Am I Crazy? {Tackle it Tuesday}

So, I'm thinking about joining the direct selling market... am I crazy?

I've thought of doing direct sales off and on over the last couple of years... with Pampered Chef, jewelry, Scentsy... each time I was interested but I really questioned whether I could see myself selling and being happy selling that product for a while.  I also questioned the time commitment to be successful when I have small children at home.

Planning a charity walk {Tackle it Tuesday}

Planning a charity walk is not something I've done before. In fact, I didn't want to do it!!  I kept checking to see if CASANA (Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America) had a walk scheduled for my area this summer, and alas no... I kept talking with Karen's SLP in Spokane hoping that maybe she would find someone (besides me) to organize one since we both thought it was a great idea (and since she isn't already busy enough), and again no...

As summer kept getting closer and the details were finalized for the intensive apraxia speech camp that will be in Spokane this summer, I decided that I'd better get it done if I wanted one to happen.  So, here I sit, finding myself trying to figure out what all needs to be done to plan the "Inland Northwest Washington Walk for Apraxia"!!

All I can say is "ACK!!" 

Jewelry! (and a 40 bags update) {Tackle it Tuesday}

My Christmas present from Carl was a jewelry cabinet for my relatively new jewelry collection.  My jewelry was sitting atop of my dresser in the "pretty" silver boxes they came in or hanging from the mirror.  It was quite the heap!

This is only about half of the jewelry boxes - the rest are in a cupboard!

Well, after two months of sitting on the floor by my dresser, we finally got the jewelry cabinet hung up over the weekend.  I spent yesterday getting all of my jewelry into it and picking out pictures for the front.  Doesn't that look so much nicer?!

A quick update on my 40 bags... 5 bags for Goodwill down and 2 bags of garbage!  That's with only going through my closet & dresser, the kids toys, and three hall closets!  I took some pictures but they didn't look very interesting, so you'll have to trust me on the improvement it has made!

40 bags in 40 days {Tackle it Tuesday}

One of the areas I've wanted to tackle has been to thin out things around here.  We aren't particularly cluttered since we just finished the basement early last fall.  Our stuff is now spread out across double the floor space it was... but just because it isn't cluttered doesn't mean it doesn't need to be thinned!

The kids have so many toys laying around, it has been driving me crazy.  While they play pretty good with most of them, it is way more than they need.  I keep thinking I need to sit down and go through them while they are very gently used so that they can be donated to a little one that needs it more than we do.  I just keep putting it off!

So, in the spirit of "Tackle it Tuesday"... I'm starting the 40 bags in 40 days project.  Now, especially during this time of Lent, I think it is important to remind myself of how much I have to be thankful for... and how much more I have than I need!  My goal is to come up with 40 bags between now and Easter to either donate or throw away, or both.

Mel at the Larson Lingo posted a link to this handy printable for organizing your approach to your 40 bags.

Printable created by: http://www.jennycollierphotography.com

I'm working on list this morning and will post an update when I get finished and some pictures as I move through my list!

What are you tackling this Tuesday?