Check it off the list!

I love lists (as you can imagine) and nothing is like getting to check off completed tasks. Well, we have made great head way on our post Christmas list. We can check off items 1 and 2- Christmas is packed away. And we finished getting ready for baby #2 (who will be here any day now).

Item #3 on our list, packing (and getting ready) to sell our house for our big move across country is well underway too. This last weekend we were able to begin to stage our house. Our agent, gave us a list of things to do before we begin to show it. Things from rearranging furniture to putting in new carpet on the stairs. We easily got done cleaning out the book shelves (she suggested cutting the number of books in half). Next up, is clearing off those kitchen counters. A while ago I had written a post with an organizers trick of making yourself look more organized by clearing off the kitchen counters. I love it and have to say our counters are pretty clear, except for my beloved KitchenAid mixer. It's going to need a home under the counter...I guess not everyone finds a KitchenAid mixer as visually appealing as me! So the kitchen is our next tasks. While finding a home for KitchenAid, I will be packing kitchen accessories that I am not going to need while we remain here in our home.

Anyway, we are going to work hard to finish up the large and small projects. Thank goodness for the nesting instinct....because it is real and has given me a world of energy to get things done!

Where to start....

We have a busy 2010 ahead of us. First, coming up this month I am due with our second baby. Then later in the Spring, we are moving...not down the street but across the country! So I have got my hands full with organizing projects around my house.

With the end of the Holiday Season, I thought it would be a great time to do multiple projects at once. A scary thought, but if you can plan it right, it can be a real time saver.

Things I need to do over the next couple of weeks:
1) Take down Christmas decorations. Pack them to move, not just to store.
2) Make room for baby (especially in this small house).
3) Begin to pack and ready our house to sell.

Today is start day. We are going to take down our decorations and pack them up. At the same time, I will be cleaning out the kitchen cabinets of any holiday kitchen wares and packing them to move. We rented a storage spot to clear out our house so that we can make sure things are straightened up for when it is time to hold open house. We'll be making a few trips over there the rest of the weekend to move out Christmas!

Once I get this done, I am on to finishing up getting ready for baby.