Happy Homebody Monday #15 Homemaking Binders

Howdy!

HappyHomebuddies!

I suppose most folks have some type of organizational system in place whether it is a list, recipe box, or even a notebook filled with all the goods. I'm sure I'm talking to the choir here.

I think I have all of them. 

The recipe box are contained to just recipes of course, the notebook I keep jotting down recipes I find & try. If they pass muster they get into the recipe box. I have one for crochet patterns and leaflets too.

But what about all the other notes, or things which are not related to food or crochet.? I have found most recently after I cleaned out my seed box, that I could probably use a binder to file away plant information for their care and instructions. 

The beautiful cactus I had last year at this time did not bloom (yet). I pulled the sheet out of the seed box and it would have been nice had I had it prior to that. Hence I am going to make a garden notebook/binder. I'm collecting all the loose instruction sheets, and they will live in a nice, organized manner.

Cactus post

Some Cactus care instructions I posted about off the sheet

I don't know whether I have a Thanksgiving, Easter or Christmas Cactus. They bloom when they bloom and I enjoy them very much, even when I don't follow the "rules". So I am sure this one will bloom when it chooses, and then I'll start what the instructions say.

 

This was how it looked from the greenhouse!

I'm sure more than a few of you have these beauties at your home. 

Do tell!

Be of Good Cheer! 

Happy Homebody Monday #3 Time investment

 

Time invested is time well spent

I tackled this cupboard for the umpteenth time. This time my thought wasn't to just organize it and put everything back, but rather to be intentional about what I wanted to be in there, ease of use, decluttering, creating space. 

Before

 

This took about many hours of my time, an investment which will benefit me in the future, I won't be looking over and over for something, things will not fall out, be stacked upon each other, but rather clutter will be removed, organization and space will emerge.

I had 3 bottles of Oil, 2 were opened, when you have clutter you don't know what else you have. While I have a pantry for storage, these were not put in the proper place, you spend money which could have been better spent elsewhere. 

I have a pantry in the basement for storage, and one upstairs for ease of retrieval. 

Everything has a place, and it should be placed there.

 

 Of course it didn't take me several hours to do this job, but I take self care breaks now, rethink & refresh. I don't do anything anymore with my hair on fire, it is counter productive. 

If I have to do something so fast to get it done, it won't be done the way it should be, and I will completely tire myself out and won't do anything else. Nothing good or joyful comes out of it. 

Schedule  your investment time, allow for it & get it done the way you intend to.

It is good and tidy, many things discarded. 

After 

Much less drama here...I hate looking for things.

Stay busy.....invest your time & energy in areas where you will benefit directly~ FarmhouseWorthy, life sustaining & Joy filled, in your world.

~Faith~