Now that I am in my new house and things can begin settling down, I need to refocus myself so that everything can stay nice and orderly.
Those that know me, know all about me. I love organization. I can’t stand CHAOS. After living in utter chaos for far too many months… you can only imagine how great this feels for me!
The great thing about keeping things orderly, I can know what I need to replace, what I need to stock up on, what needs care, all of that sort of day to day needs. We can start doing our homeschooling full force again, so my lesson plans needed some shaping up.
Out comes the Control Notebook. Why do I call it the Control Notebook? Because it help me keep control on all the crazy things in my life! Some call it a Household Notebook, others just call it their brain. What does it hold? The question is more akin to what doesn’t it hold?!
My menu plans, lesson plans, a pricebook, a pantry log, addresses, cleaning schedules, you name it.
Taking some time to get my Control Notebook in order for the new house was definitely worth it. We can now keep track of everything and I feel very organized for next month. All I need now is to pack my freezer. Next month is NaNoWriMo and I want to rock and roll from day 1. I need to work hard so I can make my 50k words! Plus, after so much time “off” I want to make sure we can get back into the groove.
The other good thing about the Control Notebook is that I can hopefully get on track for rebuilding our year supply of goods. With a pricebook, I can follow where the best bargains are and plan each grocery stop’s stock-up expenses. With a log for what I have, I can know when I meet goals. Keeping coupons in the notebook, I can snag even better deals than coupons or sales alone. All for the best!
The rest of the house organizing is moving along well. My pantries will probably experience the “work in progress” syndrome for several months. I keep moving the way I set up each shelf. My “TBR” (to be read) bookcase now has books alphabetized by author.
Ahhh, the order feels so good.
–Lady O
Lady Ozma's Journey 
shay_writes said:
I need someone like you to make sense of my chaos!
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Lady Ozma said:
I’m cheap 🙂
HAHA I like to organize. You should have seen my clean sweep powers at my mum’s when I moved in with her while trying to sell our house in 2004. 🙂
Take it one space at a time. 🙂
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shay_writes said:
Re: I’m cheap 🙂
Will you mentor me? 🙂
My life is a mess!
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Lady Ozma said:
Re: I'm cheap 🙂
Sure 🙂
have you ever done flylady? she’s too slow for me. And obsessed with shoes. But I love a shiny sink. However, her reminders are great. Some things are fantastic ideas. I like her idea of “hot spots”. The spots that seem to just gather clutter that usually only takes about 5 minutes to clean up but we put it off. Five minutes here, five minutes there… it’s not so bad. 🙂
Are you going to do NaNo this year? Or are you still working on the last project? i was going to recommend if you are doing nano… write for 45 minutes and then get up and clean a hot spot and get a drink/snack. Keeps your energy up, gets you moving, gets things getting straightened up, and you write 🙂
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shay_writes said:
Re: I'm cheap 🙂
Yup. I’m doing NaNo again. I wasn’t going to but the Yetis pressured me. (it was an easy sell, LOL!)
I’ve got a new and shiny idea! Then I must edit. Oh lord I must Edit! Great Idea! I will put it to the test!
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Lady Ozma said:
Re: I'm cheap 🙂
Woot for the Yeti’s!!! Join the madness! ! !
I’ve got my plan for NaNo but I’m frustated because all my work is on my dead slagheap laptop. 😦 Gaaaaah.
This is an easy idea you can try now while you are doing other things. writing a blog entry? Ok, when done… go hit a hot spot. Making dinner? In between stirring it, hit a hot spot in your kitchen. My biggest hot spots are my computer desk and the entirety of the kitchen. Why the family looks at flat surfaces and goes “Oh goody! Someplace to junk up!” is beyond me. LOL
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xo_kizzy_xo said:
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Why the family looks at flat surfaces and goes “Oh goody! Someplace to junk up!” is beyond me. LOL
Nature abhors a vacuum, that’s why. SO and I battle about the kitchen table all the time. Don’t ask :rolls eyes:
Thing is, I used to be organized. Things might have gotten a bit cluttered, but I was always conscious of it and cleaned/purged ASAP. Everything went to pot re Mom, and we’re just barely starting to emerge from it. It’s going to take a very long time, I think.
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Lady Ozma said:
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I just live with three very cluttery men. love them, but they just are stuff mongerers. living ith my mom didn’t help anything either because she’s the queen pack rat of them all. Especially in regards to teh kids… they learned some real bad habits. Blah. But, things are better now so here’s hoping. I’ve got a pile of stuff to freecycle. 🙂 I need to get on and do that.
I love clean surfaces. I love the way the counters look when nothing is on them. i know, I’m weird. ROFL
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