It so better be sunny on Saturday ...

It's election day ... but more importantly for us ... YARD SALE DAY!

I have spent all day with my husband in the shed. It is gross. I don't have pics because it was too gross to even think about remembering my camera.

And it reminded me of something I had forgotten ... men don't like women throwing things from in their shed!

But Saturday is garage sale day. All proceeds are going towards my new bathroom to be ...

It better not be raining.

Organising fun! My baby sis's bridal shower!

I wish I could say it was all my organising ... but then again I don't! The best things happen when a great team work together on them!

Take a beautiful bride to be ... who is willing to have a lot of fun ...


Add a touch of glamour ...


Great guests!


A touch of romance ...


And a party atmosphere!


And you KNOW you are going to have a great night!
Hey baby sis! Hope you had a ball! It ws so much fun to do this for you!

And a MASSIVE thanks and shout out to mum and Renae for helping me! Renae has a fabulous bridal business on the gold coast and some great decorating ideas ... expect a post soon linking to her website!

Tax time....

Yep - I hate it. I do our tax. I guess it makes sense - I know how (benefit of flatting with an accountant in my younger years and having her advice on tap)

But I hate it. So much.

BLEUCH

Oh Aldi ... how I *heart* you!

Sometimes you find the best storage solutions when you least expect it.

Laundry takes over my home every day. I just can't seem to help it!

On a GOOD day sorting laundry looks like this ...



with baskets on every available surface. (and trust me - this is a TIDY day!)

Which of course means the couch is out of comission until I put all the laundry away ... AND my laundry baskets are being used.

But today at Aldi I found THESE!


And they are fabulous! (shhh - I bought two!)
Two trolleys means four baskets - one for each of us and one for the linen closet.
They are strong, tidy, and can be wheeled from room to room.

Plus they don't look too bad!

Makes me smile!

(and if you like them ... rush to aldi! I bought the last two at our store! )

Super organisational FAIL!

I normally do so well.

Got Miss E to school this morning, and just as we drove in, she said "Why is she in normal dress?"

Then my heart sinks. Jeans for Genes day. Free dress. UGH.

I am so lucky I live in a small town. In Brisbane I would have just been the forgetful bad mum.

SO in the car, and home again, change, and back again. One happy girl, but one very flustered mummy. Not how I need to start my day.

I have a diary. It usually works. But this didn't. I feel like I need a more in my face solution than my diary for school things .... and a way to sync it with Paul.

Just not sure what.

Tell me,why is life so busy???

This is my day.
Slept in till 6.30 (truly a blessing after a month of 5.30am starts!)
Get up, get breakfast, check emails, do banking, make lunches, do load laundry, pack dishwasher, get child dressed (actually - she did that! She has to be self sufficient in this house), get to school drop off ...

Do drop off, liase with parents on costume, pick up coffee (YES!), drive an hour,

Drop last of course work off, visit my mum and dad (best part of day!)
Do a little shopping, lunch with mum, wedding and bridal shower talk (for my sister)

Drop into spotlight. Discover they have nothing for the shower, drive an hour home.

Go to post office and chemist. Almost get to school on time for pick up. Make calls.

Dress for ballet and take miss e to ballet.

Go pick up ribbon for athletics tomorrow.
Feed chooks. Clean bathroom. Tidy lounge (playdate tomorrow!), unpack dishwasher, make dinner.

And I still have laundry to fold and streamers to make for athletics day tomorrow! Oh and bake for the cake stall. Forgot that!

I need another hour in the day.

Le sigh....

Shout out to READING EGGS! - Things I LOVE

We LOVE love LOVE !reading eggs!
This is an online program of games, phonics learning, sight words and FUN for ages 4-8.
Miss E loves it - and is on the last map. My school teacher sister loves it too.

Reading eggs rocks and really has helped my girl be a better reader!

Right now the annual "Great literacy challenge" is on, and you can try FIVE weeks reading eggs for free! No credit card needed to register.

I really recommend it - give it a go!

(and how does this relate to organising? Well - miss e is allowed a game a day ... and while she is playing it I am attacking our clutter box of a garage/office