Update on the Organization Project Week 1

       It is time to check in with how the first week on the Organizing Project is going.  Well... not as great as I would like, but not a complete failure either. Like any other normal person life continues on despite the chaos around me. It is not quite like those awesome organizing shows where life stops for a period of days, and all you focus on is organizing your home. Instead, organizing happens wherever I can make space in between the normal and not-so-normal day to day activities that arise. Notice I used the word "make" and not find. I have discovered if I wait to find time to organize then it will never happen! lol I really must intentionally make time to fit it in. Sooo... my room is not done! But neither is my week quite over, so I still have hope of getting my goals accomplished. 

       However, I did get my purse completely cleaned out and organized. I now have two emergency packs in my bag. One carries things like a nail file, protein bar, needle and thread, and a couple other items that MacGyver might find useful. = ) The other one is my kid emergency kit. It contains wipes, a diaper, a box of crayons, a coloring pad, and a couple of matchbox cars.  Something to occupy and deal with "kid type" emergencies that may occur while out and about. I also now have a plastic pouch designated for receipts so that they are not spilling out of my wallet every time I open it. I am feeling pretty pleased with myself over this accomplishment. The goal now is to maintain the system by 1) Doing a quick sort to get rid of trash and other collectibles every other week and 2) Restocking emergency items as they get used. My goal is to keep the maintenance as simple as possible.

       The next thing that I actually made progress in is my laundry situation. In order to fully appreciate what I am about to say, I think I need to share another picture. Brace yourself, this one is quite frightening! Okay, so I could only bare to give you a small glimpse of what we call our laundry room. I think just letting you see one half gives you a good idea of what I am up against!

The good news is that the mountain in the background is actually clean clothes AND I have successfully folded all of it now. I still have to put it away, but even that if half done. I also have washed a couple of loads from Mt. Dirty Laundry in the foreground. So progress is being made! It may not be as fast as I would like, but it is moving forward!                                

       I think the main lesson I am learning this week is to celebrate when steps are being made daily toward progress, even if it is not as fast as the tv shows! = ) What things in your life do you need to celebrate that maybe haven't been progressing as quickly as you would like, but are moving forward none the less? I think if we don't find ways to revel in the small victories, we risk growing too discouraged to complete the journey. Plus, it's the process more than the final outcome, that we learn the most from! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I can't wait to post up pictures of my new and improved bedroom and laundry area. Until then, I am going to keep celebrating the small victories... you should too!

Ginger