Keep on Keepin' on

So, not much has really happened since the big garage clean out. But since the clean out, the garage has stayed clean AND I've been keeping up with the laundry.  That has not happened in years, I'm always behind and it piles up and we run out of clothes and then I spend days just trying to get caught up. Honestly though, the cleaned out garage has seriously lifted a weight off my shoulders.  I'm so glad the hubs and I tackled it and just got it done.  Plus, seeing all the work we did over two days has really given me the itch so start other clean out projects around the house.  We have so much to do to make the house feel like it's in order.  I have lots of little things that I should probably start tackling, I bet if I did one thing every day (or even every week), I'd get through the list so fast!  I'll make a list of those things in a later post. But for now, here is a list some of my big projects:
-fold and box up old kids clothes
-clean out extra room
-clean out linen closet
-clean out master closet
-organize pantry

The things I have listed may not seem like much, but when you add in three kids with schedules and a husband who works nights, it makes things a little more difficult to have the time to just dedicate a day to a project.  That was one of the reasons we did the garage clean out on a Monday and Tuesday...my husband had those days off.  So, I may have to plan these for his off days too.

Anyway, since the garage clean out, I really enjoy doing my laundry.  The space is now a clean, functional space to do it.  AND since I created the "folding table" on the car, it makes folding and sorting a whole lot easier.  I don't know about you, but when a room is cleaned out and organized at your house, don't you just want to hang out in there? Lol, we do this all the time at our house.  When we clean any of the upstairs rooms, we all end up hanging out in there.  So after the garage was cleaned, I have found myself just going out there to be in the space. I wish I could figure out a way to keep my living space (living, kitchen and dining rooms) clean so I'd want to be there more.

Maybe once all the other rooms start getting in order and all our items start finding "homes" then I'll be able to get the downstairs organized.  It's tough since it's the space we are ALWAYS in and using. I'm always doing something in the kitchen, there is always a child sitting at the table and always a child playing in the living room and someone is usually sitting on a couch. But the time everyone goes to bed and we are no longer going to be in the space, I'm so tired and pooped from the day that I just don't want to clean it all up. This is a very bad habit that I need to figure out how to break.  It'll happen.  I have hope.  Especially since the garage clean out and laundry upkeep...It's only been four days, but I'm not going to stop keepin up with it! I gotta keep on keepin on!