The Year Of The Purge!!

In the Chinese Zodiac calendar, it is the year of the rabbit!

In Kathysue’s Zodiac calendar and daily calendar, it is going to be the year of the PURGE!!!

I have lived in the same home for 33 years!! Yikes!! Needless to say I have lots of “ STUFF.”

Some of my STUFF is worth keeping and some of it is not.

I am going to go through my home this year and clean out. I no longer have enough space to put away the things I need to put away without, what seems like, moving the world.

In order for me to get started I have to have the rest of my home, the part that can be seen by me or a vistor, in order. (In other words, not what is behind closed doors, the closets!) That is where I start.  The Dreaded Closets!!!

As I have told you before, I have to have a general plan of attack. Of course this can change at any given moment.
 After all, I am a creative soul and I can get sidetracked very easily. When I am doing anything, I look at it from the perspective of how I can make it look pretty too. ( This is a blessing and a curse at times)


Let’s start:

Get the house picked up!!!

Clean out the most used areas first!

• pantry
• fridge
• laundry room

I have already straightened out the pantry and the fridge.

 Today it is on to the laundry room or the “PIT” which is what I like to call it.

The Laundry Room:

My laundry room is very small 5ft 8in.x 6ft.4in, not big enough by anyone’s standards.

The laundry room does have a closet that is as wide as the 5ft 8in wall and is 20in. deep. This is where I hide/throw all my little pretties. You know, the vases, dishes ,table linens etc.

You name it and it is in there-everything but towels and bed linens. I find that they get musty smelling from the humidity from the washer and dryer.

I am not sure that images are necessary, but I think pictures might hold me accountable to getting it done.

 I also think the condition of my small room might just make you feel better about your own laundry room.

So here is part of the ugly truth:

Half of my staging closet………

top half

Bottom

This is only half, so you can see I have a lot of unorganized stuff that needs to be purged.

Next my utility shelf where I keep my cleaning rags and cleaning supplies etc.

 I have tried to utilize every inch of space, but it is not a pretty site at all!!! I want it all to look "pretty!"

I don’t need to show you my dirty laundry, literally, or the washer and dryer. I know you know what that looks like.

This room has not been painted since we moved in 33 years ago.

Wow!! I just feel like I made a confession. Maybe this purging process will be a good one!!!

To be continued………

Will you join me in the

“The Year of The PURGE?!”

“Enjoy the Process” Of:

Purging, Cleaning and Beautifying

Kathysue

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Losing Weight While Blogging!!

Yes , you can lose weight while blogging, just keep reading!!

This post was inspired by Karen@StrictlySimpleStyle. I asked a question of my readers on whether they post their project post, before, during or after the project is done? Karen wrote this to me:

Great topic Kathysue. One of the reasons I started my blog was to give me the push I needed to get some things done. At first I was all gung ho and even lost 10 lbs because of all the energy I was expending. Hmmm, maybe I should get motivated and kill two new year's resolutions at the same time, lose a few lbs. and get some things done around the Strictly Simple Style abode! What do you think, maybe I could write the next great weight loss book based on my experiences. LOL!

I loved this comment so much that I had to write back to her.

I had to explain that before blogging I was the girl that did not even know how to turn on a computer.

Yes, this is true and I know it is hard to believe in this day and age. I visited blogs for over a year before I started my own blog.

Fast forward to my first few weeks of blogging. I was so excited to write post and then to get comments, well we all know how exciting it is to get comments.

I actually lost almost 5lbs the first few weeks.

Then……. I discovered you can eat and blog at the same time. I do NOT recommend this at all.

Needless to say I gained back the five pounds and even more.

With all this being said, You can lose weight while blogging, but not if you are eating and blogging at the same time!!

Maybe we should all tell ourselves for every hour we blog we have to exercise for 15 minutes. That would do one of two things.

We would lose weight or we would blog less!!

Something to think about!! Thanks to my sweet friend Karen, who by the way has a great blog with very interesting and inspiring post. Be sure and visit her blog at: http://strictlysimplestyle.blogspot.com/  Tell her I sent you by!!

Susan from Between Naps on the Porch just sent me this post that she did that relates very well to my post today.
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2009/04/welcome-to-15th-metamorphosis-monday.html  It looks as if someone really did find a way to blog and exercise!!!  Too funny!!!

“Enjoy the Process” Of:

Blogging! Whether you lose or gain weight!!!

Kathysue

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Cyber Energy vs. Physical Energy!! and a Question??!!

I had a couple of fellow bloggers comment on my energy and iquire as to how do I do it all?  I hate to disappoint you all, but writing about what I would like to do or, plan on doing, takes very little energy.

I don’t always get done what I am writing about. While I am giving you  inspiration,  I am also giving myself  a “To Do List.”  Some of the list gets done and some does not.

I have a lot of Cyber energy, but not so much physical energy. I am working on that.

I never want anything I write to make anyone feel like I am doing more than I actually am, or that I am doing more than they are.

I also hope that I never make it sound as if my way is the only way.

I only write what is my opinion and what has worked or, has NOT worked for me.

I am just like all of you out there- busier than some and less busy than others. I am person just trying to keep the house afloat ,one day at a time.

So when you see a post that has some inspiration don’t always think I have done it!!

I was wondering! For you bloggers out there that really do get a lot done(you know who you are!)

Do you think it is better to write about the process as you are going along or do you think it is better to write about it after it is done?

I start projects but it might take me several days, weeks or months to actually get them done.

What do you all think? To write before, during or after a project?

Please leave me a comment I really do want your opinions on this one!!

“Enjoy the Process” Of:

Figuring out what you want to do and how to write about it!!

Kathysue

BTW: On Monday I will start my post on my “Purging Process!”

Time to clean out the house!!!