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Tackle It.... This Week

ARgh.. Yesterday afternoon, I typed out my list of things to tackle, lost my internet connection, and Baby Bear awoke from her nap at the same time. So here I am, in my nightgown, listening to Baby Bear bang wooden puzzle pieces together like cymbals, and trying to re-focus.

My house needs a makeover. Not in the Extreme Makeover sense, where they come in and tear it down and start all over. No, it's only 4 years old. It neets an Organization Makeover. In my usual form, I sit here overwhelmed by the multitude of areas which need tackling and freeze. Once upon a time, I thought a project called the Finding Focus Project sounded like a good idea. It still sounds good. And then there was the Large-Family-Logistics inspired weekly "routine", with a focus area for each day. Again, it still sounds good. There's a big difference between liking the sound of something and taking action.

Anyway, here's a list of things I need to tackle. I am ashamed to post pictures of every area that needs tackling, so the ones above are just a few. It will take more than today to turn every area around... and keep it organized. But it's a start...

• load dishwasher/wash dishes/put away dishes (never-ending chore)
  
• sweep & wash kitchen floor
• wash bathroom floors
• wash & fold laundry & put away
  
• sort baby clothes: organize nursery dresser
• read and play with baby bear
• pick up living room- Baby Bear dumped her blocks out again before I had the chance to take an AFTER pic. At least I KNOW the carpet is clean under the new mess.
  
• pick up bonus room
• vacuum living room/hall/nursery
• vacuum bonus room
• change sheets
• vaccum stairs
• put soil into empty pot & transplant tomato plants into it
  

This is just the tip of the iceberg... here I go!

Green= done (though some may be done at several points, such as reading with baby bear)
Yellow= in progress

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last edit 3:43 p.m. Friday

I stalled a little bit, actually I got distracted playing a few good rounds of "boo" (hide and seek/peek-a-boo combo) with Baby-Bear. And I actually cooked dinner and had it ready when hubby got home from work and finished his toned-down workout upstairs. (well, the crock pot and the stove cooked, I kept an eye on things.) we went for a walk after I transplanted my tomato seedlings, and I had to watch American Idol. After photos? Later this week...