Life with Our Magnificent 7: WEEK 2

Welcome to the chaos we call our life & family!

My DH often says this is the chaos we like to call our family, or something to that effect. To answer the basic questions we here often: Yes! With 7 children we are busy! Yes! It often gets hectic, chaotic, crazy, & overwhelming, we love it anyway! No! We do not wish we had a smaller family we can't imagine our lives with less children, we love them all! Yes! It's tricky co-ordinating everyones schedules thank goodness for the FLYlady calendar (if you haven't heard of FLYlady I really recommend looking up her site!). Yes! We do cook a LOT of food, and we eat all or most of it in one sitting! No! You probably do not want to see our grocery bill, or how much we spend on clothes, footwear, sports, etc. each year! ;-) UPDATE 2019: We now have 1 of the original 7 that lives at home. We have added a 3 wonderful daughter-in-laws and an awesome son-in law, as well as 3 beautiful granddaughters and 3 handsome grandsons with our oldest 4. We have 2 adult daughters who have also moved to their own places.

Chaos, maybe, boring, NEVER! There is almost always something going on in our home, never a dull moment from the adult perspective anyway... you know kids, if it gets "too quiet" they are sure it's a sign of being bored! LOL

In 2008 we moved into a new "project home" I have posted some of the fun & craziness that has happened while replacing flooring, adding a furnace, roof, pantry, texture to the walls redoing a kitchen and much more.

2019 UPDATE: WE NOW have purchased a new "prject home = rehab home" that we hope to move into by the end of September 2019! Again feel free to join us for the ride as we continue our new adventure to upgrade get our home ready for move in! It has been interesting to say the very least!

Friday, September 27, 2013

WEEK 2 - My Holiday Plan List

Step 2 to having the Holiday Season I want to enjoy with my family & friends.

Well to have the holiday I would love to have I better get moving on a few things, this is my week 2 plan, obviously I am behind so I will see how much of this I can get done while trying to "catch-up".

September 8 - 14

Holiday Planning - WEEK 2 - Kitchen (Cupboards) - Calendar & Creativity

Kitchen Cupboards on Sink Wall

Kitchen Cupboards on Stove Wall

Kitchen Cupboards Snack Bar

ZONE 2 - KITCHEN:

Remove all Counter Clutter & Bleach Counters

Reorganize Cupboards

Reorganize Drawers

Reorganize China Cabinet

Reorganize Cupboard of Bookshelf

Reorganize Mini Bookshelf of Everybody's Stuff

PLANNING AHEAD:

Create a Seasonal Calendar

Plan Holiday Travel

Hold Scheduling Session

Start Tear Files

Update Shopping Lists

Inventory Craft Supplies, Unfinished Projects, & Ready to Use Projects

Begin Gift to Make Lists

Buy Extra Sugar, Shortening, Baking Chocolate, Candy Sprinkles, Etc.

Buy Extra Scotch Tape, Ribbons, Gift Tags

Double One Meal & Freeze Half for the Holidays.

Discuss Gift Responsibilities with Family & Note Them on the Gift Pages.

Find &/or Buy Christmas Cards

Plan Decorations for tree

Divide Gift Needs into 3 lists. Buy 1 list each month for the next 3 months.

Develop ideas for gifts, decorations (See Christmas Notebook, Magazines, & Books)

Schedule:

Week Dates Focus Area Zone

Week 1 Sept 1 - Sept 7 House Exterior & Entry/List Week 1

Week 2 Sept 8 - Sept 14 Kitchen (Cupboards) 2

Week 3 Sept 15 - Sept 21 Main Bathroom & Office 3

Week 4 Sept 22 - Sept 28 Master Bedroom & Bath 4

Week 5 Sept 29 - Oct 5 Living Room/Stairs/Halls/Family Room 5 & 1

Week 6 Oct 6 - Oct 12 Kitchen, Pantry, & Freezer 2

Week 7 Oct 13 - Oct 19 Bathrooms & Hall Closets 3

Week 8 Oct 20 - Oct 26 Boys Bedrooms 4

Week 1 - Get Organized

Week 9 Oct 27 - Nov 2 Living Room & Halloween Deco Final 5 & 1

Week 2 - Reality Check

Week 10 Nov 3 - Nov 9 Un-decorate/Kitchen (Thanksgiving Prep) 2

Week 3 - Gifts & Giving

Week 11 Nov 10 - Nov 16 Bathrooms & Stairway 3

Week 4 - Get Cooking

Week 12 Nov 17- Nov 23 All Bedrooms 4

Week 5 - Decorate

Week 13 Nov 24 - Nov 30 Living Room, Family Room 5

Week 6 - Celebrate - Thanksgiving Week

Week 14 Dec 1 - Dec 7 Entry, Stairs, & Hallways 1

Week 15 Dec 8 - Dec 14 Kitchen 2
Week 16 Dec 15 - Dec 21 Bathroom & Desk 3

Week 17 Dec 22 - Dec 28 Master Bedroom & Kids Rooms 4

Week 18 Dec 29 - Jan 4 Entry/Living Room/Stairs/Halls/Fm Rm 5 & 1

Week 19 Jan 5 - Jan 11 Kitchen & Store All Items 2