Day 102: Organize me!

Today we decided to skip bootcamp (gasp!) since Bryce was just starting to feel better and instead tackle a HUGE project of organizing the garage. I'm glad we kept him away from our friends because by noon we were back to changing umpteen number of poopy diapers. Darn stomach bug! So our first order of business was a quick stop to Target. Well, let me back up. I'm always "pinning" things on Pinterest and never ever do them. Ever. Well...one of my pins was "organize your home in 14 weeks" or something along those lines so it caught my eye. Her week 1 is to clean out the kitchen which I was totally not in the mood for. So instead we went with week 2 - the garage - dun, dun, dun.

So this is about the crappiest pic ever buuuut in my defense it was crazy bright out there and anyone who owns an iphone knows you cant see anything on the screen in the bright ole sun. So this is the best I got but let me tell you, the garage is a disaster! I mean - bad. Matthew sees absolutely nothing wrong with it because "it's a garage, babe. It's meant for storage." Really? That's funny because what are old sippy cups, clothes, and trash doing out there?! So this is where I wanted to start. Now...back to my original start - first stop, Target. I had to purchase about 20 different sizes of storage bins and of course a label maker. I really wish I would've had a pic of this but instead I'll paint a picture. I'm pushing the really heavy, hard to steer, child cart. You know the one that has a child sitting area in front of the actual cart. Oh yea, you know the one I'm talking about. A beast. So....I've got Eva nestled in her carseat in the actual cart and Bryce and Skylar in the child area of the cart. Sounds harmless enough. Well after all of the storage bins I needed to purchase it utilized every bit of space the cart had meaning, monkey's on the loose. Poor Eva had stuff packed in all around her but did she complain? Nope. So now I'm trying to push the heavy a*$ cart while trying to keep the storage containers from falling out, or worse falling on her, screaming for Skylar to stop running around and get her brother, picking up random stuff Bryce is pulling off the shelves as he's running free, and the mayhem goes on. At one point I had Skylar walking beside me but no Bryce. Oh crap! Where's Bryce?! I run down the main aisle quickly scanning each small aisle..there's a shoe, where's Bryce?! I finally find him laying in a sea of blankets he's pulled off the shelf, just chillin,' I seriously wanted to beat him. Serious. We finally get to the check out and I love how people that work there just stare at you. Clearly I have my hands full, how about offer to come help unload this stuff while I keep my son from unwrapping every piece of candy on the shelf, or continually tell my daughter "no, you're not getting sprite right now!" Instead they just stand there with this dumbfounded look. Grrrr. We finally got everything and EVERYONE loaded back up and then it was off to home. Wait, nope. Then it was off to Lowe's...so just reread the above to give you an idea of how that trip went. But add in fork lifts, lawn mowers and light bulbs. Sigh.

 

We FINALLY made it home and Bryce and Eva went right down which meant Skylar and I could get started right away. Second order of business, line up the bins and empty out garage. Once this process was underway it became apparent to me that I may have bitten off more then I can chew. A habit I'm quite use to at this point. Original blogger's title "How to Organize Your Home in 14 weeks." My title "How to Attempt to Organize your Home in 14 Weeks with 3 Kids Ages 4 and Under, Only Causing More of A Mess Then You Started With." Hers is a bit more catchy I think. So here we are...

Piles of crap everywhere you look. The system is pretty neat and once it's done I'm sure it'll look great but sheesh! I don't know WHAT I was thinking. The good thing is we are finally ridding ourselves of the garbage that has been cluttering our garage for years now. I'm hoping that once this project is done, I'll feel not so anxious about trying to get rid of this house. Because that's exactly how I feel. My home is so cluttered and disorganized it makes us feel trapped. So...this is my attempt to get rid of that feeling. If that doesn't work...wine, that always works! I'll just keep drinking my wine and let my vision of clutter become so blurred it won't bother me anymore. Kidding. Well, maybe. So...we got most of the bins packed up and a lot of the trash cleaned out. Tomorrow's order of business is to hang some wracks/shelving. Clean the floors and dispose of the 18 gallons of paint we have. My goal is to have it all done by Sunday but with swim practice, a cook off, church, at some point I'm supposed to visit a friend, and see the grandparents - I may be irrational in my goals but helllloooo?! Have we met?!

As if ^this project^ wasn't enough for the day, we still had to go to swim practice. Skylar was not going to let me forget it. It's only 30 minutes (thank God) but today felt like the longest 30 minutes ever. One because I was just exhausted but two was because poor Bryce was so upset he couldn't swim. Matthew and I both just shook our heads at the fact that we never even considered how he'd handle that. He kept looking at Matthew with is bright blue eyes saying "pwease, daddy. pwease!" It was so sad. Our little swimmer did great though but her coach is pushing her a little harder then she's ready for. I would say about 90% of her swim class can swim on their own but Skylar's not quite there yet and they are really trying to get her there. So tonight after practice, I asked if she wanted to come back again next week and she said no! Whaaaat?! "They let go of me mama and I get scared." I told her that we are going to keep coming and that she'll eventually be swimming just like her friends. The part that amused her the most was saying "and when we go swim at Papa's house you can say 'floaties, pssht. I don't need floaties! That is SOOO last year, papa." She giggled and agreed to keep practicing. Dodged that bullet...for now. Here's our sweet swimmer..

Now it's off to lick my wounds and hopefully get some rest because we have a VERY BUSY weekend ahead of us!