Now that it is getting a bit cooler outside I am feeling a little less crazy knowing I am getting ready for Christmas! Actually, have you noticed that the Christmas stuff is already in the stores? It use to be that this wouldn’t happen until after Halloween but things are changing. While the commercial side of the season bugs me a bit - I do like that I can get some of the supplies I need! I actually bought a few things on Sunday from my Holiday Shopping List and some wrapping supplies too.
OK - so if you are just joining us welcome. Starting today you are going to scale back a little so you can have what you NEED to do done - leaving you lots of time to enjoy your kids and family this holiday season!
Today is project day for me - and one area of my house that drives me nuts (other than the huge pile of laundry that is always calling my name!) is the storage area. I have worked on this a little at a time for the past several years but I realize that I love to keep things. I have a bin for each of us for keepsakes but I have found this has not worked - the bins are not large enough for my needs and I have decided to get the kids each a trunk which we can use as tables in our family room (this fits our look and feel). We like to look at these items on their birthdays but the bins have made it hard as things are really tight and I don’t like to get them down for fear of not getting everything back in. For my keepsakes and my husbands, well we don’t have a lot and most of what I have can easily be put into scrapbook, so I am not going to get a trunk for us. I did however, pick up a cute old hard sided suitcase for our wedding keepsakes. So my goal for today is to order the two trunks (Sears has them on sale until November!) and to go through the bin with our wedding keepsakes and transfer the stuff I really want to keep into this cute trunk. I will share a picture tomorrow. I won’t worry about the kids stuff until the trunks come in so I can pick and choose what will fit and then get rid of the rest. I find photos can capture a memory as much as keeping the actual item.
What is your project for today? Remember - this project should in some way help you on your journey to Christmas. For me, it clears the path to the decorations.
Have fun!
Helen
