40 bags in 40 days

 

ok, so i saw this theme floating around the instagram hemisphere!
40 bags in 40 days!!!!!
check out this blog to learn more! ( I just did after i had written my list already)
basically you use each day of lent to declutter a part of your house/life. how genius.
small spaces, junk drawers...... anything you wish and hopefully once Easter comes around you are somewhat done with spring cleaning! Much more do able to divide things up in bite size portions and way easier ( at least to me) than giving up chocolate.
following is my list( more for me as a mental note, than you!)
But if you need inspiration on places to junk through around your house, feel free to use it

1. closet kids room one
2. closet kids room two
3. guest bathroom cabinet
4. utility room
5. utility room closet( yes this needs a separate task yikes )
6. shoe closet
7. white chest of drawers
8. secretary
9. craft hutch
10. fabric stach
11. blue end table
12. bath toys 
13. toy closet
14. craft cabinet
15. tupperware cabinet
16. pantry
17. junk drawer
18. under the kitchen sink
19. brown hutch
20. hurricane cabinet
21. the van
22. my closet
23. Rickys corner of our closet ;)
24. bathroom cabinet
25. paperwork pile
26. gun cabinet
27. porch
28. freezer inside
29. freezer outside
30. refrigerator
31. medicine cabinet
32. stella's toys
33. lu's toys
34. guest room closet1
35. guest room closet2( yes 2days again, this thing still holds boxes from our move over 4 years ago)                       

wow, still 5 slots left, which, I am certain will find a junk pile soon.
if you feel like it, tag along and let me now how things are going.
Happy decrapyfying!!!!

UPDATE: this is working quite well, let's see if I can continue doing good ;)
there should be a prize at the end of this, dont you think?!

I want to be a better friend.... Introducing snail mail Saturday

One thing on my mental list for 2014 is to be a better friend.
There are people, my people, out there that might feel a little neglected and there are people out there that just know, that life gets busy and you can't just sit and call and chat as you may wish.
Whichever group you belong to, I apologize! I want to be more present, I want to make sure my people feel the love I have for them and I want to stay connected.

Friendship in my case means, that most of my very close friends live overseas. It makes it hard to just grab the phone and see who has a minute for a chat. 7 hour time difference and everybody's busy schedule makes any kind of spontaneous connecting to an almost mission-impossible.
I have been homesick a lot lately and getting a sweet message has always been a good remedy, as well as writing myself

I cannot change that! It is a fact that so many sweet souls of mine live so far away( stateside and in Europe ). But I still want you to know, you are special to me!
I had to come up with a plan, a tiny effort to be that friend I want to be:
I decided to carve out some time; instead of folding laundry, watching a movie or checking emails for the 100th time that day ( those things can be done half an hour later anyway), I will sit down with a pen and paper and write to you! Maybe rambling, maybe big news, maybe just me! )
Snail mail is best and I hope it makes your day a bit more special!

Write me if you would love to get some snail mail soon or later
Ps Bine, dieser Samstag gehoert dir" :))))