cleaning up

Cleaning out every closet, organizing every cluttered drawer, rearranging to make room for another little person in our home. The way I see it, I am better able to "nest" at 6 1/2 months pregnant than I will be at 9 1/2 months pregnant.  The belly seems to be growing at an exponential rate and I have a feeling that it is going to get extreme. Mobility may become an issue :)

I remember last year, between January and March, the enthusiasm and inspiration towards our lessons lacked.  In order to avoid that slump this year, I have spent a great deal of time re-organizing our school room.  Surfaces de-cluttered, curriculum re-structured, schedules re-committed.

I even added a wall of color.  The winter gray was getting the best of me. I don't love it...but at least it isn't beige.  Thanks to zero VOC paint, I did that all on my own.  Yep, up and down the ladder dozens of times.

 

I refreshed and rotated some of the art supplies.  Little hands found them and put them to use immediately.

It feels so good to have things clean and simple. Once I wade through all the mess I always think to myself, "why do you allow the chaos to take over? It is so time-saving to have things put away where they can be found." 

We've been doing some revamping in other areas as well:

The budget

Our Diet (watch this instantly on netflix)

How are you starting fresh in 2010?