At the beginning of this blog I made mention of how I was following "A Slob Comes Clean" in an attempt to get my own house in order.  Update:  I was doing some things, but I really hadn't made much progress until last week when my grandmother (thanks, Mamaw!) came over and helped me get started.  When I looked at my house, I would just be paralyzed by all the things that needed to be done, and my brain could not even focus to figure out how to get started.  So, I just didn't start.  But then Mamaw arrived with her famous "toy rake" and plunged right into my living/play room.  I tried to keep up.  Several hours later the living/play room was clean and (since my dishwasher is broken) my kitchen was free of dirty dishes.  After she left, I didn't want to lose my momentum so I got out my little vacuum and finally conquered those pesky cobwebs way up in the corners of the ceiling.  The next two days were really nice, and I won't lie -- we headed to my parents' house to enjoy the pool!  But when I came home in the evenings I straightened the kitchen (and cleaned up completely after supper), and then I even began work on the dining room, which I also use as a make-shift office.  It isn't finished by any stretch, but just the few piles of papers and files being sorted, picked up off the floor, and moved to their proper place in the organizer bins has made a huge difference.  Mikaela's room continues to be my Achilles' heel.  She is about ready for the crib (she's been in a bassinet in our room), but I have not yet finished cleaning her nursery; I have not painted; and until a couple days ago, I hadn't even picked out bedding and a color scheme.  I feel a bit better though because I finally did choose bedding, and when it arrives in the next day or two I will head to the store for paint!  This weekend the hubster and I will finish cleaning and begin taping for paint.  Next Thursday his family will be helping us paint at the weekly "art night."  They just don't know it ... yet.  :)  

*Happy Sigh* I am starting to see results, and that keeps me heading in the right direction.  Today I am going to tackle Peyton's bedroom.  And maybe the desk in my kitchen.  Yeah, me.  Here I go!