to remind myself once again about my goals for the year and realized how off track i've been.  i'm not doing well.  no excuses, but life really does get in the way sometimes...or maybe i let life get in the way.  whatever the reason for not moving forward i'm ready to go at it again.  along with 'spring cleaning' i had set a goal to clean out every closet in this house.  this is a constant for me in my life since i always feel like i'm cleaning in these areas, but things pile up so quickly and it just has to get done.  i've really been thinking about the importance of living with less and getting rid of things if i'm not using them.  really if i haven't used it within the last year...or even couple of months i don't need it.  i need to go through our towels and sheets and see what's in that closet....  uugghh.  i secretly enjoy cleaning, but i'm not very good at sticking with it.  i'll start something and start something else until i have 3 or 4 projects on the go.

soooo......

on the top of my list this week is working away on the closets around here.  how nice would it be to look back at the end of the year and be able to say i accomplished that goal...not only once, but twice!!  organize and organize again :)  haha!!


the quilt goal is actually headed in a good direction.  i recently ordered a bunch of material i now just need to get going on it.  so that one is coming along.


the work out thing has not been happening.  it's another one that is high on my list.  i keep thinking that i'll start once the weather is a bit warmer, but i can't keep waiting around for that.  haha!  i have managed walks and jogging every so often and even crunches...sit ups...push ups...but there is no real routine.  and that is key.  I need to figure out how to make it a daily routine.  so check back with me on this one ;)


the house projects are coming along.  i've done good with this.  i have a couple of items i need to just take some pictures of and then they are ready to share!  i actually finished something really cute and started another....it's coming!



Project Life is good too.  I need to catch up on some journaling, but i have it all ready to go.  i'm on top of this one and it feels good!


okay...so the pictures of myself...umm...ya...not so good.  i could improve here.  i should set a goal to capture so many shots of myself or hand the camera off to someone else....  i can definitely improve.


study my scriptures.  this is an important one and one that always can use improvement.  one thing that i am really excited about is The Living Scriptures  that my parents got my kids for Christmas.  i really wanted these for my kids since i thought it would be a great tool in helping teach them the stories.  my parents paid for the first few and then we paid for the rest, but i think they are totally worth it.  we have watched them for family home evening or even just on a sunday night.  they are great!


we are onto blogging....  this is a personal goal for me since i use my blog as a journal of my little families life.  some months i seem to manage more posts than others, but right now it's hard to even post once a week...or once a month for that matter.  haha!  i know it's important though to be documenting and recording our life and so i really want to try harder on this one.  there are so many funny things that the kids say and do...i just don't ever want to forget these precious moments.


and last on the list was taking time to read.  i kind of told myself that if i could read one book a month i was doing good.  some months have been good and then this month hasn't happened.  it's not because i don't have anything to read either...it's just that i haven't felt like reading.  it's staying lighter out now and i'm spending more time in the garage working on projects...haha!  and when i read it takes over my life.


it feels good to take a look at each of my goals and think about them...look at where i can make improvements and feel good about where some of them are headed.


K :)

p.s.  I have more layouts to share this week.  thought i would break it up and maybe post a new one each day.  so check back :)