Getting Organized

So I finally bit the bullet.  I ordered an Erin Condren planner.  Zulily (click here for invite) had a $50 voucher for $25.  And I had a $15 credit....so I did it.  I ordered.....

www.erincondren.com

 The Life Planner in Lattice (grey and yellow combo).  Now, I just have to figure out how I want to use it!  There are so many stickers, which events go on the monthly view, the weekly view?  Goals and To Do each week....yikes.  There's room for everything its just a matter of where to put it (Feels like my house sometimes).

I did this hoping it would get me on a path to organization.  I feel like I have no method to my madness.  I mean the laundry is getting done (though more slowly than usual) and we're eating well (thanks to meal planning!).  Everything else is just a mess, or at least that's how I see it.  My closet needs cleaned up again and I need to switch out my warm weather items for cool weather items.  I started organizing in my office, but only got through the pile of papers to shred (and made a mess in the process.  I think my shredder has it out for me!)  You can barely see my desk.  You can't walk into the closet (not all my fault) and its just a plain disaster.  Then there's JW's room.  It's not even finished.  Pictures have been sitting on the floor to be hung since end of May.....yes, it's that bad.  I need to take the curtains down to have them hemmed and a trim sown on.  All the things he has outgrown are thrown in his closet. (can we take a second to talk about how fast he is growing?!?!  It's crazy!)  We're trying to redo our living room area (its not really a room as its part of the large open space with the breakfast area and kitchen).  It's taking forever because we can't agree on anything (sorry babe).  But we are making progress.  Couch is ordered.  A separate post on the living room work will come.  I've had quotes for our landscaping redo since first of October.  (and 2 dead bushes in the pots outside that haven't been addressed.)  My fall decorations are sitting on the landing in the box.  We're behind on thank you notes, we've got a birthday to plan and the other holidays are coming up.  So, bottom line, I've got to get organized and focused.

Here's hoping my new planner will pave the way!!