2014 Declutter Challenge with The Organised Housewife - GOALS

Goals!!

1. I want to feel RELAXED while I’m at home.
2. I want to spend more time ON NORWEX.
3. I want an area of the home where I can HAVE A PROPERLY ORGANISED STUDY.
4. I want to organise THE KIDS ROOMS first.
5. I always lose COUPONS/DISCOUNT VOUCHERS I RECEIVE.
6. I want to be organised by 1ST APRIL 2014.
7. The most disorganised cupboard in my home is MY BAKING TRAY CUPBOARD.
8. Something that I don’t need anymore , but am having trouble parting with is TOYS THE KIDS DON'T PLAY WITH/HAVE GROWN OUT OF.

RAOK #3

So for another Random Act of Kindness i purchased a few non perishable items, Cordial, Tinned Soup & Tinned desserts that were on special at Woolworth s.  I had a note prepared, placed the items in a bag with RAOK note attached, left it in a trolley in a trolley bay.

So hopefully that next someone to get that trolley at Brookeside shopping centre would have found my bag of goodies :-)

I haven't made plans for Number 4 yet but i have a few ideas, so i'll be sure to post the #4 :-)

RAOK #2

This random act of kindness was a special one, i enjoyed doing this one.  I have another lovely friend who is a fabulous single mummy.  She was having a couple of weeks with out her daughter, so going from cooking for 2 to 1 is often a challenge.  I know myself it's harder to motivate cooking for 1 person.  So she wasn't eating all that much.

So again on my menu i made sure i made a yummy chicken stir-fry with noodles and made extra.  That next day i packaged up some and included a yummy treat of a freddo frog.  Passed it on to her and it was very appreciated.  Again i love giving, it's so nice making others happy!

RAOK #1

I put out my 1st Random act of Kindness a while ago, I'll tell you about it in a minute.  But i have been inspired to do more after reading a wonderful blog post about a lady who did lots of them & also reading the Aldi Mum page as lots of members there do lots of lovely RAOK in their own local Aldi stores.

A couple of my mum friends have kids who dance/cheer-leading and they were heading away for what would be a very expensive weekend away on the school holidays.  So with all the high costs, i got to thinking about how lovely a cooked meal would be for them and after a long day and 6 kids in tow i was sure it would be appreciated.  A simple quiche was on my menu for them, Kids would eat it, goes lovely with a salad and glass of wine for the Mum's :-)

Made it one afternoon, day before they were leaving, It was still warm out of the oven and i popped around to my friends house and surprised her with the RAOK.  How i love to give, i love the surprise and happiness it brings.

No Dessert June

So I'm going to have a 'NO Dessert June'.

No desserts, treats with coffee for the whole of June.  I don't do it every night, but 3 or 4 out of 7 i do.  My husband is a man who can eat anything, blessed with a good metabolism that man, just like his father.  So he tempt's me & then i'm swayed.  It's not a good thing.

I'm currently searching for a pretty printable calender i can print and put on the wall next to my bed and cross of the days as i've done it.  I need that visual accoutability.

Post Sickness.

So i feel so proud of myself, as this is a great 1st for me.  Might be small to others but big for me so i need to put it out there.

We had fish and chips, from our local shop.  The kids and husband love it. I make Veggies or a salad to go with it &  I usually get the fish grilled for me and i splash out and eat some chips too.  But i passed on the chips and steamed a potato instead.  I felt so proud of my decision & i felt good knowing i wasn't eating the deep fried chips!

Since my bout of sickness last week i've been feeling a bit cleansed and  feeling a bit nervous to eat all foods again, so i'm so i'm turning it into a postive and going as 'clean eating' as i can.  I lost 5 kilos last week, so i'd love to work with that and watch my food really carefully, particullarly this week as i'll give Gym a break still and might go on the weekend and start next week back to normal gym workouts.

It was not fun being sick :-(

TV Shows I Love!

I love TV, it's my time.  Although i can never sit still, i have to be doing something while i am watching, like riding excercise bike, folding, ironing, cardmaking, scrapbooking, Norwex jobs, or any other random job.
Like now i'm blogging while watching Mr & Mrs Murder.  I have missed blogging.

My Favourite shows are

• MKR
• The Block
• Mr & Mrs Murder
• Private Practise
• Greys Anatomy
• Packed to the Rafters
• House Husbands
• Offspring
• Underbelly
• Cheers
• Mad about You
• Becker
• Family Ties
• Fraser
• Unlightened
• Spirited
• Ace of Cakes
• Better Homes & Gardens
• Scrubs
• Home & Away Early Years
• Big Love
• The Librians
• Bikie Wars
• Party of 5
• Sex in the City
• Sea Change
• Redfern Now
• Thankgod your here