OK, so I have not been doing such a swell job as I would have liked with keeping up with blogging in 2010, but hopeful in March that will all change I am going to post a blog for evey day!

March 1,2010

This is what happens when you want to go to bed at 7pm on a Sunday night!

Before

This is what happens when you take all of 5 min. on Monday morning

After

I have to say it was sooooooooo worth going to bed early, leaving the mess, shutting off my OCD, and taking time to do it first thing this morning! Sometimes we all need a break!

So Fresh, So Clean!

The Thrify Decor Chick is hosting a "So Fresh So Clean Party"

Not only do I absolutely admire Thrifty Decor Chick and her sense of style, I

ALWAYS

pick up wonderful tips from her and her followers!

Since we hosted my husband family for Christmas in the middle of December my house has I have been lacking a schedule. I'm slowly getting back in the groove of my daily "must do's" to prevent it from looking like a war zone. Last week was an all time low, clothes everywhere; bed room, bath room, outside the laundry room! Our house is still on the market, however I was very thankful last week we did not have any lookers, I would have been SO embarrassed! So when I am on my toes and remembering my 2010 motto this is what I do every day!

Dailey

1. Our bed must be made, everyday, no matter what.

I have "let go" a little and have allowed (sounds bad I know) to start doing this, it is not perfect and he does not make sure the fabric on the throw pillows is going the same way or that our monogrammed pillow is not up-side down, or that the sheet is not showing or even GASP that the bed skirt is straight, however it has been one thing I have not had to worry about here lately.

It makes me feel good when everything is up off the floor!

2. No dishes in the sink! If I do not have time to unload the dishes from the dishwasher I put my coffee cup in my cereal bowl in the small side of the sink. The BIG side must be clean at all times!!!

3. Wipe off the counter in the kitchen

I love the way this smells and does a great job of just cleaning up every couple of days,

I still use 409 to disinfect!

I also love Mr. Clean Erasers to clean doors and light switch plates!

4. Dirty clothes in the hamper, not on the floor in the bath room or heaven forbid in the sunken tub

(that is me) and absolutely not on top of the hamper, if you are going to take the time and effort to walk over for Pete's sake take the wicker lid off and dump them inside, it’s not heavy I saw you pick it up once I'm sure you can do it again (Chris)! Whew that one got me fired up!!!

5. Run and un-load the dishwasher if needed

6. Go through mail and throw away the junk!

I'm on the hunt for some cute baskets to help eliminate the clutter of the "keep" mail until I can get to it

Every few days I attempt to organize my bills in my folder.

7. Re-fill the Brita water pitcher am & pm, Chris is much better at remembering this that I am!

The best $31 we ever spent!

I need to add the following to my dailey routine

*put all my "getting ready" stuff away in the morning

*clean my car out

*do a light chore

* Prepare coffee the night before, it will eliminat clean up in the morning

Weekly

1. Wash sheets and towels

(sometime I will do sheets every other week, especially if Chris has been traveling a lot)

2. ALL laundry!

I am awful about waiting until Sunday afternoon to do this and by 8 pm I do not want to put it up!

I use Dreft, I know it is pricy but you cannot beat the smell plus it really seems to help if you have any type of skin reaction to regular detergent! I do not use fabric softener so I feel like I probably spend the same as most people

4. Clean off all the catch all that accumulates in the kitchen

5. Empty all containers, throw away everything that only has one or two pumps left, and put new soap in showers if needed. This just really helps out in the rush of the morning and gets all the extra bulk out of the way in the trash!

6. I look at the weather and pick out what I'm going to wear for the next week

and put it at the front of the closet. That way I can iron what I need.

I know very elementary but it has helped!

7. Trash day in on Monday (which is great!) and Chris does it for the most part.

I do a lot more on a weekly basis but I assume most of you do the same!

Happy Cleaning!

The Rules~ Use only one word!

1. Where is your cell phone? here

2. Your Hair? ponytail

3. Your Mother? selfless

4. Your Father? strict

5. Your favorite food? shrimp

6. Your dream last night? Tae Tae

7. Your favorite drink? Dr. Pepper

8. Your dream/goal? Happiness

9. What room are you in? guest room

10. Your hobby? crafting

11. Your fear? loss

12. Where do you want to be in six years? mommy

13. Where were you last night? home

14. Something you aren't? fake

15. Favorite Muffin? BananaNut

16. Wish List Item? house

17. Where did you grow up? Snyder

18. Last thing you did? eat

19. What are you wearing? sweats

20. Your TV? on

21. Your Pets? Sadie

22. Friends? forever

23. Your Life? blessed

24. Your Mood? unaccomplished

25. Missing Someone? Riley

26. Vehicle? Camry

27. Something your not wearing? shoes

28. Your favorite store? Hobby Lobby

29. Your favorite color? Red

30. When was the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? Thursday

32. Your best friend(s)? supportive

33. One place I could go over and over? Mexico

34. Favorite place to eat? Texas Day Brazi

HaPpY nEw YeAr.... A LiTtLe LaTe!

I can not believe it has been over 1 month since my last post! Wow, a lot has happened since I last posted however I will not take the time to do a re-cap and just move on into the New Year.

Since I seem to be working a little behind these days. I will post my New Year's Goals.

My 2010 Motto

Discipline is remembering what you want

david cambell

I saw this phrase over at Clover Lane, and it has been stuck in my head ever since. It applies to everyone no matter your age, social standing, race, or gender no matter what your goal is. I claim this phrase and will repeat it in my head every day, every time I start to veer of course!

I also seem to pick a theme or color that I stick with for a while, in the near past it has been avocado green, however I feel more drawn to dark purple these days, so I am sure it will be my 2010 color, do not worry RED you will always be my favorite, forever and always not matter what!

1. As always, lose weight and be healthier inside and out

2.Work on having a stronger relationship with my husband

3.Find a church

4.Grow my hair out and keep it healthy

5.This kind of falls under #1, but become more physically fit

6.Be more open minded and flexible (being in control is huge for me)

7. Stay on budget and SAVE

8.Blogging and everything that goes with it!

9. Be a better "parent" to our dog Sadie (there is a whole issue behind this)

10.Make 2010 a year to remember, I have been out of high school 10 years! Ouch! I need to remember what my goals were in 2000, it was a big year for me and I went through a lot of changes and experiences.

I am sure these "goals" are not to far off to any of most of yours, they are pretty generic. I look forward to doing a blog about each of these and how I am coming along throughout the year. Being the OCD control freak I am I have a "sub list" that goes with these. Maybe I should start a binder, see there I go again the whole control thing!

What are your goals for 2010? How do you hold yourself accountable?

Antique Chalkboard!

OK, So I have joined my first MckLinky Blog Party/Contest over at Shanty2Chic!

It's was not really Shanty when I started out but it sure looks Chic now!

The only rule is you must have used a Rust-Oleum product.

Well this project started out as a Christmas present, but well I think I have decided to keep it!

Sorry Momma !
I purchased the mirror at Hobby Lobby, it was regularly $19.99 and I of course got it

for 50% off!

Supplies

Chalk Board Paint

Heirloom White

Black Craft Paint

Sponge Brush

Sand Paper

The funny thing about the Heirloom White is that I here Whitney and Ashley speak of it all the time and when I headed to the shed to see what kind of off-white spray paint I had,

it was just sitting right there, never been used, and calling my name!

I always, I mean ALWAYS have black chalk board paint!

1st ~I unscrewed the back (those were the tiniest screws ever!)

2nd~I spray painted it a few times to get the coverage I wanted.

3rd~ Spray painted the mirror a few times, being careful not to leave "lines".

4th~ used my sanding block and went over the raised edges. Some of the black that was on the frame to began with came though.

5th~ dry brushed the black craft paint on with a sponge brush

6th~ put it all back together and wrote a Cheerful Christmas message for my bathroom!

Thank you all for checking out my Antique Chalkboard made with love and a little help from Rust-Oleum!

Ok, so I always want to look at the positive side of things on this blog but I have to warn all of you or possible get your advise if you know otherwise. I purchased Bistro Chalk Markers ( & paid full price), they have ruined all of my chalk board (even the one above)! The last message I wrote is still showing through. I have used water, 409, and even put one in the dishwasher, HELP!

After!

Here is the after that I promised!

I'm not sure that Zebra's and Snowmen co-exist in nature, but they look good in my house!

I love the simple look of the off white and green!

And the stockings were hung.

Don't worry all of the cords will be hide by the presents.

More pictures to come!

Santa Baby

Ok, Ok, I know I said I was going to blog every day, but I have just been exhausted.

I hope to get some more Christmas pictures up in the next few days

(believe me I will have so many you will not notice I skipped a few days)!

Here is a picture of my new Santa picture.

I really wanted on and gave myself a budget of $40 or maybe $50 if I loved it. So I went to Kirkland’s and fount the one I wanted for $60. I came home and have not been able to stop thinking about it, so I went online and signed up for their e-mail list to see if I could get a coupon and just like that 20% off. So I went back and purchased the last one. Tax and all $51.12!

I know I will be able to keep this print for years to come!!!!