:: Organization - the master bedroom

I decided that at the beginning of each year, I'd like to select a word.

One word that will encourage me and help me to remember the goals that I've set.

So, a few weeks ago, I decided that my word of 2012 would be "organize".

Sometimes I feel so scatterbrained.  

There are so many things that I'd like to accomplish, but I feel that I just don't have enough time.

But I think that half the reason why I don't accomplish what I'd like to,

is because I'm just not organized.

With this main goal of organizing,

I also decided that I'd do separate smaller goals for each month that will help

me to accomplish that main goal of being organized.
{am I making sense?}

One of my main goals for the month of January was to work on the master bedroom.

Lately, it's been majorly disorganized.

Yesterday, the hubby didn't have school, so we tackled the bedroom.

And can I tell you . . . it looks amazing!

It looks like a completely different room.

Before I can show it to you, we need to finish the baseboards, finish the headboard,

and then put things up on the wall.

We've lived here 2 1/2 years and haven't done this yet . . . 

I will be organized by the end of this year, I tell ya!

Here are some master bedroom inspirations . . .

Source: decorpad.com via Amy on Pinterest

Source: ashleeraubachphotography.blogspot.com via Amy on Pinterest

Source: thewoolacorn.blogspot.com via Amy on Pinterest

{I'm hoping our headboard will resemble the headboard at the top . . . we'll see}

Personal Family History Obsession: Blog Book

I used to be a journal writing freak. I'd write in my journal almost every single week. I still have one, but because of life, I don't get to it as often as I should. I also used to be a scrapbooker, but I think it just became too overwhelming for me. When I started my family blog, I thought that that was a perfect way to document our family history. A perfect combination of the two. I'm now a blogging freak. And thank goodness for Blurb BookSmart. They're able to "slurp" up all of your blog posts and put it into a book (you can have them arrange it for you or you do it yourself - - I did it myself). Amazing!

I just received the one I made for the past year and I love it! So does my little munchkin.

For some reason, I skipped 2008 so now I'm in the middle of working on that book (might be because there are a million trillion pictures due to the munchkin being born).

Do you put your blog in a book? What program do you use?

Organization Obsession: no toy clutter

I'm obsessed with organization. I don't like clutter, although I'm not saying I'm perfect and that I'm immune to it. Clutter, at times, does seem to find me.
Before little girl A was born, we were somewhat organized. Then, once she came, you have the carseat in that corner, her diapers over there, that playmobile near the couch, etc., and faster than you can say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, your house is a cluttered mess. So, we've figured a few ways to hide/organize all the cluttered messes that come with children (not saying that kids are bad, but they do have a lot of stuff).

We did happen to find at our nearest Walmart an ottoman (pleather) that looked perfect in our livingroom, but also doubled as a . . . clutter hider/toy box, whatever you want to call it. Before little girl A was born, it stored blankets. And after . . . well, that's obvious. It's storing all of her toys. And we love it cause all of her toys fit perfectly in it.

And whatdayaknow. She's even learning the "clean-up" song and is actually putting toys AWAY! I love non-clutter!