2018-04-11

PAPER FLOWER

So the other night Marie's homeroom teacher sent an email out at 6:30 pm informing parents that the group picture they took a few weeks ago did not turn out and would we please be so kind and send the paper flower that they were holding in the picture back to school with them the next morning? Uhm. Say what? Of course I didn't read it until 8:20 pm. I made Marie get up and look for it. 5  min later she showed up and said:"I think it was squished and we threw it away." When she said that I remembered thanking her for letting me throw it out. Can you believe that a hoarder household actually THREW SOMETHING OUT that obviously seems to be something you are to keep?

Well, being the "never let anyone down" personality that I am I asked Marie how long it took to make the flowers. She said 2 hours. Uhm. Well. I asked her if she could show me how to do it. She told me there was a you tube tutorial. We found it in just a few seconds and I set out to work. Trust me. Only a room full of elementary school kids can take 2 hours for this craft.

I am proud to announce that I did not make 2 or 3 (as I originally planned) so other kids who might not have one would be provided for.

When I showed it to Marie she said:"Our flower only had 5 leaves, but yours actually looks nicer."

Mom of the month award....HERE I COME!



PS: If you are dying to make this craft simply search for Kusudama Origami flower. I have seen anything from 5 up to 8 leaves.

2018-04-09

FEELING FAT

I have a new criteria for clothes that are leaving my closet. If it makes me feel fat, it goes. You might say, but she IS fat! No wonder she FEELS FAT. IT is just A FACT. But you know, I have clothes that make me fell normal, sometime even good. And I have some that make me feel heavy, fat and short. I just remembered this as I am folding laundry and came across one of the "I feel fat shirts". Well. It's in the donation bag! 

2018-04-05

BURSTING YOUR BUBBLE

If you are anything like me, you LOVE before-after pictures. It is so fun to see progress. So inspiring what people have accomplished. If you are excited about the after pic. OOPS! This is the after pic! This is my drawer by the front door. The things it should contain is stuff I  need every day and that I need for just a second. Like my wallet and keys, scotch tape and glue, scissors, a pen. You get the idea. Lately it has become more of hiding spot for all the little things I didn't know how to or didn't want to deal with. I knew it would take forever to get it done and I was worried about all the things I would be left to deal with.


So when I got started on this I reminded myself of the following important things:



  • Most important is to get started
  • 5 min can make a difference
  • Don't worry about finishing
  • Forget perfect
  • The perfect time to do it won't come


So I started clearing out my little drawer that when organized as I want it is super helpful and super efficient. At the moment is was just super full and even my wallet can disappear in it completely. Obviously it is far from perfect. I only worked a couple of minutes on it every time, but I did return to it repeatedly. I only dealt with things that were easy, picked out trash and put things away that have a home. I can now close it without having to shove things around to keep it all leveled! 

2018-04-04

AVOIDANCE

Besides being the queen of chaos, I am also the queen of avoidance, postponing and procrastinating. There is one area of work surface in my kitchen that always gets cluttered. And there is usually some fruit or vegetable amidst all of that crap dying a slow death and secretly rotting away. I would like to claim I am not a filthy hoarder, but lets face it. If I came across that corner in somebody else's kitchen I would be revolted.

Are you aware how much energy undone tasks suck out of you? I am finally learning to see that. So today I sucked it up and did it. First I thought this will take less time then I thought, I figured I might have it done in 15 min, I ended up spending more like 40 min. 


I threw away dry bread that I meant to turn into bread crumbs for weeks, I found rotting vegetables still in their packages and came across all kind of random things that should have never been in the kitchen in the first place. 

And lo and behold. 2 days after Easter I already washed and put the last Christmas cookie tins away.

2018-04-03

THINGS THAT WORK

I was wondering what I have to do to get back on track. I had times in my life when I felt I had a grip on things. I was wondering what I can do to feel like this again. Finally it hit me. May, just maybe I should just go back to doing what I did back then?!

So here is what works for me


maintenance and declutter: 10 magic min totaling 2 hours per day
emotional well being: brisk early morning walks 20-30 min
physical well being: low carb diet

I am excited to start those things again. I know they work for me and I know they help me feel better. I have a few things that I would like to implement in my life that I hope will help for me, but for the moment I will stick with those 3.