Day 2: Max's Preemie Clothes

So instead of going to my bathroom (which I should have done) I went ahead on my list a bit today and weeded my son's preemie clothes out of the closet and drawers and started putting the newborn sizes and 0-3 sizes in the closet so that he has things to wear that are current. He has recently outgrown his Preemie clothes and although that pains me, it also makes me really happy to know he is healthy. It was a project that had to jump the list because he needed clothing to wear so although I have not finished the project, I have weeded out all Preemie clothes. I just need to make sure and get all 0-3 clothes into the closets and drawers now. Here is a picture of my progress.

The thing you really can't see in this picture is that each section of his closet has a hanger from a retail store that has a label on the hanger (Preemie, Newborn, 0-3 months, etc...) This helps me to keep the clothes organized and tidy and easy to weed out when he has outgrown a certain size. His drawers are sectioned into these sizes as well. He is able to wear a few of his preemie jammies still so they are in the closet as well. Overall, I feel good about the progress today even if I didn't get the whole project completed. This kid has a great deal of clothes in these sizes!

Thank you for stopping in

E

40 days of organization, my first 20 days...

Today I read a post from my sister on Facebook where she was taking a challenge to do 40 days of organization. I am inspired as that is one of my New Year's resolutions to get more organized to maintain my mental health. I told her I would work on my list today so here is my 40 days of organization list and we are going to check in on Wednesdays and Sundays so I think that is when I'll try to get back to the blog to update as well.

I hope this inspires you to get your life organized as well:

Day 1:  Laundry System: baskets, specific loads, what days to run what loads, laundry room etc...

Day 2: My bathroom: clean thoroughly, medicine cabinet, makeup, toiletries, etc...

Day 3: Linen closet: Organize towels, diabetic supplies, and overage of toiletries and household products

Day 4: Max's diaper changing station: Organize diapers, wipes, burp cloths, washcloths, and Max's toiletries

Day 5: Max's clothes: Get Newborn clothes and 0-3 put in closet and store all other clothes, remove preemies as he has outgrown them (YAY)

Day 6: Pantry: Remove any expired canned food, organize boxes and cans, write up list of items in pantry to construct new shopping list & Menu

Day 7: Thank You Notes: Write more thank you notes, get missing addresses, put new gifts on list, and mail off at least 20 thank yous

Day 8: Max's baby book: Fill in missing info from recent doctor's appointments and post new pictures into book.

Day 9: Max's Two month letter: Write Two month letter for family members, print new pictures, and mail packets!

Day 10: Financial Documents: Put all bills together with ledger, Compile a total of debt, and figure out a plan to get working down debts by 2015 more clearly.

Day 11: Important documents file: Create and label a file for all important documents including social security, birth certificates, taxes, etc.... especially Max's new items

Day 12: Scentsy: Clean up Scentsy area for the new year with invoices, create marketing ideas for coming months, and begin mailing list info for existing customers.

Day 13: Calendar: Update family calendar for the months of April and May to include Dr appointments, work schedule, date nights, etc...

Day 14: Refrigerator: Clean out thoroughly and reorganize remaining items to reduce waste.

Day 15: Kitchen Drawers and Cabinets: Reorganize to be more streamlined, get rid of unneeded items

Day 16: Scrapbooking supplies: Organize boxes of embellishments, adhesives, stamps, etc... and paper box (To start Max's scrapbook!)

Day 17: Coffee Stash: Get rid of outdated coffee, organize k-cups, and restock coffee area for daily use

Day 18: TV stand: remove all items not belonging, dust, and organize for use

Day 19: Our Closet: Remove unwanted clothing to donate, Put all empty hangers in laundry room, organize shoes, and dirty clothes areas

Day 20: DVDS: re-shelve all watched DVDS in order, catalog new DVDS and label