I'm Planning On...

"I'm planning on..."

I have found myself saying this to my husband so many times that I really don't think he believes it anymore.  I'm planning on painting the bathrooms.  I'm planning on becoming a super couponer (after multiple failed attempts I have realized this will never happen).  I'm planning on organizing the office space, the pantry, and every single closet we have.  I'm planning on eating right, exercising, and just overall adopting a healthier lifestyle.  I'm planning on going to church EVERY Sunday.  I'm planning on getting the laundry done today, getting groceries tomorrow, and calling the bank about that awesome deal they have on refinancing right now.  My "planning on" list goes on and on.  It seriously never ends, because I can always think of something to add to it.  The massiveness of this list overwhelms me at times.  Especially right now. This time of year is really hard on me.  I, like so many, deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD - isn't that funny, cause that's the way you feel when it hits you really hard).   Basically, sunshine/spring,summer and most of fall = happy Sarah, and cloudy days/the dreariness that is winter = unmotivated, moody, sometimes sad, and often in her pajamas Sarah.  All of that isn't what this post is about though.

I need to get my crap together, get it organized around here.  I told my mother-in-law at the beginning of the year that my word for 2012 is, "simplify" and I meant it.  I really want to weed out the unnecessary things that seem to just weigh me down even more.  The clutter, the junk.  I was all ready to go at the beginning of the year.  First thing first, I needed to get all my crafty stuff (which multiplied out of control during Christmas) out of my dining room, pantry, and daughter's closet and into one spot.  And I did. But that's all I've done.

Now, to the point of this post.  I'm planning on taking it room by room. (Did you catch that? I'm planning on...)  I would like to sit down and figure out everything we want done in each area, and finishing that area before moving to the next.  That word "finishing" that's the key to this mess, I believe.  I think that's why I feel so overwhelmed a lot of the time.  I LOVE starting a project, not so much finishing it.  I understand it's a very common trait among us middle children.  Anywho, I start, don't finish and then I'm left with this chaos because I've started something new on top of whatever is left from the last thing. 

My homework assignment to myself:  Start a "Planning On" Project binder and distinguish the different areas that need work in and around my home. 
Note about assignment: Do NOT move onto another project before finishing this binder. 

Okay, wish me luck.  I will post back here when I have finished my assignment.  At least, I'm planning on it.