Have you ever had one of those days, where you had all sorts of plans to get a super huge list of "stuff" done, and NONE of it gets done?  That pretty much describes my day.  I guess it really started last night.  Or yesterday, really.  You see, yesterday was a WONDERFUL day in mommy-hood.  We actually had a day when ALL three of my kids we angels.  Seriously.  They were so good.  I loved it.  They got along.  I loved it.  They played well together and did not make a huge mess of the entire household.  They ate their suppers without any trouble (we seem to be going through a "I know I like that last week but hate it this week" phase with the eldest two.)  And I was able to get a lot done.

One of the main things on my list for yesterday was to begin tackling a MAJOR project in our house - organizing our basement.  You see, the basement is sort of a catch-all for everything and anything that I am not sure what I want to do with or where to put.  And it is a mess.  Don't believe me?  Believe it.  I can't believe I am going to do this, but I actually took pictures to prove to you that it is TERRIBLE!  And I am going to post them on here.  Oh, how embarrassing!  I am sort of a "neat freak" I guess you can say.  "A place for everything and everything in its place" is the motto I live by.  But, as anyone with young children can attest to, that is uber (I keep reading this word in everyone's blogs so I thought I would join in and use it, too.  Now I feel cool!) difficult.  But, nobody really goes in our basement, so it is my nasty little secret that I have kept bottled up for so long!

Even stuff in the hallway!

But I cannot hide it any longer.  It has been bothering me since, well, since we moved here and I placed all the stuff there!  We have lived in this house for a year and a half, and it has only gotten worse!  I have kids clothes that I had started putting in containers by size, at least for the girls, but have sort of fallen off the bandwagon with that.  I really need to get it all under control!  And as I started looking at some of the stuff in there, I became a little ashamed at all the "things" I have that I never, ever, ever use.  How wasteful of me!  There could be some people out there who are looking for just that exact thing, and I have it piled under all kinds of stuff in my basement!  Oh, and have you ever seen that show Hoarders?  Ya, that is definitely not where I want to be headed!

So yesterday was the day I was going to start it!  I am going by the so-called rule that "if you haven't used it in the last 6 months, you don't need it."  Well, unless it is seasonal like Christmas decor.  Anyways, as I have been thinking about this project for some time, I decided that I needed a yard sale.  So, I am getting things organized for that too.  I plan to have a yard sale this spring/summer sometime.  And boy, do I have a lot of stuff to go into it!

What a mess!

I have all kinds of cookware, crystal bowls, mugs, kitchen stuff, etc. that I have NEVER used.  For some reason, I have a lot of stuff given to me.  Don't get me wrong - I appreciate it - but some stuff has been sitting there since Matt and I were married and I am thinking that if I have not used it thus far, I probably won't.  Another thing that I have a lot of is nice clothing of mine that just doesn't fit anymore.  Yes, I am admitting that some of my "pre-kid" clothes do not fit nor will they ever fit me again.  Stuff has just changed and that ain't going to happen, no matter what I do.  So, I have all that to get rid of.  I have kid's stuff, too, that I am not using anymore, so I am gonna try to sell it.

And that is what I spent a lot of yesterday doing.  And I got one whole room organized and separated out into yard sale stuff, stored stuff, and stuff to be gone through (like three containers of Matt's and mine college things - probably should just throw it all out!)

My plans for today was to work more on that.  Ya, that didn't happen.  Of all things I ended up going to church with Matt and the kids and cleaned a little and Matt painted a little (we are in the process of doing some reno stuff on our church).  And then we went into town for a little while.  And then I made homemade pizza.  And after getting the kids all bathed and in bed, I am too tired to go down there and do anything tonight.  So I am blogging.

So, even though my day did not go as planned - I'm okay with that.  There's always tomorrow! (Have I ever told you that one of my biggest faults is procrastination?).  Seriously, I do hope to get some stuff done tomorrow.  Now that I have started it I am just itching to get it all done.  Then I can start another project.  Like the garage - AHHH!

 Until next time...