If you were a fly on the wall at my house, you'd be sure to hear your share of fussing, complaining and whining. Maybe even a slammed door or two.

But enough about me.

In the pressure cooker that's parenting, I have exploded more than once. And it's harder to clean up than spaghetti night with a toddler.

So after years spent indulging in fruitless self-flogging, I finally let go of my obsession with getting it all 'just right.' I confess...I'm not a perfect parent.

Whew. That felt good.

Now, when my son saunters in with his 42nd tardy of the school year, I let it go. When I hear myself hollering "Whatever!" at my teenage daughter, I move on.

Having it all together is overrated anyway.

And I've determined not to waste God's grace. I'll never get it just right. You won't, either. So read on, sister. If you see a little of yourself in me, I hope it helps to know that you're not alone. Nope. If you're a mom, face it. You're never, ever alone.

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Operation Organization: Week Three Victories!

Better late than never.

Yes, I finally tackled Micah's closet (my Week 2 goal that became my Week 3 goal). And, if you must know, I JUST finished it. Gosh, you're nosy. It just matters that it got done, right?! Can I hear an amen?

I know, I know, you're dying to see it ... been waiting all week for this moment, haven't you? Okay, then, I won't keep you in suspense any longer.

Before:




After:



I can hear the standing ovation from across cyberspace! Now wasn't that worth the wait???
Actually, I still have to work on his overhead shelf, but, right now, I'm basking in the glow of this week's accomplishment. So no one spoil it for me by reminding me we have four weeks left! ;0)
I've had a chance to visit a good number of your blogs and you guys are so dang inspirational. Great job, troops! You keep me laughing and inspired. Do you think I would have been frantically cleaning out that closet this morning without you?!
Okay, well, we're almost half-way there, Soldiers. So let's keep fighting the good fight.
Here's the drill:
1.) Post your Week 4 Goal on your blog along with a link back to this post OR a link to my button in the right sidebar.
2.) Leave your link to your Week 4 Goal post via Mister Linky below.
3.) Visit as many of your fellow soldiers as possible to cheer them on!
4.) Post your Before and After photos on your blog anytime between now and next Friday!
Finally, the random winner of the $10 Walmart gift card is Courtney at Beautiful Mess! Courtney did a fabulous job with file organization this week. You should go check her out!
And Diane (last week's winner), I haven't forgotten about you. I'll send your $10 Marshall's gift card today. Diane did great work on her bedroom dresser last week. Check it out at her blog, Where Do I Get Started?
Check back on Wednesday to learn this week's giveaway!
Well, link up troops and get ready to conquer!
And say a prayer that Mister Linky won't be grumpy this week!
Melinda

20 comments:

  1. Melinda - the closet looks great! I'm sure you're just loving seeing the carpet in there again!! Thank you so much for helping motivate all of us to tackle these projects. The "cyber-support" that we're getting is what keeps me going!!

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  2. Wow! Look at that beautiful floor. I'm impressed, Melinda. My goal this week has to be keeping my classroom in order -- it's back to school on Monday for me!

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  3. YAY!!! I'm so excited about that Gift Card. You must have known subconsicoulsy that I am a WalMart Woman 100%! My email is beautifulmessblog at gmail dot com. The closet looks FANTASTIC!! Great job!

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  4. Great job on that closet! :)

    My post today is me trying to do this again, LOL. I've had a crazy busy couple of weeks, and I haven't gotten to post anything since the first week. I'm back, and trying again, though!

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  5. Awesome job. I loved when I cleaned my daughter's closet last year and did the re-arrange. She will be cleaning it in the upcoming week.

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  6. Closet looks great...want to come do mine next :o).

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  7. {{{Gives Melinda a standing ovation}}}

    Kids closets are tough. I don't think my kids have seen the bottom of theirs in quite a while.

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  8. Congrats on this closet. It looks good!

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  9. I don't know why but I always loved to see pics of the before and after. They are so inspiring!!! Thanks for sharing yours with us!

    WEEKEND BLOGGY LOVE FOR YOU! HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

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  10. Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

    Micah's closet looks great...I feel guilty.

    I plan to check out your winners.

    Looking forward to seeing what they've done.

    Looking for some inspiration too.

    Sweet dreams, girlfriend.

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  11. It looks really clean in there, you can see everything. Nice job!

    Oh, Beaver Ave., yeah, I've passed by that street on the way to the Mall on so many occasions! I've never been to Washington, IA but I have lived in Cedar Rapids, IA and Mount Vernon, IA not too far from there.

    It's a lot different here, and I'm really enjoying the differecences. I love Iowa, as far as landscape and weather - and I'm really loving it here too. The mountains, the thousands of millions of trees, all the water? It's beautiful.

    How is Florida?

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  12. Well, I'm glad you called this post better late than never...as I'm a day late. Oh well.

    Your project turned out great--isn't it amazing that most of our mess just plain cleans out of there when you finally tackle it? i hope you go in and admire your work a few more times.

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  13. Impressive...great job!
    You can replace that lady in Clean-House!

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  14. the closet looks wonderful! Hopefully the kids are taught a thing or two and "want" to help keep it that way. Have a good week.

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  15. love your blog following from mbc followers club

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  16. I need to clean stuff out, now that the girls have gone off to college. SITS sent me by, and I'm glad they did!

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  17. Popping over from SITS to say HI!!!
    You have a super cute blog. Keep up the great work girl!!!

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  18. Your closet looks great! I need to do some organizing around here. All of our closets are cluttered messes.

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  19. WOW! Looks great! I can't wait till Friday, so I can begin! I look forward to it and think this will help me! YAY!

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