Organizing - My New Year's Resolution

New Year's resolutions by definition are difficult ... So I guess I cheated a little bit this year ... Or maybe I was just trying to be realistic.

I really do love to organize - labeling, putting things in boxes or bags - neatly where it can be found. The problem is ... I live in a house with three other people ... a husband and 2 daughters. These three other people don't share the same enjoyment for organizing that I do. And therein lies the problem. Granted, maybe my enjoyment borders a little toward OCD ... but ... I don't usually spend much time looking for something because I usually know where it is. I have kind of turned Sundays into "alright - everybody pick up your own stuff and put it where it belongs" day. But as we all know ... If you wait too long, the clutter grows exponentially. Sometimes a week is too long but you do what you can. Every couple months I treat myself, my house, my family ... mostly me - to a professional house cleaning.  In less than an hour she comes in with her crew and my house is transformed ... And I'm happy to admit that I'm a little giddy on those days because there's nothing better than a freshly cleaned house... It's different than when I clean it ... Because I have to go room to room one at a time ... by the time I finish one room and move to another the first one already has issues. On these particular days the entire house is clean at the same time ... a feat that can't be done alone. To some, that may sound silly... I don't care... Cuz it's the little things in life!

Think back to when you were 23 ... Before husbands and kids. Back when your priorities consisted of college and hanging out with friends - Before sleepless nights, kids in school, volunteering, carpools, lessons ... I could go on and on. 

Fast forward to today... When simple pleasures like a clean house, not having to listen to the Frozen soundtrack 24/7, going to the bathroom or taking a shower without an audience, sharing everything you eat at every meal with whatever little person is standing there staring at you, processing a thought from start to finish without 43 interruptions from the little people in your life who feel the need to share every thought in their brain because they have no filter, any kind of shopping - alone ... again ... I could go on. Priorities change ... just roll with it ... and once in a while ... go out without the kids, shop alone ... and get your house cleaned!