Ch-ch-ch-changes!

What is it about having people over that makes me want to change things up/build things/clean things? I don't know, but I'm kind of enjoying it. We built a bench (and I stained it yesterday!)

The stain is darker then we expected but I still like it!

And now I've taken all of the pictures off the wall and gathered up a few frames that aren't being used and am going to replace old pictures with newer ones, paint the frames to have a more matchy-matchy look and re-arrange them on the wall

this is the mess that sits on my kitchen table at the moment....

And on top of those things, I'm going to be landscaping a bit in our front yard (finally! almost a year and a half after we moved in!) and planting flowers in the backyard.

It's going to be a very fun (and busy!) two weeks! Hooray for inviting people over and feeling the need to change things up!

In other news, I've lost 11 pounds!!!! HOORAY!!!

Anything exiting in your neck of the woods?

10 Minute Monday!

Last week I joined in the 10 minute Monday fun with Seriously, a Homemaker and have decided my house would appreciate me doing it every week.
So, it's Monday and here we are, 10 minutes spent on a spot in my home that has been driving me NUTS (and I tell myself I never have time to fix it. No longer people, no longer.)

it has begun

the juice cup cupboard! AHHH!!! (seriously, stuff falls out of this cupboard every time it is opened)

the solution? Pack up a bunch of mugs on the top shelf we never ever use and put them in the "yard sale" pile =)

this actually took me under 10 minutes.....so I lied when I took this picture....

This 10 Minute thing is good, I can handle 10 minutes at a time.

Have a super fantastic Monday!

Monday's Mission: Possible

So I've  been checking in with this totally awesome site: FLYlady.net. Have you been using it all along and just didn't tell me? (Yes, older and wiser sister of mine, I know YOU have!)

A few things I absolutely love about FLYlady:

1. the FLY in FLYlady stands for "Finally Love Yourself"- love that.
2. A no-nonsense approach to getting your house AND your life in order.
3. Baby steps! Need I say more? (if you're answer is "yes! say more!" then you really need to check out her website)
4. A quote from the FLYlady herself: "My prayer is that...each of us finds happiness and pride in ourselves and our accomplishments. That we raise our children to be good, productive, and happy people. And that we light up a room with our smile."

Pretty great right?! I subscribed to her daily digest email (there is SO MUCH information to wrap my brain around at first!) and today I have learned about 7 FLYlady blessings and 7 minute Saturday Rescue. 

I love home organization and I love learning things and I love doing anything that will better the lives of my family....so, I love FLYlady!!!

You should really check it out, if you haven't already (sometimes I'm WAY behind on this kind of stuff and the last one to know....) Alright, off to declutter Zone #4: The Master Bedroom, wish me luck!

Thanks for reading!!!