Preparing your home for the holidays is more than making sure you have all decorations, gifts, cards and food ready. It's the perfect time (while you are inspired) to gut out all the extra stuff collected over the year, tell the dust bunnies they can no longer hide in your house, let go of that outfit you said you would wear... 2 years ago!, reorganizing, filing and doing a "systems check" on how efficiently things are running in your home.If you are like me, I understand that it is a work in progress. However, I do want my work to actually be progressing! I have two princesses (maybe more someday) and a hard working hubby (can't forget the two fluffy pups). Somehow, I need to find time to plan meals, grocery shop, and actually cook, activities, laundry, mopping, vacuuming, Windex-ing, dusting, putting toys up for the million-billionth time, dishes, cuddling, listening, and a hundred more things! So, by keeping my systems in check like I do my car, I can keep my home running more and more efficiently and hopefully my day will be even more enjoyable, smooth and fulfilling.
Imagine my excitement when I came across the blog Organizing Your Way- a [life your way] blog! There are tons of ideas and printables for getting your Home Groove on! Tara from Deal Seeking Mom and Laura teamed up to bring us a special series called Preparing Your Home for the Holidays. They advised how to declutter, cleaning, maintain (with ideas & suggestions), free printable checklists broken down room by room so we don't get overwhelmed. It really is the BEST Christmas present we can give ourselves and our families... preparing for the holidays is really preparing for 2011! It's coming quick so why not start day one ~ January 1, 2011, off on the right foot! They broke them into these areas: bedrooms, kids rooms & playrooms, kitchen, storage areas & garage, bathroom, family & living room.
Please take some time to look around the blog and then bookmark it because you will want to keep coming back over and over!!!!
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