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Week 1, Day 1 to Organized!

Today I restarted the challenge from Money Saving Mom for 4 Weeks to a More Organized Home.  

I am loving the new printable checklist that they came up with so that I can just check things off as I go.  It even has a spot for me to list my weekly and daily goals, something that I need to make sure I focus on!

I started when I got home from work by sitting down with a cup of engery chai tea (a free sample that I received in the mail!) and creating my 10 goals for the week.  Now I have to create a plan to make sure that I finish all of my goals before the week is over!


After writing down my goals I set the timer for 15 minutes, and cleaned up the house.  The last load of laundry got folded (and put away!), the dishwasher got ran, counters cleaned off, and extra shoes put in the closet.  

I then took the next 20 minutes to clean out my purse.  I found all kinds of things in there that I have been looking for, as well as all kinds of expired coupons and old receipts that didn't need to add extra weight and clutter to my purse.  

Now that my daily tasks are done I am going to begin working on one of my weekly goals... finish reading A Place of Yes written by Bethenny Frankel.  What better place to read then in a nice hot bath!

What is on your to do list for this day, week, month?

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