Understanding Laura

I am a crunchy oddball with too many ideas and too little time. Do you get me now?

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Check! Check! Check!

Don't look in my office... Or open the stairway storage... Or try to sit on my couch...

If we pretend those three areas of my life are blissfully ignored - I'm done!

10x30=300 was a success!

Here's my final list - please notice the extra credit and count it toward the demerits I received for the horror going on in my secret places. ;)

1. infant onsie
2. sippy cup
3. sippy cup
4. sippy cup
5. sippy cup
6. infant shoes
7. workout band
8. dishwasher basket
9. dishwasher basket
10. dishwasher basket
11. dishwasher basket
12. sippy cup
13. sippy cup
14. plastic tray
15. metal straw
16. metal straw
17. metal straw
18. infant spoon
19. infant spoon
20. infant spoon
21. infant spoon
22. infant spoon
23. infant spoon
24. infant spoon
25. infant spoon
26. snack container
27. snack container
28. bottle
29. mcdonalds toy
30. picnic basket
31. dye dish
32. dye dish
33. dye dish
34. dye dish
35. hair pretty
36. giant yellow easter egg container

BONUS!


Bonus 75. green sweatpants
Bonus 74. grey sweatpants
Bonus 73. grey sweatpants
Bonus 72. blue sweatpants
Bonus 71. blue sweatpants
Bonus 70. mini US flag
Bonus 69. mini US flag
Bonus 68. mini US flag
Bonus 67. tee shirt
Bonus 66. tee shirt
Bonus 65. tee shirt
Bonus 64. tee shirt
Bonus 63. pair of jeans
Bonus 62. pair of jeans
Bonus 61. belt hanger
Bonus 60. washcloth
Bonus 59. washcloth
Bonus 58. washcloth
Bonus 57. washcloth
Bonus 56. pair of socks
Bonus 55. pair of socks
Bonus 54. pair of socks
Bonus 53. pair of socks
Bonus 52. pair of socks
Bonus 51. pair of socks
Bonus 50. pair of socks
Bonus 49. pair of socks
Bonus 48. pair of socks
Bonus 47. pair of socks
Bonus 46. pair of socks
Bonus 45. pair of socks
Bonus 44. pair of socks
Bonus 43. pair of socks
Bonus 42. pair of socks
Bonus 41. pair of socks
Bonus 40. pair of socks
Bonus 39. pair of socks
Bonus 38. pair of socks
Bonus 37. UV lamp
Bonus 36. UV lamp
Bonus 35. black gym shorts
Bonus 34. black t-shirt
Bonus 33. flannel pj pants
Bonus 32. blue sweatpants
Bonus 31. swim trunks
Bonus 30. mini US flag
Bonus 29. dog ball flicker
Bonus 28. dog post
Bonus 27. windup lantern
Bonus 26. green slacks
Bonus 25. tee shirt
Bonus 24. pair of jeans
Bonus 23. belt
Bonus 22. belt hanger
Bonus 21. swiffer dry
Bonus 20. swiffer wet
Bonus 19. mop
Bonus 18. bed lounge pillow
Bonus 17. mini marvy jar
Bonus 16. marvy jar
Bonus 15. washcloth
Bonus 14. towel
Bonus 13. towels
Bonus 12. pair of socks
Bonus 11. handkerchief
Bonus 10. phone book
Bonus 9. student bible
Bonus 8. Air Force Manual
Bonus 7. Air Force Manual
Bonus 6. jangly skirt
Bonus 5. plate
Bonus 4. plate
Bonus 3. plate
Bonus 2. plate
Bonus 1. infant pants

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

SchoolRoomaPalooza!

I've successfully removed 300 items from our home - and the number is steadily rising. So, I've had some extra time to play with our school room.

I'm so close to being done with this project - but I'm thrilled with how it's all looking so far.

Dress up and Dollies

Dress up and Doll house

From garage door -
Toy shelf with fine and gross motor skills

Desk, easel, ride-ons, and puzzles

Just to show the layout a bit -
Desk area on left, reading corner on right

One half of the reading corner

Second half of the reading corner

Again, to show the layout -
reading corner on left, dress up on right

Kitchen on right, dress up on left

The laundry I'm neglecting to post this -
I really dislike folding laundry...

Learning materials storage -
Check out the stacking file drawers!

They're all cram-packed with books such as these

Less glamorous storage

But they're all labeled!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Day 7 through 27

Call me an over-achiever!

I've completed all but 36 items of the 300 item challenge!

I think once I got the de-clutter bug, it was easier to let things go. I opened my eyes to just how much stuff I had stashed away that was never going to get used again.

I am having a Vietnam Veteran's Association pickup tomorrow morning - the guest room was over-run by castoffs!

Feast your eyes on this glorious purging -





The list:
37. area rug
38. baby gate
39. baby gate
40. baby gate
41. baby bath duck
42. heart sounding bear
43. red bucket hat
44. old school phone
45. UV lamp
46. resistance band
47. hand soaking dish
48. winter stocking cap
49. winter stocking cap
50. winter stocking cap
51. winter stocking cap
52. cat food lid
53. travel size bottle
54. travel size bottle
55. black shoes
56. black sandles
57. wire hanger
58. grey hoodie
59. navy blue hoodie
60. pink hoodie
61. white hoodie
62. grey sweatshirt
63. pink sweatshirt
64. teal hoodie
65. scarf
66. pair of baby shoes
67. pair of baby shoes
68. pair of baby shoes
69. pair of baby shoes
70. decorative shelf
71. yak tracks
72. mop head
73. infant pants
74. infant pants
75. infant pants
76. infant jumper
77. white cami
78. infant socks
79. infant socks
80. infant skirt
81. t-shirt
82. t-shirt
83. baby rattle
84. baby rattle
85. baby rattle
86. baby rattle
87. baby board book
88. baby board book
89. baby bear toy
90. baby cheetah toy
91. baby doll toy
92. baby lion toy
93. baby zebra toy
94. baby octopus toy
95. soft baby toy
96. baby board book
97. baby ball
98. baby bird toy
99. baby butterfly toy
100. baby wheel toy
101. baby wheel toy
102. baby bear toy
103. baby butterfly toy
104. baby lion mirror
105. baby owl toy23 toys
106. 30 linkadoos
107. finger puppet
108. playmat
109. book bag
110. vinyl pouch
111. maroon purse gift bag
112. collapsible hamper
113. broken tent
114. area rug
115. walker
116. box for dvd player
117. box for camcorder
118. magazine
119. magazine
120. magazine
121. magazine
122. magazine
123. magazine
124. magazine
125. magazine
126. blank vhs
127. khaki corduroys
128. dog leash
129. grey slacks
130. collared tank
131. grey turtleneck
130. grey turtleneck
131. white cami
132. white tanktop
133. black t-shirt
134. pair of jeans
135. pair of jeans
136. pair of jeans
137. belt
138. belt
139. belt
140. belt
141. bdu cap
142. blue belt
143. bdu cap
144. bdu field jacket
145. bdu blouse
146. bdu blouse
147. bdu blouse
148. bdu blouse
149. bdu bottoms
150. bdu bottoms
151. bdu bottoms
152. bdu bottoms
153. bdu bottoms
154. bdu bottoms
155. bdu bottoms
156. bdu black shirt
157. bdu black shirt
158. bdu black shirt
159. bdu black shirt
160. bdu black shirt
161. bdu black shirt
162. bdu black shirt
163. bdu black shirt
164. bdu black shirt
165. bdu black shirt
166. bdu brown shirt
167. bdu brown shirt
168. bdu brown shirt
169. bdu brown shirt
170. bdu brown shirt
171. purple cami
172. blue cami
173. black cami
174. teal cami
175. pink cami
176. black cami
177. night gown
178. white cami
179. white cami
180. white t-shirt
181. white t-shirt
182. white t-shirt
183. white t-shirt
184. flannel pants
185. blue sweatshirt
186. grey halter
187. white collared shirt
188. white collared shirt
189. green sweater
190. blue striped collared shirt
191. blue striped collared shirt
192. blue collared shirt
193. bouncy ball
194. lego piece
195. lego piece
196. lego piece
197. lego piece
198. rosary
199. bow tie
200. baseball cap
201. sparkly halter top
202. black tank
203. pairs of jeans
204. pairs of jeans
205. pairs of jeans
206. pairs of jeans
207. pairs of jeans
208. pairs of jeans
209. pairs of jeans
210. pairs of jeans
211. pairs of jeans
212. pairs of jeans
213. pairs of jeans
214. blue skirt
215. grey sweatshirt
216. grey sweatshirt
217. shower curtain
218. set of shower curtain hooks
219. paisley halter top
220. black skirt
221. M&M pants
222. lamby pants
223. penguin pants
224. grey slacks
225. grey slacks
226. black slacks
227. black slacks
228. yak tracks
229. maternity swimsuit
230. Sports ra
231. Sports bra
232. Sports bra
233. Sports bra
234. Sports bra
235. Blue floral tee shirt
236. Halloween dog tee shirt (size small)
237. Infant snow gloves
238. Infant sleeper
239. Green maternity shirt
240. Purple nursing tank

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Days 4, 5, & 6

I'm still purging! Brian is keeping a running tally on his desktop notebook. I did tomorrow's purging today to help me keep up with Brian's surgery/recovery coming up.

Here's what we've got so far:

Day 6
241. Black BDU shirt
242. Black BDU shirt
243. Husband's tee shirt
244. Daughter's tee shirt
245. Broken princess cereal bowl
246. 20+ pairs of infant socks
247. flannel PJ pants
248. grey/blue yoga pants
249. grey/yellow yoga pants
250. black yoga pants

Day 5
251. Mostly empty lotion tub
252. Seventies yellow ottoman duster
253. Maroon ottoman
254. Broken plastic garbage can
255. Hot curlers
256. Husband's old poster
257. High Chair
258. Baby bottle
259. Baby bottle
260. Baby bottle

Day 4
261. Baby bottle
262. Baby bottle
263. Baby bottle
264. Orange polo
265. Tan polo
266. Wooden rocking chair
267. Wooden chair
268. Floral suitcase (Ruthie - you can count this toward your 300 as well :D )
269. Small fan
270. Ironing board holder

Sunday, October 03, 2010

Day 3

Still going!

271. Green feather duster
272. Daughter's worn out slippers
273. Daughter's baby crib angler
274. Venus razor bed
275. Daughter's stained-beyond-repair tee shirt
276. Basically empty hand cream
277. Hair elastic organizer - Kept thinking I could re-purpose this... but it's been years
278. Hospital syringe
279. Purple fluffy toilet seat cover
280. Toilet paper holder bar

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Day 2

This feels so good!!!

281. husband's AF shirt
282. husband's AF shirt
283. jock strap
284. Longhorn hat
285. husband's AF shirt
286. husband's collared shirt
287. husband's Hawaiian shirt
288. husband's Hawaiian shirt
289. black maternity shirt
290. black crepe shirt

Friday, October 01, 2010

This Is What It Looks Like

When Delia really REALLY wants to nurse.


The yellow is the bathrobe MeMa made
for Kellie's third birthday.

Delia has become quite fond of it -
she carries it around like a security blanket
and won't accept any substitutions.

Day 1

291. green striped shirt
292. white maternity shirt
293. black maternity shirt
294. pink collared shirt
295. black shrug
296. Pink Room shirt
297. denim skirt
298. flowered skirt
299. khaki skirt
300. black skirt

10x30=300

What would my life be like 300 items lighter?

I'm about to find out as I journey through a 30-day purge of unused items in our home.

Goal? 10 items per day for 30 days.

This idea is compliments of my Pink Ladies in the Pink Room. I'm hoping to take it and run with it.

I wish I'd done this 30 days before we moved... But it's never too late!

Feel free to join in! Link your blog if you're posting.