Tackle It Tuesday Update – Are You Getting Ready?
 |
Click Here to see the Most Recent Tackle It Tuesday participants.
This is raw, blogging vulnerability.
Some publish intimate details about their personal lives on the internet – but I am going to do something far more terrifying to me. I am going to photograph and publish the very corners, closets and piles of clutter and chaos in my house that I am most ashamed of – the very places I work so hard for no one to ever see.
Why? – Because I need some blogging incentive to get back in control of my house. And because I want to celebrate together the little steps of victory as other Tackle It Tuesday participants and I tackle each project, one by one.
Since I started blogging this spring, I have let things get of control and now it is time to get some order back in my life. I am going to tackle these many projects that are sucking the joy from my life. (They really are. I am not an organized person by nature, but when things are cluttered and crazy, I start to lose my mind too.)
A warning: for those of you compulsively tidy and organized people the images that I will share over the next weeks may be disturbing. I apologize. Hopefully it helps ease your pain to know that I am trying my best to tackle it.
So – are you joining us? Everyone is welcome! I need all the support and fellow tacklers as possible to help me through these difficult times.
Let’s have some fun and celebrate our accomplishments together as we Tackle It Tuesday.
To Join Tackle It Tuesday
Please add the following banner to your tackle it post and/or link back to http://www.5minutesformom.com so that folks can find other participants.
To use the banner, simply copy and paste the code below into your post.
Ok Ladies – have fun! And see you Tuesday!
P.S. — Remember your projects can be big or small. We are all so busy I know (especially on long weekends.) That is why we left certain tasks undone in the first place. So if you only have fifteen minutes to tackle something – No Worries! For example, you could find a drawer or a shelf in your house that needs some attention and then celebrate the order that you have restored in that little part of your world. Many weeks my projects will be just small steps in the greater goal of gaining control of my house.
Also, tackles are not limited to housework. Any task you need to accomplish can qualify for Tackle It Tuesday.
Remember, to participate in Tackle it Tuesday simply add to your post the banner above and/or a link back to “5 Minutes for Mom”. Then add your url to the “Mr. Linky” at the bottom of the current “Tackle It Tuesday” post here at “5 Minutes for Mom” and leave a comment.
117 Comments
Lots of projects for this “not-so-snowy” day!
Tackled the boys closet today
I live in a pretty small home for the five of us and there is NEVER a shortage of laundry. So today, I am going to tackle and finish ALL my laundry and fix up all the closets. I might need more days……
Tackling Grandma’s TV cabinet. My kids took it over. I gave it back!
This week… the dreaded tupperware cabinet!
What a neat idea, no pun intended! I wish I could participate in Tackle It Tuesdays, but I am OCD about cleaning so I don’t have any projects to tackle. I did my spring cleaning in the winter – best of luck to all of you!
For my first Tackle it Tuesday, I’ve cleared some clutter from my files.
I have been doing the before and after pictures for several weeks. It helps to remind me what I want that area of my house to look like, and so I do not allow it to go back to how it was. Life gets busy sometimes..and I think I will pick up XYZ later, or clean something later. If I just ‘do it now’ then it is done and I do not have to think about it.
I have joined in and added my link to the list!
I just started T it T!
Loving this … it motivates me to get going for the week.
I just joined your Tackle it Tuesday meme! I am tackling my weight and this meme is a good way to keep me motivated each week with diet and exercise.
Disinfecting Bath Toys
I really need to get my house unpacked
Thankful to have accomplished some stuff
Thanks for making it fun to tackle the ugly jobs!! I am off to the girls’ room now. If I don’t check in within the hour, please send help!!!!
I tackle the morning madness by NOT using the stove for breakfast. My daughter and I find it more convenient and time saving to trade in the “eggs n bacon” for cereal and fruit. We either do cold cereal with some fruit or “minute” oatmeal with chopped berries or yogurt and fruit. We leave the hot breakfasts for the weekends. Plus the weekend breakfasts at home are so much more special. Time saving in the morning is key for our family.
-Rachel
207 Trackbacks
[...] we are posting before and after pictures of a project or trouble area that we tackled this week. Find out more about Tackle It Tuesday here. The project can be little or big – whatever you [...]
[...] we are posting before and after pictures of a project or trouble area that we tackled this week. Find out more about Tackle It Tuesday here. The project can be little or big – whatever you [...]
[...] we are posting before and after pictures of a project or trouble area that we tackled this week. Find out more about Tackle It Tuesday here. The project can be little or big – whatever you [...]
[...] we are posting before and after pictures of a project or trouble area that we tackled this week. Find out more about Tackle It Tuesday here. The project can be little or big – whatever you [...]
[...] we are posting before and after pictures of a project or trouble area that we tackled this week. Find out more about Tackle It Tuesday here. The project can be little or big – whatever you [...]
[...] we are posting before and after pictures of a project or trouble area that we tackled this week. Find out more about Tackle It Tuesday here. The project can be little or big – whatever you [...]
[...] we are posting before and after pictures of a project or trouble area that we tackled this week. Find out more about Tackle It Tuesday here. The project can be little or big – whatever you [...]