Still getting organized!

Last time I checked in, I was working hard to get my life together and more organized. I'm still working! I've kept my car neat and clean for almost a whole week (which is insane) and have found that being organized is well worth the time that it takes to organize something.

My next project is organizing my classroom. While it isn't terribly disorganized (I have lots and lots of bins to keep things in!), the bins aren't as neat as I would like for them to be. Just today, I was looking in a bin and found things that I didn't even know were in there! Since I've been in the same classroom for about 5 months, that's a little nuts. I'm also purchasing a calendar/planner so that I can plan things in advance (for example, when to send out notices and slips and things) instead of throwing things together last-minute. I think that after the initial work, it'll be well worth the time and monetary investments.

In other news, Leia the cat has taken a liking to destroying our living room curtains. She tore a hole in the curtains that is about 12-18 inches wide and keeps crawling through it to show us how proud of herself she is. Thomas thinks it's hilarious... I think it's annoying!

Now, I'm off to buy my new planner! Wish me luck. :)

Organizing my Existance

Lately, I've been working diligently to organize my entire life. On Friday evening, I organized our huge living room closet and ended up throwing out 2 whole garbage bags' worth of junk! Yesterday, I went through our kitchen cabinets and got rid of even more stuff. We had expired food, empty bottles of everything, (thanks, Thomas!), and other unnecessary things. That was a whole other garbage bag! I even cleaned out the fridge. 

Impressive, right? :)

Today, my goal is to organize how we do our finances. When I go to the grocery store later, I'm going to pick up a binder and some page protectors. I'll probably get some sticky notes and fun new pens, too.

Organizing is always more fun when it's bright and colorful! I'm also much more likely so stay on track when I like to look at what I'm working on.

I'm still working on developing a system for bill-paying. Our bills are very lopsided, with 75% of the money coming out at the start of the month and 25% coming out toward the middle/end of the month. I'm also going to make some phone calls to try and remedy that situation! 

And, of course, today is Sunday. I've already picked up my 2 newspapers and will be ready to clip coupons as soon as church is over!

Happy Sunday, friends!