More Progress!

Today I made more progress!  I filled up a trash bag full of trash as I unpacked a box (from our move almost 1 year ago!) and decluttered boxes.  A box that I thought might go into storage was unpacked!  Woo hoo!

See that towel on the sewing table?  That was there for changing diapers.  I haven't changed a diaper since November!  Glad to get rid of it.

This is what it looks like now.  I emptied those 2 brown boxes on the floor and started putting give away items in the cardboard box.  So much fun!

Week 1 Progress!

Well, so far I haven't worked in my sewing room as much as I would have liked, but I did get something done!  I started by hanging the ironing board on the back of the door and putting the iron away.  I threw away 3 plastic grocery bags of trash.  I have a "Give Away" bag started, but I did not start a "Keep" bag.  When I've tried putting things in a "Keep" bag in the past, the things never get put away.  With two little girls around, I get interrupted a lot and projects just don't get finished.  So, as I found something that needed to be put away, I put it away right away and ran right back!  It may not be the most efficient way of doing things, but things are getting cleared up and put away, and that's the point.  :)

Before...

 After putting away the ironing board...

 Sewing machine desk before...

 Sewing machine desk after...

 There's actually some table top there!  And that box of stuff is probably going into storage so it'll be gone soon!  Making progress!

31-Day Organization Challenge!

I am going to be taking this challenge to declutter and organize my sewing room.  By the looks of it, it would be really hard to sew in here!  We are going to be homeschooling the fall, so I also need some room to store stuff in here.  So, I have the rest of this month to get rid of stuff and organize what needs to be in here.  I will keep you posted!

 (Below)  I was saving these plastic bags so that I could crochet a bag with them.  Maybe I should get rid of these and when I have time, get some more....ha!

 (Below)  This is my sewing machine table.  Can you even see my sewing machine?  It's under there somewhere...I promise...

Kylie's birth story

Happy Birthday, Kylie! In honor of Kylie's birthday, I will recount her birth story for you. One year ago, right now, I was wondering what was happening with the coming baby. At 9:44 PM, I handed Mike some ice cream and felt the baby drop. Mom was staying with us and told us to go to the hospital, but I wasn't sure if that's what I felt, and we had just gotten a $500 hospital bill from Memorial Day weekend, so I didn't want to rush to the hospital for nothing. However, in hind site, I realize that being 4 days overdue, they wouldn't have made me leave the hospital. Oh well... At about 9:55, I had a contraction....the same kind I had been having for at least a week, so I didn't think anything was happening. However, at 10:02 I had a hard contraction and we started moving. We were in the driveway at 10:15, rushed to the hospital, and arrived around 10:35. Mike rushed in for a wheelchair, and I barely got into it from the truck. We rushed upstairs, and Mike said that I was alerting the entire hospital that we were there with my labor siren. They barely got me entered in the computer, if that, and rushed me to the back. They rushed me to the initial room to get me ready and then rushed to the delivery room. I was ready to push, but there was no doctor! Mine was 15 minutes away, another one at the hospital was in a c-section, but they finally found someone. As soon as they found her, I pushed twice and Kylie was born...at 10:55!! It was soooo fast! We are so thankful for you, Kylie! We love you!

Backpack

I just finished making this backpack for Hannah. She also has one for her Bitty Baby. (Thanks to Bizzy Crochet for her pattern!)

Tomatoes!!

I was given 12 tiny tomato plants a few months ago and I planted them all in one pot....this round pot. I learned that the pot was way too small, so Mike had some planters built for me. So I ended up with 2 plants in this round pot. See how tall they are now!?

We finally got a ripe tomato! Hannah was so excited and couldn't wait to eat it!

Here is Hannah in front of our

tomato

"farm". I was told that I had too many

plants in those planters, but so far we've picked 3 tomatoes, 2 of which Hannah ate all by herself. I've counted over 30 still on the vine. I hope I get to eat some once they're ripe! :)

More Pics with Kylie!

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