When I'm on holiday, my mind is always buzzing with great plans for things I want to do, and projects I want to work on, around our house. When I get back from holidays though, this thought process makes it a whole lot easier for me to set goals for what I want to achieve for the start of the year. Here's my process and new goals for the year ahead.
Today is freezer organising day! I am so rapt with how our fridge turned out after the big clear-out and reorganise last week, so I was looking forward to doing the same with the freezer (my husband thinks it's hilarious that I get excited about organising a freezer... but he's the same when he gets to use his tools!).
Today is all about fridge organisation, and how I got this area sorted. There are several huge advantages to having an organised fridge, including saving time and money, using storage solutions more effectively, and making the fridge run as efficiently as possible. Here's how I whipped ours into shape!
We always head down to my parents’ beach house on Boxing Day, and it is wonderful to get away for a week or so for some quality family time. Usually we spend the night at my parents’ house on Christmas Day and go straight from there to the beach-house. Which means that when we return 10 days later, we are greeted with all the Christmas decorations still up and a very smelly (and very dead!) tree that has shed its pine needles everywhere.
Needless to say, this year I was not up for that added fun upon our return, so we decided to pop home to 'de-Christmasfy' the house and put away some of our new loot before we hit the road. Best decision ever! It took us around 2 hours but I’m so happy we don’t have to go home to that next week!
We had our Christmas party on Saturday night, and it was such a fun night, with lots of kids running around the backyard, and good times with an amazing group of friends that I've known for 20 years now. How time flies! In the lead-up to the party, I brainstormed ways to make the night run as smoothly as possible, and one thing I wanted to try was making my own wine glass tags. Here's what I came up with...
In preparation for our annual Christmas party this Saturday, I have been trying to do a deep clean of the house over the last few weeks... because, you know, there isn't enough going on in December without this added extra! With 2 small kids, it's not possible for me to do a massive house clean in one hit, so I have been doing jobs when I have a spare 20 minutes or so, or the kids are entertaining themselves... which usually involves bubbles! Hours of entertainment!
