My Plan (As of now)

Okay, I'm trying to get out of this funk. We all know there is no perfect antidote to the January funk, but here's my three word plan as of today:

Organize. Travel. Read.

Organize. I'm not the world's most natural organizer, I prefer to just throw stuff away rather than organize it. However... I am finding lots of organizing inspiration on this blog and January in Chicago means you've got to make the best of being indoors. Might as well organize something.

I created a HOME binder this week. Not sure if this was driven by the desire to organize something or the fact that I love purchasing cute office supplies from Target. It's a toss up.

The binder is divided into the following categories:

• Daily Docket (I use this one from Simple Mom)
• Meals (Meal planning worksheets galore found here!)
• Lists (Just sheets of paper with categories (grocery, target, ikea) because I lose track)
• Receipts (A clear plastic paper protector to stuff important receipts inside)

You're so pretty, I don't mind even mind the 3-hole punching

There are several areas I'd like to tackle organizing in our house: kids toys (soooo maddening), our office (perhaps my biggest dread), and under the stairs.  Of course, when I say organize, I also think declutter. I started using the 2014 declutter calendar (here) and I think it's a good way to keep me accountable. Very bite size. As in, declutter one drawer in your living room today.

Travel. I've hinted at this already and I promise to share more soon. But little six-year-old eyes see this blog and I don't want to give away the surprise. 

Read. This is one of my great pleasures and I have to control myself from starting too many books at a time. Game of Thrones is already underway and that's pure fun. But I've also recently purchased a two "soul" books by Brene Brown (her TED talks are all over YouTube). Brown is a proponent of wholehearted living (her term) and bases recommendations from years of research and study on the topic of shame and the effect shame has our ability to live authentically. Our fear and shame affect how we live because we feel as though we have to be [perfect, guarded, outgoing, you insert the adjective] rather than simply being ourselves. 

So this is what I'm doing now. I'm organizing. I'm reading. I'm making lists until I get my mojo back. I'm wasting money in the office supply aisle of Target. And I'm hoping that my attitude gets better and the fog lifts a little. 

What are you doing these days?