This week has been one of those weeks where I have felt a day off all week. Today I just don’t feel like doing anything…
So I’ve been slacking off a bit today… I promise I’ll do better tomorrow.
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Clutter Corner
When it comes to what’s left in the house to de-clutter, I’m down to the toughest spaces…
The scary upstairs hallway closet. It is home to luggage, school-work, and odds and ends from all over the house.
The scary downstairs closet, where the holiday decorations lurk.
Last, but not least, the Utility Room built-in storage. Ugh, and sigh, what a mess!
I can’t seem to get started on any one of these… I don’t know if it due to the amount of stuff, or the fact that I need to purchase bins to store what we’re keeping. I’m stuck, I have the want for clean spaces, but not the drive to get it done. Where to begin.
So I need some advice… How do you motivate yourself to complete a cleaning task that you really don’t want to do?
July’s Clutter Count
I’ve been cleaning, de-cluttering, organizing, and painting all month long. These little projects are really starting to shape up now that the clutter is out of here.
In July, I sold the crib, and seriously went through the kids baby/toddler/kids clothes, and pared them down.
I can’t believe just how much stuff was stuffed into two small closets.
I went through every single box, and really pared the mess down. I tossed many items, donated box after box, and I still have some ready to sell.
I love these little donation stations located all over town. I’ve taken several bags every week in July.
In July I worked on Agnes’ bedroom the most. It is no longer a nursery, it is now a big kid room. I love it too, it is clean and organized.
She really likes it too. It has become my favorite room in the house, probably because it is the cleanest.
My clutter count for July wasn’t too bad either. I got another 266 items out of the house. In August I’m going to hit the boys room hard. They will be back to school soon, and I can’t wait to clean and organize their space again.
July’s Favorite Photos
July we found ourselves staying home more, thanks to a heat-wave. It was a fun month though, I finally got to work on a bunch of painting projects around the house. Here are some of my favorite photos from the month.
Thade kept busy drawing his comic books.
He had an amazingly fun Fourth of July.
Dylan has had a relaxing July.
He is getting really excited about starting kindergarten next month. I still can’t believe that he is ready for school.
Agnes has been my little shadow this month. Here she was pretending to take pictures of a tote that I was sewing.
She put on a show for me too.
She has been picking out her outfits and adding accessories too.
Her hair is getting so long too.
We had an awesome Fourth of July this year. We got to celebrate with all the family.
I loved watching all of the boys run around the yard and set off fireworks.
It was incredibly fun.
I really didn’t get out of the house too much, and most of my errands were run when it was night.
Summer weather turns me into a vampire.
I have hoped and hoped that we would see a decent rain storm.
We’ve been staying up late and reading lots of books.
I’ve been painting lots of little projects here and there.
July was a blast!
The pets have been keeping cool too, and they are happy that the Fourth of July is over.
Mia has been into everything,
here she is trying to look cute and innocent. She chewed through her puppy-gate.
My kitty has been lounging a lot,
he is only up and active at night, the Summer days are just too hot.
July went by fast, and the lazy Summer days will soon be over. I’m a bit sad to see the Summer coming to an end, but I’m excited to see what August brings our way.
August Date Night
On Wednesday my Mom was in town to watch Agnes while I took the boys to school enrollment. She said that she didn’t mind staying a bit later so James and I could go out to dinner. That sounded like a fantastic plan to me. Once James was home from work, we headed out the door.
We already knew where we wanted to go to dinner, but we had a few stops first. We headed downtown to see if the Treasure Hunt was open. We were in luck, it was open, and it was a fantastic shop.
There were so many amazing Antique quilts. I fell in love with all of them.
I found some kitschy-cute needlepoint too.
We spotted so many books.
I might have to go back and get this pretty set of glasses.
This little picture reminds me of Dylan at the dinner table. I might have to get it for the kitchen.
Speaking of kitchen needs, these pieces were pretty cool.
This set of dishes were lovely too.
We wandered throughout the store several times.
I even found a few items that had to come home with me.
After the shopping trip at the Treasure Hunt, we stopped off at Trader Dave’s so I could show James a few tables that I was interested in.
We went to our favorite spot for dinner, and it was delicious.
I came home with a few “new”vintage pieces too. James got me a set of yellow Pyrex nesting bowls. They look so cheery in the kitchen.
I love this pink patterned Pyrex casserole dish.
This little green Pyrex dish was too cute to pass up.
I found a few more bowls to go with my purchase from Trader Dave’s.
I love my vintage goodies, and date night was so much fun too.