Monday, January 25, 2016

update 1-25-16


About done with decluttering and organizing but inventorying will be a slower process I need to find a good app that list the thread colors. There is talk on a Yahoo group about this topic. 



First finish of 2016, 3D Beadwork Christmas Nativity Ornament it 4 1/2 ins. high.

Now to start working on my UFO's. It is a old one. It from CrossStitch Sampler Christmas 1993. Why do magazine that are good are no longer being publish? Almost done with all the piece need to fill in the background on toy shop, outline and beads on toy shop. Bakery need to be outlined and beads. Then make them to stand up.







Wednesday, January 13, 2016

decluttering hints

I started on this journey, one good thing when decluttering make sure you check what you are getting rid of you might find money I did.

Below is what I an trying to do to Declutter, Inventory, and Organize.

1. Decide on what you will declutter. There is 8 good steps on this site.

2. Stop the Flow of Stuff Coming In. Decluttering is a waste of time if you simply replace the old stuff with new. You’ll need to begin by slowing the flow of things entering your home. Determine today to buy less. Trust me, you won’t regret it. The freedom from desire to acquire is a beautiful thingsDecide on what you will declutter.

3. Organize First; Buy Second. Do not go out and buy a ton of storage pieces and supplies before you sort through your home. All of those pretty bins, boxes and baskets at The Container Store are very enticing, but they won't do you any good unless they fit the space (on the shelf, under the bed, in the closet); hold what you need them to hold, and function properly for your particular space. I recommend cleaning out first, assessing what containers you REALLY need, and then buying a few bins to start. You can always add later, but you don't want a bunch of empty containers cluttering up your home while you figure out where you might use them.

4. Find a place for everything and keep it organize. Don't stop until every object or type of object has a place where it lives all the time.


5. Inventory I am using this app KiWi Objects to help keep track of what I have hope this will help.

Monday, January 4, 2016

Goals 2016


  1. Do this scripture writing plan.
  2. I will Declutter, Inventory, and Organize the house.
  3. First stitching goal: I will only work on projects that had been started with the exception of Japanese Embroidery picture which it is in the planning stage but not started, projects for outreach, projects during a Alaskan beading cruise and end of the year little gifts. 
  4. Second stitching goal: Limit stitching purchases to item need to finish a project with the exception of a trip to Nordic Needle, during the beading cruise to Alaska and Japanese Embroidery hope purchases will be just item related to stitching not future projects.
  5. Lose weight present 194 next goal 169 then 141 started out 236. I am following Trim Healthy Mama eating plan, it might take two years to do this.
  6. Exercise and walk more.

Saturday, January 2, 2016