1 Year To an Entirely Organized Home

 First I want to say that I know January, when the kids are home, after a few weeks off, may not be the ideal time to start. So, why am I starting now then?! For many of us the holidays are stressful. I NEED an outlet. Cleaning/Organizing is my favorite healthy outlet! If January is not the right time for you, it's ok! There aren't specific dates for this, just a weekly plan. 

We've been doing some purging together in our Facebook Group, it's helped me get rid of 275 ish things, and there are still plenty of days to go! I feel like I need to roll with that, before any clutter makes it's way back in!

I still try to do some organizing every week, usually on Friday. This fits right in with our current routine.

I've done this in the past (a couple houses ago) this is what that looked like

Sadly, many of those don't apply to our current home. Many still do though, and I have plenty of new things to add to this list.  Taking the time now to make my list so I have a plan and can jump right in that first week! How perfect that the 1st is a Sunday? Just lines right up with this plan!

I hope you will join and take the ones that don't apply to you (like Chicken stuff) out, and add what you need, in! Post it to instagram and help others get inspired to spend more time with their family and less time dealing with clutter! Tag me! @OregonHousewife :) I am sure I have some giveaways happening for participants!

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New Old House {Day 4}

It's Tuesday and hubby's last day before he goes back to work.

We finished prepping Carsyn's room for paint (already did the ceiling)

Before

It's a super light pink

After

And the kitchen had some progress

 Goodbye drop ceiling! And yes that is sunlight, there is no roof right now!

 Opening up a little more

Still tiny, but less cave like!

The shake roof that was leaking is gone, maybe the house won't look so brown once the new stuff is up.

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New Old House {Day 3}

I don't think I shared before that we are doing this whole thing family style!

We bring all 4 kids with us, the big 3 have jobs, and are SO willing to help for the most part. 

My in laws have been amazing and done SO much to help out!

Mini wall came down! Already feels more open!

We took this down just to add another wall soon! We needed a 4th bedroom, so the living room is going to have some changes.

Finn helping Pop Pop move some light switches.

 Hawkins was having a hard time falling asleep, there was a lot of noise. I had him in the backpack walking around and nearly had a cow, I was looking out the back door and I swear there was a bear cub! My heart was racing and I was starting to count kids, hoping they were all inside, and then I saw 2 more bear cubs and realized they were pigs haha. Took the little 3 and walked to the neighbors to tell them their pigs were out. That was a first for me, herding pigs with a baby on my back.

Biggin was busy filling paneling nail holes.

 Took out the kitchen and dining carpet, that black stuff is rubber that has broken down and was so gross!

Once we got all that up the walls started coming down.

Better already!

And there is our fancy microwave too!

We also spent hours at the home improvement stores today! Lighting is SO hard to decide on for me.

I don't think I will be able to convince hubby to go with me again!

Here is the issue I have. I like expensive things (not because they are expensive, just happens to be that way) we have no budget for that type of business. So, we looked at every light and after lusting over the $200 dining light, we got a $7 globe.
Trying to keep the priorities fresh in my mind. Not an easy task!

Home Improvement Store trip count after today :  7

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Old New House {Day 2}

Day 2 was long and hard, kids were such troopers!

All the carpet and pad, huge pile o' stank! So glad to see it gone!

 Spent a little time removing ugly hardware!

So much nasty grime underneath the hardware.

Paneling (most of it) and carpet gone!

A whole lot of carpet removal, paneling coming down and hardware!
It feels like all we did was take stuff down today!
And a little wall was gone too. The entry way was just weird!

This was the half wall before, but after I took down the weird little built in shelf above it.

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New Old House {Day 1}

Day 1 did not feel like we got a whole lot done. We didn't really bring most of the stuff we would have needed to do it well.

Ripped out the family room carpet, took down a little gold foil wallpaper and some paneling!

 Hallway carpet out

 Living Room Carpet out too!

What you can't see is the huge amount of carpet staples and tack strip missing too.

I don't think I could squat 1 more time after today. Boot Camp gym class was never this hard.

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