OPERATION END THIS INSANITY: Photo Organization pt.1

I was originally going to tackle our budget and making a family binder with a whole slew of organization to start implementing into our lives but I decided not to do it just yet. I wanted to tackle something more fun this week especially since we are still getting hit with the Polar Vortex and I am avoiding going out since the roads are so bad so I am going to get a grip on all our pictures.

I have not scrapbooked in over a year and have only gotten a few pictures actually developed.

Thank God for my Aunt Erin doing our wedding album for us because there is no way I would have been able to get it done in one week.

So here are my plans for this week:

• Finish sorting and categorizing all the pictures on our computer.
• Find an effective way to backup our pictures instead of cds.
• Scrapbook my Bridal shower pictures.
• Do a Shutterfly book for our Honeymoon pictures.
• Finish putting the pictures in the Project Life album I have of Tank and Diesel.
• Find a way to start doing yearly photobooks for our little Family. 

Sorry I don't really have any pictures for this post.

But there will definitely be more pictures on Saturday of what I get done.

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and I am actually looking forward to going to work tomorrow since I have been cooped up in this house since Friday evening, cabin fever is kicking in.

Operation End This Insanity: Closet Organization pt.2

How are you all surviving Snowmageddon 2014?

We got so much snow today that I didn't even end up going anywhere which kinda blew my big idea for our closet makeover out the window. That is okay because I was perfectly content with laying around with the furbabes. We even went out to play with them in the snow for a little bit after cabin fever started kicking in.

It was nice to go out and get some fresh air but I cannot stand the cold so it didn't last long.

Anyways back to the closet makeover.

If you missed part one last Saturday you will see how much better it looks now!

 Here is a little before and after

 We cannot believe how much better it looks now.

The major difference is the new paint.

I ended up using a gallon of paint I bought a couple months back at Habitat For Humanity for $8. Unfortunately the color was not on the can but I have ended up using it for the kitchen and now our closet. Definitely the best $8 I have ever spent.

Now how about a break down of what is actually going on in here now:

 I was going to use shower rings on a hanger for scarf organization but then I found these hangers from some blankets we bought at TJ Maxx and they are working perfect for all my scarfs.

This is Anthony's side (he has about 3 loads of laundry that need done) and in the back are my summer dresses. I ended up pulling all of our camo, hoodies, and coats out and putting them in the laundry room closet. 

 Over here we are hanging all of our pants and above are belts and camis on a circle hanger.

We are a little behind on laundry too because the rest of our pants are in there right now too.

Below on the other side are all of my clothes.

Can you tell I purged out a full laundry basket of clothes to get rid of?

I was easily filling up a whole bar and a half in here before.

It is so much easier to get ready now.

 Some more of the organization is just putting stuff in baskets.

Above is all my swimwear (left) and lingerie (right) and below is a long basket I got at Hobby Lobby for our wedding programs to go in and it is now the home of all my workout shorts.

My favorite part is the mini gallery wall I did on the back wall.

The heart was a wedding gift my cousin Missy made me and the other picture frames are all from TJ Maxx.

The chalkboard I made for our wedding as a menu on the bar and I am still trying to decide what I am going to put on it now. I figure some quote since this would be one of the first things I read in the morning while getting ready for work.

Some stuff I did to end the insanity we had going on were

• Pull out all the clothes we no longer fit into or just do not wear.
• From now on we are doing the little trick of flipping hangers to decide what needs to go at the end of the season. My method is going to be backwards from how it is done normally. When I put clothes back I am going to put them back in backwards then in the six months I will pullout what is still facing in. I am doing this because I am more likely to pull something out to wear that is easier to take out and then I will most likely wear something more than once unless it is a favorite.
• I moved all our hunting gear to the laundry room closet since they are so bulky
• I also moved all our hoodies and coats to the laundry room closet because usually when we get home from work we take off those clothes and put on comfy clothes (sweat pants and hoodie) and by having these items in there we can take off our dirty clothes and put them in the right basket to be washed.
• Socks and underwear were moved to on top of the dryer in little canvas tote baskets so they can just be pulled out of the dryer and thrown in the correct basket without spending the time to actually sort them. We all know there is always a match missing anyways.
• I was originally going to put a tall skinny dresser at the end of the closet against the wall where we would store socks and other under garments along with running shorts and whatever else couldn't be hung up. I had the dresser painted already at my Mom and Dad's and was going to go get it today but then it ended up snowing like 7 plus inches and even the interstate here was closed because the County and State are running out of salt. Needless to say the dresser idea was nixed and in exchange I put up the awesome gallery wall, so it all played out for the better anyways.

I am planning on checking back in here in a month on the result of if this was a successful change for the better. I am hoping it will prevent us having clothes building up on the floor and laundry getting so backed up because it never makes it to out of the bedroom. Tomorrow I am going to be revealing the next project we are going to be working on to be more organized in 2014 and hopefully for years to come if we can make it a habit and stick to it.

I hope you all are having a great weekend!

Weekend Recap

I had a pretty busy weekend as my friend Ashley over at Rustic Living calls it Insta-Weekend this is pretty much what this post is all about. Here lately all my pictures I have been taking are ending up on instagram instead of facebook. Which makes it super easy to go back and look at all the fun stuff I have done over the weekend. With summer being here Anthony and I are found almost all the time outside enjoying God's beautiful creation. If you want to follow me on instagram please do:

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After I got off work on Friday and after running some errands I met Anthony and his brother Travis to go fishing in Conesville by the power plant. I was pretty excited because I was told we were going to catch lots of fish...well lets just say after 3.5 hours out there no fish were caught! but JK ended up joining us and I was also able to take some really cool pictures.

Saturday was full of partying! First we had Shalene's graduation party (check out her pink camo banner that I made her) and then my Dad's friends daughter, Alyssa, got married! We missed the wedding ceremony but made it to the reception which was gorgeous! 

Me and Miss Graduate (:

Aren't these decorations amazing?! look familiar to my pinterest boards?

How pretty is that? well I am a pretty lucky bride to be and Alyssa is giving me all of the decorations from her wedding! I am so excited (:

wish this wasn't this blurry! but it Dad with his friends from work

The venue was amazing! I wish it was closer to home because I would love to have my reception here. It was held at Autumn Lakes Campground in Sunbury, OH. The campground looked like an awesome place to go as a family and the reception hall was perfect for the wedding!

On Sunday Anthony and I went to church together, which doesn't get to happen very much because he usually has to work on Sundays. After church we came home, watched a movie and then decided to go fishing over at Dillon. I haven't been having much luck on our fishing trips and yesterday I caught about 15 little blue gill. They were pretty tiny but it was fun. Anthony caught a couple real big ones too!

I wasn't able to get up this morning to do my run because I was up late trying to make a seating arrangement thing for my wedding. Luckily it isn't super hot here today so I was able to get a run in when I got off work. Diesel ended up showing up about half a mile into the run so he ran with me the rest of the way which was nice and he was really good considering he didn't have a leash on. Here are the stats for my run today:

First things first.

I am not a runner.
I have never run over a mile in my life, except for basketball practices in grade school, but never just gone out decided to run a mile.
I have done a 5K but we walked. Miss Molly and I did our first 5Ks together for this.
I always pray and wish that I could become a runner but I lack something in that dept.
I think it is something in my head but whatever it is I am always wishing it would go away.

So yesterday on my way home from work I was thinking about how many days we have til vacation and how I told myself like 40 days ago that I was going to start working out and eating super healthy and blog about it.
Have many healthy eating and exercising posts have I made? none, zero, nilch, nershkins.
Have I been working out every day? a big fat NO.
Have I started eating any healthier? uhhh...not really.
I am now leaving for the beach 2 weeks from tomorrow. That is 15 days, not too much of my physical appearance can be changed in 15 days. But it is much bigger than 15 days. It is a complete and total lifestyle change and it should not be done just so I look nice sitting on the beach (that is a major plus though) but needs to be done in order to change my overall health for the rest of my life. This doesn't need to be done for other people's eyes but for my own self. The weather here has been amazing with highs in the 80s and 90s however being the nonrunner I am, I am not about to go out running in this heat unless I feel the need to visit my Mom in the ER. So last night I thought to myself the only way I am possibly going to be able to get any outdoor exercise in would be to get up in the morning and do it before getting ready for work. I didn't set my alarm clock for any earlier last night, I actually pretty much passed out on the couch snuggling with Anthony and watching the Hatfields and McCoys and forgot to set my alarm, and I automatically woke up at 6 a.m. which I normally wake up at 7:30 and am running like a mad woman to get ready for work. After laying on the couch for 5 or so minutes I realized my waking up early was a sign that I should go for a run. I quickly threw on some shorts, shirt and shoes, set my playlist to some tunes and pressed "Start" for my MapMyRun ap and I was off. I wasn't real sure on how far I was going to be able to run, figured half a mile and I would turn back. Any other attempts I have made at doing this I have wogged (walking + jogging) and not made it very far. I started to notice that my body was not tiring and I was going much further than I had in the past. So I just kept going....I decided to turn around when my ap told me I had done 1.5 miles and I still had to go that same distance to get home. When I came running in the driveway and it said I had done 3 miles I was so exctied! Words cannot even describe how I was feeling at what I had just accomplished!

I understand that this is just the beginning, that tomorrow I may wake up so sore that I will just roll over and go back to sleep. My goal is to stick to this sudden motivation that I have acquired and use it to its full potential because this is the first step to my healthier life style and I know what I am capable of. Here are my stats of my first run::