I started with master bedroom for a change, most of the times this is the last room I clean. Man I keep junk. I thought I won’t have space to organize everything. Turned out that I have more than enough space to organize things, I just had to let go and through away some things that I keep just for the sake of keeping.

I have to explain something, in Chinese calendar I was born in the year of mouse. What mouse does? Collect things!! This is so true, I can’t through away things, I keep them just in case I need them later. Most of the times this later won’t come and I just end up dusting things that I don’t really want to use.

Trash it!! Today was trash day for me; I was in the mood of getting rid of things that are just cluttering my life. This is actually therapeutic, can you believe that. I feel much better now that I de-cluttered. Now I know I have too many sewing and kneading to do. Lots of fabric and yarns waiting to be used and a few unfinished project were hiding under my bed in a container!!! Not that I didn’t know I just ignored them

Tips:

I followed two rules in organizing my room.

1-      Gather all related items at one place, this helps you check your inventory, and cuts the time you have to look for it.

2-      Use all sort of boxes and containers to organize items in. The finished look is more neat and clean that just putting them on the shelf. Moving them is easier as well.

So one room and one washroom done,  the rest of the house to go. I think next stop is family room.

Until later.

I’ve been thinking about this post since Christmas (almost), right after I saw Julie and Julia. (Have to say I loved the movie, it was funny, interesting and inspiring.) What did I think about? Since I saw the movie, I thought I could challenge myself to start a project and write about it. I said challenge because first it’s not easy to write about an ongoing project while you are messing it up, two is that quitting won’t be easy. When you say you’re doing something publicly, you have to deliver it. I’m good at finishing most of my projects, but I quitted before on projects that it was too much for me; mostly in knitting and sewing.

The project

You already guessed it, my project is organization, I’m planning to reorganize our house, rearrange everything in a way that suits our today life better. I’m always after new tips and ideas in organization. The most problem with my organization is that it is easy to get organized but very difficult to stay organized. We have 41 days to Nowruz. (First day of spring Iranian new year) and for that we are supposed to do spring-cleaning. My challenge is to get the whole house cleaned, organized and rearranged by Nowruz.

I need all the help I can get, and the sweetest thing was that just before writing this article I was checking my RSS feed and saw an interesting article on organization in tipjunkie.com. It is very interesting with great tips in homemaking check it out. I sure use it a lot.

I’m starting from my room ( for a change), tell you all about it tomorrow. If you like you can start the project with me I would love to have some company, we can share the tips we come up with.

Until later

Tags: amoo norooz, Home Organization, norooz, spring cleaning

It is easy to get caught up in day to day life and forget to attend to small but important stuff. I spend all my time with my children. We are playing, reading or doing some kind of craft. (By the way, I have great ideas for toddler valentine cards, I just have to gather all the pictures and post it. Soon I hope!!) If I’m doing house chores or work they are either playing together or help me and I’m watching and guiding them in their play.

The thing is that I don’t get to spend time with each of them separately. In the mornings when one goes to preschool and I’m with the other, I’m left with very limited time to get ready for lunch, set up everything for when they are together and I’m more in need, that I don’t get to spend maybe as much time as needed with the one at home. Unfortunately, my husband gets home late from work, there is no time there to spare, and weekends are family time.

Yesterday, dad left home early and I had to tag along my son to drop off my daughter at preschool. As I knew this would be our schedule for the day, I asked him the night before what he wants to do on our special time. Of course, he wanted to go and get a toy and then go to the coffee shop with me and have hot chocolate. (We did the coffee shop thing the first day my daughter went to preschool.) Read the rest of this entry »

My lovely sweet daughter turned three, last Wednesday and she is changing rapidly. Watching her today, I figured I’m going to have a very challenging year or two ahead.

She used to go to classes, drop in daycares, be very independent, and enjoy herself. Now she is very different, couple of days ago she didn’t want to enter her preschool class, while she had been there twice and was wonderful. Today we had a new music class, I was surprised that she didn’t even wanted to participate while I was sitting there let alone staying in class by herself.

That’s not all, in the past week or two she developed this attitude, now she tries to boss around her older brother and even us. She has complains with a look on her face that says don’t mess with me or…

On the other hand my son, turning five in March, is starting to calm down a little and be more reasonable. He is just starting to talk about his feelings, but now, she is messing with his head and feelings and makes him lose his cool.

The thing is that I’m not a kind of mom to let go of bad behaviour,  I’m  reasonable but stubborn that way. One thing added to my to do list, I have to start reading more parenting books now, while I have a little bit of sanity left, and get prepared for when the storm hits.

I’m going to grab a book now !

Until later,

_What did you do in school?

_Nothing? Just played!

_Who did you played with?

_My friends!

_What are their names?

_They didn’t tell  me yet!

This is my conversation with my son for the past year and a half. I can’t really get anything out of him to know what exactly goes on in his preschool.

_How was school?

_Good

_Did you find any friends?

_Not yet!

_What did you do?

_Made a bracelet with big beads

_My teacher told me not to touch the alphabet section She said it’s not for my age but know all the alphabet and I want to work with them

This is my daughter starting the same preschool today, and she was in gradual entry, spend only 1 hour in the class. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: boy, girl, preschool, teacher, toddler