Doodle Acres

My bedroom was the object of today’s challenge at Biblical Womanhood.  This was another one of my hot-spots, particularly this time of year as I am doing a lot of sewing for Christmas.  We had a busy afternoon planned and I did not think I was going to get to this challenge today.  However, a [...]

Yesterday, Crystal’s challenge included taking on one project on which I’ve been procrastinating and decluttering one area.  Well the first part was easy – decluttering my purse and entering all our receipts into Quicken.  The second was another story.  It was a two day job (Hence the reason for this late post).  I attacked the home office.  [...]

The focus of today’s challenge was the kitchen.  Clutter on my kitchen counters is a major struggle for me, a major “hot spot” as Flylady would say.  I didn’t get to as much as I would have liked.  The notch and the top of my refrigerator, among other things, are still in need of decluttering but [...]

Today’s focus was the bathroom and maintenance of the other previous addressed rooms.  Well it’s an amazing thing – you actually have to be home to make your home into a haven.  LOL  We had a day of dental cleanings, a recheck at the pediatrician, Hope’s citizenship club meeting, grocery shopping, etc.  In fact I [...]

When I read that today’s challenge involved the laundry room, I thought, “Oh, this will be easy!!!”  Well I guess since my oldest daughter does most of the laundry, I didn’t realize the state of my laundry area / pantry.  So glad that Crystal picked this area today!!!

BEFORE

Well today’s challenge wasn’t too difficult as my living room wasn’t in too bad a condition.  It was mostly just putting away DVDs and straightening the “dog blankets” we keep on the furniture.  However an added benefit was that we found the top to the PB jar that went missing yesterday.  I wonder why I [...]

Crystal over at BiblicalWomanhood.com has started a “Making Your Home a Haven Challenge”, which is just what I needed.  I encourage you to check out her posts (Day 1 is December 3rd – but feel free to just jump in whenever you are reading this!!!). 

Here are my before and after pictures for the [...]