this blurry lil' photo is my son w/santa ornament
MERRY CHRISTMAS...
Are you feeling more overwhelmed than EVAH girlfriend?! It's midday here at the Colvin household. Everything from Legos to earphones to cookie crumbs are on the floor.
We've been snowed in since December something-or-another... I've lost track but I do know the kids had 4 snow days in a row then break happened. So YES I AM up-to-my-ears in Christmas, low on coffee creamer and want so badly for my house to have a clear path to the bathroom + kitchen + front door!
I wrote this post last December 26th... I hope you find it useful + inspiring ;)
Cheers to you and THANK YOU for being a big part of my happiness.
fondly, Krista
Christas Clutter in all it's glory
Holiday Hangover
OK.. I can do this, I can do this, I can do this. I've poured myself a cup of coffee, farmed out one kid to a neighbor, garnered two more to play with one in her room and I have just settled in to write out my to do list.
You see, I've been spinning my wheels all morning feeling anxious about the toys everywhere-and I mean everywhere, the holiday decorations are buggingme, and the dishes and treats are all over the kitchen island. Then I paused, sipped a cup of joe, and got back to my roots. I'm a list maker. I am in control when I've got a list to follow. A plan, a simple little plan. Here goes...
- farm out kids
- put on some music
- pick up trash + recycling throughout house
- start in the kitchen: wash + put away all dishes + holiday dishes + holiday place mats
- tackle holiday wrap- gather ribbons to save for next year, flatten boxes, store away
- put away my gifts + my husbands (kids have to do their own tonight)
- grab a shopping bag or box and place "replaced" items in box to donate- (like my old blow dryer and sheets)
- Bring the holiday totes inside, place one in each room. Gather up keepers. Place cast-offs in the donation bag. Return to garage + await husband's return to put backup on shelving.
- Tempt the little girls with a treat if they help take down the ornaments and place in the boxes.
- When girls get bored, join them for a treat then return to the tree project.
- Get bored working on the tree project and call husband to find out when he'll be home.
- Call husband and ask him how to make that great little holiday cocktail he poured me while wrapping all the presents.
- Make cocktail, call girlfriend to tempt with holiday cocktail if she'll help finish the tree project or watch me finish the tree project
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