Oct. 17th - Family Space Week

[SparkleNana]

Wednesday of Family Room Week.

Rockin-granola - you have been very brave to face the fact that the "messiness of everyday life" can just get overwhelming at Christmastime! AND that we NEED to address is daily to keep up with things.

One thing that I am hoping will help -- is to get everything possible OUT of this room. Less visual clutter will help, I think.

The other thing is the DAILY STUFF! I KNOW that I have to do this more than once a day. (My dh works at home and leaves piles everywhere! I love having him work at home! So I want to devise some routines that I can actually use - to keep things picked up.) Maybe - getting up at commercials and picking up? I will think about that.

[nursemomtothree]

Rockin Grandma - thanks so much for posting your holiday cleaning schedule. I'm struggling right now to decide what to include in mine.

I think I should just include less computer time----then I could get more cleaning done.

[rockin_granola]

How is everyone doing?

Today is a good day here for a final push on Family Spaces week as it is gray and rainy outside and my husband has taken my two bigger kids to the movies - a morning with just me and the baby = some peace and quiet to get things done. I'm working on our Loft/Playroom this week and it will be a lot easier without the two bigger kiddos, who are eager helpers, but have their own ideas about "clean" LOL

I'm going to try and get Halloween costumes finished up today and then have everyone try them on to make sure everything fits, too.

And, I still haven't really decorated for Halloween ... just have some Autumn bits and pieces here and there.

I need to do our Holiday movie review and work on Christmas cards today, too.

I'll check in and let you know how I do. What are YOU trying to get done today? :-)

Best Wishes!

[SparkleNana]

This week is really busy and exhausting! I think it is a very good "preview" week for December.

If I do routines today - that will be WONDERFUL! (Because I was too tired/too busy to do them yesterday.)

If that is all I get done -- then that is absolutely, 100% fine!

If I get a little more done - great - but NOT necessary.

Because all the rest of my deep cleaning/etc. is not rescheduled to Jumpstart January! Oh.... I WILL follow the weeks and do what I can.

And if what I can do is just the "daily routines" --- then that is super-fantastic!

Talk to you later!

[nursemomtothree]

I just don't know where the time goes, or how I fill it.

[rockin_granola]

nursemomtothree ... well, I'm guessing you're a nurse and a mom of three, so I bet your days are pretty full (( hugs )) It will all get done ... and what doesn't, well, that can always wait or maybe even isn't that important to get done this year anyway, right? Don't be too hard on yourself. As you reminded me earlier, there is always Jumpstart January :-)

I think the key for me yesterday was dh taking the kids to a movie. We may have to keep that tradition going each week LOL

I got the loft space cleaned, decluttered, and even did some furniture rearranging. I may have to let go of my idea of putting a small Christmas tree in there, but I know that the space is happy and clutter free now and that we'll be able to relax in there together, so I think that is the most important.

I did a MAJOR movie paring down and stored a lot of things to rotate back into circulation later. It was fun getting the holiday movies out (tho' I think my dh thinks I'm crazy since Halloween isn't over yet) ... I may have to watch one or two while working on Rudy Day stuff today.

I even got a date set with my inlaws for Christmas with them. (usually this is decided sorta last minute and we both end up feeling a calendar crunch trying to find a date, time, and place) Feels good to know that is on the calendar.

I feel like Family Spaces week started off slow for me, but that yesterday I accomplished what I needed to so I'm going to move ahead to next week.

Hope everyone is having a terrific weekend!

[SparkleNana]

Should I pick up the Family Room ---- and then bring out Christmas wrapping papers and supplies, Christmas gifts, and my Christmas notebook?

Dh has gone to play golf and won't be back for hours. So.... no peeking.

What do you say?