questing

i'm on a quest. i'm on a quest for clean, organized home. i feel like i am in a constant state of out of control when it comes to my house. that feeling then leads to the state of being overwhelmed, which then leads to the state of being comatose/being unable to know how to even get started. is anybody else like this?

i want my home to feel comfortable. lived in. homey. i'm not looking for perfection. i'm not looking for squeaky clean. i don't need that. i just need to not be overwhelmed by what really needs to be done on a daily basis.

i'm going to be sharing some before and after photos of things around my house. i feel like i need to do this so that i have something to report. does that make sense? i got the idea from 'project simplify' which i did not participate in. i wanted to, but alas, i was too overwhelmed. ha!

i'm going to be taking baby steps. i'm not going to put a time limit on myself because i work better without a time limit. little steps eventually lead to long distances. right? well, i guess as long as i'm not walking around in circles. i was laughing with my husband today because i cleaned off a little side table that we have and i said, 'i didn't just clear this off! i actually put the stuff away!' do you ever clear something off just by moving it to the next closest thing? and then when you need to clear that place off you move it to the next place? after a week or so, everything that was originally on that little table is back on it, probably plus a few items picked up along the way! i want everything to have a place!

when things start to get overwhelming. i tend to ignore them and do something else. cake, anyone? i'm going to tackled this head on! here i go!