We will miss them...yes, we'll even miss Ron...
After the Klaus' left for St. Louis I got on an organizing kick!!!
It all started with my "Life in a Box". Since we've moved to Georgia I've had all our important papers; Will, Trust, Stocks, Bonds, Bank Accounts, Taxes, Birth Certificates, etc., etc. were in different boxes all over the house. I spent a few days organizing all of it...Now if you want to know anything about my life all you need to do is look in one of these two boxes...
While I was going through all my papers I decided to figure out my Net Worth...based on my calculations when I add up all my assets (including my unmatched socks, unused gift cards, and plugs, adapters, and chargers) and subtract all my liabilities my Net Worth is -$2.33!!
My next organizing project was related to something that has driven me crazy over the years...
As you know I love technology/gadgets; I have cell phones, iPods, iTouches, computers, laptops, DVD's, CD players, radios, cordless electric razors, DS Nintendo, Video Camera, etc., etc., etc. Unfortunately, all these items come with plugs, cords, chargers that plug into wall sockets, chargers that plug into car cigarette lighters, adapters that plugs into DVD's, TV's, TIVO's, BUT the worst thing about technology is the chargers, plugs, adapters are ALL BLACK and THEY NEVER...YES I SAID NEVER!!!!! THEY NEVER TELL YOU WHICH PLUG, ADAPTER, CHARGER GOES WITH WHICH GADGET!!!!! So what I have (and I bet you do) is a drawer full of black chargers, wires, cords, adapters, plugs...which are all twisted and knotted...and so when I need to charge, connect, or plug something in...the odds are very low that I will be able to find the correct plug, wire, cord, adapter, etc...it's actually easier to buy a new gadget than it is to find the adapter, charger that goes with it...
BUT THIS WEEK...I SAID...NO MORE!!!!!! NO LONGER WILL I BE A VICTIM!!!!! I DECIDED TO TAKE CHARGE OF MY LIFE...I DECIDED THAT IF BARAK OBAMA CAN SOLVE ALL THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS...I COULD AT THE VERY LEAST SOLVE THE BLACK HOLE DRAWER, TWISTED/KNOTTED WIRE DILEMMA!!!!
I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR, CLENCHED MY FISTS OVER MY HEAD, AND SCREAMED AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS - YES I CAN!!!!!!! So I spent several hours organizing the wires, plugs, adapters. I put them in baggies and I placed a printed label on the outside of every baggie (I found the label printer plug at the bottom of the Black Hole Drawer). I also solved some beguiling problems in the meantime..I discovered my electric skillet hasn't worked since 1987 because I was plugging it in with a 1989 Verizon Wireless Cell Phone Charger...now it works like a charm!!! On another positive note - my electric blender and my nose hair trimmer are now working...no more unsightly nose hairs!!!!!!
My next project was my daughters...I mean my son's hats. Girls have shoes...girls have purses...my son has hats!!!!! Whenever we go someplace special...vacations...baseball games...etc...Cameron buys a hat. Most of his hats can be found in his room, my room, the bathroom, the back of the car, the garage, the basement, under the sink, behind the dryer, and everywhere else you can think of...BUT NO MORE...now they are hanging on the CAT ROOM Wall...that's right...it's called THE CAT ROOM...not dad's room...not the my workout room...not the storage room...fathers get no respect!! But at least the "CAT ROOM' wall looks pretty good...
Can you name all the hats??
Yes...my organizing fit spread to the kitchen...here is the pantry...I added a couple of bigger shelves. The shelves weren't very deep and so I went to Home Depot to get deeper shelves because I got tired of stepping on Cherrios, Rice Crispies, Cocoa Crispies, Lucky Charms, and Fuit Loops and hearing the crunching sounds as I walked through the house. I also went the extra mile...I organized everything in alphabetical order...avocado dip is on the top...zucchini sticks are on the bottom...
I was feeling so good about my organizing...I decided to take on the single socks...they had defeated me before but I decided to give it a second try...I felt sure I could match at least five socks...after 45 minutes I gave up...a beaten man...
BTW, I still can't find my camera charger!!!!! I'm seriously considering blaming it on my kids and just moving on...
14 comments:
You failed to mention that you installed 2 deeper shelves in the pantry, the highlight of the whole organizing kick. Wait til my mom sees that!
Kenny, It looks like you have your hangers 1" apart like Charlie Hauben. I think being organized is good but don't you think you're going a little bit too far?
lol. Yes, I'm so happy you put 2 deeper shelves in the pantry, Ken. So needed for all of those different kinds of cereal.
BTW, there's a stray cap in our car which I'm sure is Cam's. Save a hook for it.
BTW, maybe I will take up texting.
Bonnie
How have you become so disorganized? Our home was always organized, we knew where everything was. You are following the method Grandma used, keeping all important papers in special boxes, such as lollipop boxes. Be careful though, as anonymous said, you might turn into a Charlie clone. APH
That is NOT MY MOTHER USING "LOL" AND "BTW"!!!!
Uncle Kenny, Can I hire you to clean my room?
Kenny, you can come to our house next summer. I have plenty of things that need organizing. I should be down in the basement organizing right now, but I am procrastinating instead.
Vicky
Vicky,
I thought Ron was the neat freak/organizer around your house...can't he do it?
This is just too much for me to handle. I wasn't aware that My uncle has OCOD!!!! what is this you may ask well it is obsessive compulsive organizing disorder! LOL pass that on to my brothers they both need help with this!
Shayna,
You've been to my house...you know I'm not OCOD!!! :) I'm CDCDS!!!
Uncle Kenny
People: there is a HUGE update coming regarding the camera charger.
hey my house is organized. I have everything spread out so i know where it is. but if kenny wants to help the everybody better start praying for him know. he won't come back
Oh, the old "everything spread out" organizing scheme! LOL, I'm sending him your way -- he can do it, I know he can. He had all of our laundry spread out too, but he conquered it!
Ok CDCDS how bout you give me some of them I need to update my music library. and Brant if Uncle Kenny went to your house he would lost and we would have to go in after him!LOL!
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