It's officially the New Year. This of course means we will be barraged with messages to get healthy. But in recent years I've noticed the new year brings a big push to get organized.
Quick! Hide away the holidays away in various sized organizational tubs with color coded lids!
But it's a new year, a clean slate. It is time to get organized. But I find cleanliness is next to impossible with two pre-schoolers around the house.
My grandmother used to say "Keeping a house neat while the kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk while it is still snowing…"
I now know what she meant.
Believe me, I am no Martha Stewart, but here are my attempts at getting organized:
Every time a charity calls to pick up donations, I say, "Yes !" (btw: personal finance writer, Kara McGuire shared a helpful link to help define the cost of donated goods for tax purposes click here)
I'm quite good at creative hiding - those little ottomans with lids are genius. Baskets in the kitchen to stash away things from the counter tops help too.
