Project 365 day 6

Our project day 6 photo came thanks to mother nature!

Okay I cheated I took this on the 7th, not on the 6th. Oh well get over it. At least I am keeping my promise and coming up with photos. I look out my kitchen window and see this table with all of the snow on top.. The snow keeps the dog off of it so she can look into the window and see what I am doing. The small mound was once a snowman that the kids made... one of the many snowmen! I was hoping to have this snow for Christmas as my Aunt, Uncle and cousin were in town- It waited until the day they left to start snowing. I love the snow, I hate the cold... Go figure! LOL

project 365 day 5

My wonderful investment- The front loader washer and dryer!

This is a Fridgadaire model set. I actually checked with someone who I know to be trustworthy on these and they said this is a really good set. It's actually part of the makers that actually designed these many many years ago, and while they are a different name basically they fall under the original patent. I was checking out others in the process and I am very happy I went with this set. I find that I can keep up with wash much more efficiently than I was before. They are easy to keep clean and they use 1/2 the water than a top loader. I find that they get stains out of clothes that a top loader would never be able to attempt to get out and that I use less detergent. It fluffs the laundry really well and spins it out so much better and then the dryer does not have to work harder to dry them. Over all I would recommend to anyone, especially with a baby or children to purchase a set for their homes. Just the savings in the water, the savings of the electric and both at the same time pay for these! I have seen a $75.00 a month drop in my electric bill since I bought them. Check them out!! Oh and they are even really good entertainment for the cats- They can sit for hours and watch them during laundry sessions!

Project 365 day 4

PAPERS, PAPERS & MORE PAPERS!

I chose this photo for today because I needed a reminder that this is what I need to work on for 15 minutes every day. I also need to remind myself that after the piles are gone and dealt with I need to continue to work for 15 minutes a day to maintain it.

Important? Yes! I need to be able to find everything in these piles. You know what it's like trying to keep up with everything when you can't find anything? Exhausting!

So this is what's on my to do list for the week. Wish me luck!

Project 365 day 3

Ordinary picture... with lots of happiness behind it. Please let me explain... Every night after the kids are all down and in bed, Smokey the cat comes out of sleep and loves to rub and play with Hubby. Usually though the cat never jumps up on Hubby, so this pic is pretty rare. He actually got his "Rubbings" on Fireman's lap instead of either laying on the couch or on the floor, where the feet actually do the rubbing. Fireman was impressed tonight!

Project 365 Day 2

Day 2 of Project 365...

A lit candle. A candle brings me calmness. It brings a feeling of Peace. A lit candle gives the sense of hope. It warms the house and my heart. It sets a tone of the house. The scented ones bring scents that are also calming. I love candles!

Okay, so I cheated on this one, but it is so I can post them for the next day for everyone. Happy New Years Everyone!! Light a candle for the hopes of an awesome 2010.

Project 365 day 1

Day one of the 365 Project. This is the photo chosen. It is important to me. It is the very first step to getting back into Flylady mode. What is flylady? It's an organization/house cleaning method used by many people on how to keep your home clean and tidy, and lots of hints and tips on how to maintain your house in 15 minute increments with a timer. I actually have a group of ladies who get online and either Facebook or Yahoo Instant message in a conference room and we help motivate each other to get the chores we have set for ourselves done in a timely manner.

The kitchen sink is like a launch pad. For me, I have found I am much more motivated to get up and actually work in the morning rather than dreading getting up and getting the things done that I need done. It is such a nice feeling to have it all nice and shiny and sparkling clean!

This is not the best photo in the world, but to me it is a reminder of how things can be if we all work together and not procrastinate.

For more information regarding the FlyLady, please go to this site: www.flylady.net

Thanks Amber for my Tag!

Happy New Years, 2010

Yes, I have neglected my site, and yes I just found plans to keep it interesting once again. But before I get into what the interesting thing will be on the website, I'll bring you up to date with my surprise.

Fireman and I just found out in December we are expecting #4. I guess there is just no other way to say it. The new "Mann" is scheduled to arrive August 9, 2010 (yup, 8/9/10) go figure. I doubt I will go all the way to the due date, and since I am due in August and there are only boys from sis and I that are born in August, I am kind of leaning that this will be a boy. It would be breaking the rule of the boy birthdays in August. August is a really busy birthday month for us. Probably 3/4 of the family on my side were born in August. It should prove interesting this year. Due 2 weeks before fair. I am debating about the kids putting breeding rabbit projects in the fair this year because of this. I am thinking it's going to be awfully difficult transporting 3 kids and a newborn back and forth to the fair grounds early enough to actually have the cages cleaned by the required 9 AM that the barn sets.

Now, onto the the interesting possibilities for my website...

One of my schoolmates on face book mentioned about a project they are starting today... It's called Project 365. For more information and also to accredit where I got the information here are websites for you to read up on about this project.

http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/

http://annoyinglyboring.com/

Basically, it's a picture a day and it needs to be something of interest to me. Then I will post it here for basically a whole year of photos of interest that will help me understand things I find interesting, to find something out about myself, or to give me a better outlook on life. I think it will be interesting to me, and hopefully to you also.

I may just add some blogs in about the baby also, so you may find some things in between that may not exactly fit into the project 356, but at least with the new addition maybe I will have some interesting photos. This should be fun and if you decide to participate is project 356 leave me a message so I can check yours out too!