I haven’t been writing much because I’ve placed some restrictions on myself based on present priorities. Priority one: eat healthy and exercise; Priority two: devote the month of January 2010 to getting my house in order. That’s literal and figurative, because they are linked.

So…eating well and exercising takes some planning and time commitment, and until it becomes natural, it will stay at the top of my list above all others. I’m down 30 lbs since August, which isn’t bad and is definitely progress. The declutter thing is a huge time committment. I’m neglecting my favorite tv shows, blogs, and facebook, and I haven’t logged into World of Warcraft in a month. Amazing how someone with no hobbies manages to fill her time, huh?

The first week of January, I cleaned out my closet, reorganized and decluttered my living room and bathroom, set up chore lists, meal plans, and a functional calendar.  Week two, I cleaned my desk, decluttered the kids’ bathroom, sorted through my files, and organized my bills. Week three I painted my kitchen cabinets and then wussed out for the rest of the week. This is week four. So far I have declutterd my bedroom dresser and scanned all of my outstanding bills so that I can shred the originals. I need to tackle the kids’ room, but I keep procrastinating. It doesn’t help that by the time I am done with my workout and dinner, it’s their bedtime. It’s looking like this project may start to bleed into February.

That’s ok because it feels pretty good to get my life in order.