Life with Our Magnificent 7: WEEK 2 - Holiday Planning 2015

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!

Monday, September 7, 2015

WEEK 2 - Holiday Planning 2015

Well to have the holiday I would love to have I better get moving on a few things, this is my week 2 plan, hoping I can get some help with some of this from my dear daughters, especially the one that likes to bake a lot!

September 7- 13

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

~~Kitchen Upper Cupboards on Sink Wall~~

Kitchen Lower Cupboards on Sink Wall

~~Kitchen Upper Cupboards Snack Bar~~

Kitchen Lower Cupboards Snack Bar

ZONE 2 - KITCHEN:

Remove all Counter Clutter Deep Clean Counters

~~Reorganize Cupboards~~

~~Reorganize Drawers~~

Reorganize China Cabinet

~~Reorganize China Shelves~~

~~Reorganize China Shelving~~

Reorganize Cupboard of Bookshelf

Reorganize Mini Bookshelf of Everybody's Stuff

~~Reorganize White Shelves~~

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.

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

Buy Extra Scotch Tape, Ribbons, Gift Tags

Double One Meal & Freeze Half for the Holidays.

Find &/or Buy Christmas Cards

~~Plan Decorations for tree (Gold & White with Disney Decos)~~

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

Start pinning Elf Antics for ideas on Pinterest

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

Schedule:

Week Dates Focus Area Zone

Week 1 Sept 1 - Sept 5 House Exterior & Entry/List Week 1

Week 2 Sept 6 - Sept 12 Kitchen (Cupboards) 2

Week 3 Sept 13 - Sept 19 Main Bathroom & Office 3

Week 4 Sept 20 - Sept 26 Master Bedroom & Bath 4

Week 5 Sept 27 - Oct 3 Living Room/Stairs/Halls/Family Room 5 & 1

Week 6 Oct 4 - Oct 10 Kitchen, Pantry, & Freezer 2

Week 7 Oct 11 - Oct 17 Bathrooms & Hall Closets 3

Week 8 Oct 18 - Oct 24 Boys Bedrooms 4

Week 1 - Get Organized

Week 9 Oct 25 - Oct 31 Living Room & Halloween Deco Final 5

Week 2 - Reality Check

Week 10 Nov 1 - Nov 7 Un-decorate/Entry, Stairway, & Hallways 1

Week 3 - Gifts & Giving

Week 11 Nov 8 - Nov 14 Kitchen (Thanksgiving Prep) 2

Week 4 - Get Cooking

Week 12 Nov 15- Nov 21 Bathrooms & Guest Room 3

Week 5 - Decorate

Week 13 Nov 22 - Nov 28 All Bedrooms 4

Week 6 - Celebrate - Thanksgiving Week

Week 14 Nov 29 - Dec 5 Living Room, Family Room & Entry 5 & 1

Week 15 Dec 6 - Dec 12 Kitchen 2
Week 16 Dec 13 - Dec 19 Bathroom & Desk 3

Week 17 Dec 20 - Dec 26 Master Bedroom & Kids Rooms 4

Week 18 Dec 27 - Jan 2 Entry/Living Room/Stairs/Halls/Fm Rm 5 & 1

Week 19 Jan 3 - Jan 9 Kitchen & Store All Items 2