Flylady Babysteps - Day 17

This one won't be hard for me since my bed time is 10 o'clock. I never stay up past that.

Morning Routine

- Get up and get dressed to lace up shoes; fixing your hair and face
- Looking at your posted reminders in the kitchen and bathroom
- Reading 2 minutes of reminders
- Recognizing the negative voices and changing them;
- Put out your Hot Spots for 2 minutes
- 5 Minute Room Rescue (pick any room in the house) set your timer and go!
- 15 Minutes Decluttering each day. You can’t Organize Clutter!
- Kelly's Mission
- Make My Bed
- Read An Email From Flylady


Before Bed Routine

- Keep your sink shining
- Lay out your clothes for tomorrow
- Put out your Hot Spot

- Go to bed at a descent hour

Winners!

I have some winner's to announce. The first is for 200 custom postcards. The 2 winners were chosen from random.org, and they are:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

7
4

Timestamp: 2009-08-31 11:10:43 UTC

GreedyGirl said... 4

I follow you on Twitter GreedyGirl1

August 23, 2009 8:25 AM

Carol said... 7

i'd love to win these!! i could use them to promote my blog etc. and hand out as though they were business cards - neat huh? :) Nosunshyne at gmail dot com

August 28, 2009 11:24 PM

Now here is the winner of the $25 Coupon at Happy Green Bee

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

23

Timestamp: 2009-08-31 11:16:00 UTC

d said... 23

tweeted
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August 30, 2009 2:38 PM

Congratulations to all of you. I've sent out emails.

Flylady Babysteps - Day 16

It's funny how I get the Flylady emails but I don't read them. So I'm going to spend a few minutes this morning Reading them and add it to my morning routine.

Morning Routine

- Get up and get dressed to lace up shoes; fixing your hair and face
- Looking at your posted reminders in the kitchen and bathroom
- Reading 2 minutes of reminders
- Recognizing the negative voices and changing them;
- Put out your Hot Spots for 2 minutes
- 5 Minute Room Rescue (pick any room in the house) set your timer and go!
- 15 Minutes Decluttering each day. You can’t Organize Clutter!
- Kelly's Mission
- Make My Bed
- Read An Email From Flylady

Before Bed Routine

- Keep your sink shining
- Lay out your clothes for tomorrow
- Put out your Hot Spot

Flylady Babysteps - Day 15

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?!

Well, I've kind of stop my babysteps, but now all of them, so I'm just going to pick up where I left off. I'm now on Day 15, which is to make my bed. So I'm adding this to my routine list.

Here is an update on my control journal

Morning Routine

- Get up and get dressed to lace up shoes; fixing your hair and face
- Looking at your posted reminders in the kitchen and bathroom
- Reading 2 minutes of reminders
- Recognizing the negative voices and changing them;
- Put out your Hot Spots for 2 minutes
- 5 Minute Room Rescue (pick any room in the house) set your timer and go!
- 15 Minutes Decluttering each day. You can’t Organize Clutter!
- Kelly's Mission
- Make My Bed

Before Bed Routine

- Keep your sink shining
- Lay out your clothes for tomorrow
- Put out your Hot Spot

Saturday Picture Surprise #4

Welcome Saturday Picture Surprise, if you want to know what it is click here.
This weeks Saturday Picture Surprise is....

July 2008
Picture 116

Today's picture is Tristan and his cousin Robbie. We went to the Shelburne Museum and they had a blast! We go every year because they request it.

Daily Cleaning Challenge - Under Furniture

Today spend a few minutes cleaning under the couch, chairs and beds.

Aloha Friday - August 28, 2009

Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday.

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My question is:

What Is Your Favorite Kind Of Dish Liquid?

My favorite is Dawn, I love the smell of it.

Win A $50 Amazon Gift Card

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Menu Plan Monday - August 24, 2009

This Week's Menu Is:

Monday: Mac & Cheese, Hot Dogs, Cottage Cheese & Corn
Tuesday: Sloppy Jo's, Corn & Cottage Cheese
Wednesday: Ham Steak, Potatoes & Salad
Thursday: Chicken Breast, Potatoes, Corn & Cottage Cheese
Friday: Pizza
Saturday: Spaghetti, Corn, Bread & Butter
Sunday: Leftover Buffet

Head on over to I'm An Organizing Junkie for more Menu Plan Monday ideas.

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Kidknows Outdoor Thermometer Review & Giveaway

Yesterday, I received this wonderful thermometer from Daniela at Kidknows.net. When I first saw this thermometer I thought how great is this. My oldest son, Tristan is 4 years old, and loves to pick out his own clothes. Well when he comes out of his bedroom with a long sleeve shirt and a pair of shorts or a muscle tank with a pair of pants which obviously to you and me knows those combination's won't work. This thermometer helps children understand that where the temperature is, will reveille what kind of clothes they should wear. This is very helpful when the child wants to be independent.

This morning I had Tristan check out the temperature and this is what he saw,

Then he went and got his clothes...

Daniela was very nice to send me an extra Kidknows Outdoor Thermometer to giveaway. The mandatory entry is to go to www.kidknow.snet and if you don't have a themometer where you are, figure approximately what the temperature is right now, where you are and tell me what clothing would your child(ren) be wearing according to the thermometer. For example if it's 85 degrees you would write one of the clothes around that temperature...

"85 degrees tank shirt"

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Organizing Tip Of The Day - Computer Cleaning

Wipe keyboard key tops with a cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol.

Get More Organizing Tips Here

I get my tips from Donna Smallin's Book
The One-Minute Cleaner Plan & Simple
You should check it out....

Today's Cleaning Challenge - Digital Life

Today spend some time cleaning out your digital life...

1. Get rid of any unused computers.

2. Do a clean sweep through the Add/Remove programs area in Control Panel
3. Archive non-working project files into a separate folder - or onto CD, DVD or external disk - to free up hard drive space and get it out of the way.
4. Organize "My Documents"
5. Empty your Trash Bin
6. Clean your desk top
7. Prune your feed subscriptions
8. Empty your email inbox

Saturday Picture Surprise #3

Welcome Saturday Picture Surprise, if you want to know what it is click here.
This weeks Saturday Picture Surprise is....

March 2008
Picture 56

Again I didn't have 56 pictures in this folder, but used the last one that was in that folder.

This picture was taken on Easter. My mom bought a cake since I made dinner. This was our first Easter that we actually had cake.

Organizing Tip Of The Day - Take Out Menus

You can hang your menus you use often on your refrigerator with a magnet clip, or store in a drawer or folder near the phone.

Today's Cleaning Challenge - Take Out Menus

Today we're going to go through our collection of take out menus.
Throw out any duplicates, out dated or no longer in business menus.

Aloha Friday - August 21, 2009

Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday.

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My question is:

How Long Do You Spend On The Computer Per Day?

I tend to spend more than I should, especially when the boys are down for their naps and bed time. So I have to say, I spend about 4 hours a day on the computer.

Organizing Tip Of The Day - Light Bulbs

Don't know where to store those light bulbs.
Try buying one of the these plastic wheeled carts:

Today's Cleaning Challenge - Light Bulbs

Today, go around and dust off your light bulbs.

The Daily Ta-Da August 18, 2009

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The Daily Ta-Da August 17, 2009

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The Daily Ta-Da August 16, 2009

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Win $25.00 Coupon At Happy Green Bee - Organic Childrens Clothes

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Happy Green Bee sent me 3 pairs of socks for me to check out. The first thing I thought when I opened the package was oh how cute and how soft they are! Then I thought, oh no, I didn't tell them how old my children were, so I thought they sent me the wrong size socks. Nope, I read the tag and it said, size ONE SIZE 03 MONTHS TO 36 MONTHS. I thought perfect, both of my younger boys can wear these. So I tried them on the boys, and they were so cute and fit perfect. Also, for the stripe design, I love it. All my kids have white socks, and it tends to get really confusing on matching the socks after I do the laundry. But these, I won't have any problem finding the mates.


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The Daily Ta-Da August 15, 2009

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Saturday Picture Surprise #2

Welcome Saturday Picture Surprise, if you want to know what it is click here.
This weeks Saturday Picture Surprise is....

November 2006
Picture 59

I didn't have 59 picture in the folder, still needs to be organized, got a lot of scanning I still need to do, but this was the last picture in that folder. This was taken after Tristan's 2nd birthday in November of 2006, boy has he grown...

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The Daily Ta-Da August 14, 2009

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2 People Will Win 200 Custom Postcards For Your Next Party Or Event

Being organized can save a lot of time, especially at your next party or event. One of the most important things you need for your event is invitations! Well, guess what, you now can be prepared! The nice people at My Postcard Printing are offering 2 of my readers a chance to win 200 Custom Postcards (choose your size: 4x6, 4.25x6, 5x7"); 14pt gloss or matte, 13 pt uncoated. Full Color on both sides (4/4). Winner will have to pay for shipping.

Not sure what you can use these for, well the ideas are endless. You could use these custom postcards for your child's next birthday party invitation, using a picture of you child; baby shower invitation, use a picture of the mom to be; christmas card, using a picture of the family; bridal shower or wedding invitation, use a picture of the happy couple; birth announcement, picture of the newborn baby. I'm sure thinking of my sons birthday that is in November. This will be such a cool way to invite everyone to his birthday party. The invitation alone will be remembered by everyone.

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The Daily Ta-Da August 13, 2009

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Works For Me Wednesday - Prescription Bottles

What could you do with those empty prescription bottles? Well, you can recycle them, but another thing you can do is store your loose change in them. I store the empty prescription bottle in my car (or you could store in your purse), fill it with change and when I come to a coin drop or anytime I need some change, it's right there when I need it.

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Flylady Babysteps - Day 14

Today, I read one of Kelly's essay's, which was Kelly's Guide on How to Use a Calendar. She explains how to use the calendar for family events, scheduling, invitations and appointments. I also did my other babysteps that I have completed! Yes I did shower, get dressed but no make up today. Here is my accountability.

$25.00 Amazon Gift Card

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Good Luck!!!

Flylady Babysteps - Day 12 & Day 13

Boy have I slacked, well not on Flylady, just posting my progress here...

On day 12 I had to delete all my emails from Flylady, and I did!




Today, I was suppose to pick one of Kelly's Missions. The only problem is Kelly's Missions are only on the week days. So I did Friday's Mission, which was to dust the window sills, light fixtures and ceiling fans.

Saturday Picture Surprise #1

Welcome to our first Saturday Picture Surprise, if you want to know what it is click here.
This weeks Saturday Picture Surprise is....

May, 2009
7th Picture

My second child, Brayden outside at Grandmas. I was fooling around with my camera, because I just discovered that I can take black & white photo's.

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