Addicted to Organizing!

DISASTER HITS!!!

Maybe you don't see what I see in the above picture but I see DISASTER!!!! Clothes are thrown everywhere, nothing is in it's place, the bed is not made, my purse is lying on the floor instead of on the desk, my make up is spread everywhere...my oh my!! It is a mess...

However, I have been spending days thinking about "spring" cleaning my room. I lie in my bed at night thinking about where I should move things, what project to start with, and what things I must get rid of! I absolutely love love love cleaning and organizing! Some people spend money on organizing books. People tell them how to sort and separate things, how to keep your house clutter free ect. I laugh at these books! I was born with the gift at organizing and sometimes forget that other people don't see things the way I do. I really don't have any secrets, most things I come up with on my own, but I will share with you two tips that I live by!

1- Invest in some good plastic organizers. I LIVE BY THESE! I have some for my makeup, my underwear, socks, camis ect. I have storage bins that are labeled with the contents that are inside. ( Save your bins! Don't right in permanent marker, type it up and tape it on the bin!!) Also, I use simple things that are found around my home to store things in. I have a cup that holds all of my makeup brushes and a champagne glass that holds my over sized jewelry! Keep it simple :-)

2- Besides seasonal items, if it hasn't been worn or used in 6 months THROW IT OUT!!! If you haven't used in the past 6 months, you will not use it again! Now I know there are exceptions like holiday items or baby items that you know you will use, but that sweater that hangs in your closet that you are saving because you may wear it sometime...get rid of it. You won't use it! I promise you won't! Every 6 months I go through my closet and give away bags and bags of clothes and trust me I always find things to wear! I also use this practice with shoes, purses, perfumes, and lotions. Certain things just take up so much room and collect dust so don't keep them either throw them away or give them away!


So those are the two tips that i followed when cleaning out my closest... here is the after picture of my closet...
I know it doesn't look organized but the bottom cubbies house my pjs to the right are my dress shirts and my summer dresses. My underwear and socks are stored in the blue bin, the pink basket holds my winter gear, next to my blue bin is my new sweater organizer. I have them sorted by the ones I use the most.
The other half of my closet holds all of my hooded sweat shirts, my skirts, and my 6 winter coats :-) I have a slight obsession with organizing my hooded sweatshirt by color...

So that is what consumed my day. I must say that I think I own a ton of clothes! Sadly, I didn't even show you my other dressers..yes I said dressers because I have more than one! Oh my!! The only way that I can keep all of my clothes is to continual stay organized!! Give it a try, you may find that it is fun and slightly addicting!!

My Big Surprise...

The Proposal...

It happened Christmas Eve 2009. I had put in 8 hours at my pool and was coming home in a rush to pack to go to my Mother's for Christmas. However, my plans were quickly changed! When I opened my door and stepped into my living room I saw this...

Roger standing in the middle of my living room with a dozen pink roses, rose petals thrown all over the floor and about 30 lit candles accompanying the flowers. Roger said this beautiful speech that I really don't remember because I was shaking at the words that Roger was saying. He got down on one knee and asked the timeless question, "Will You Marry Me?" Of course, I said yes!! It was such a surprise. I had no idea it was coming! It was perfect. Everything about it was perfect! It hasn't really hit me that I am now engaged. Someday I will be a Mrs! How exciting :-) So now you guys get to read about my big wedding plans for the next year and a half. I can't wait to start planning, to try on dresses, to pick out colors, to test taste cakes, to find an apartment, to pick out dishes, to find towels...oh my the list goes on and on! What a great adventure!! :-)

Discovering...

After hours of pondering, I have figured out how I am going to start my new devotional quest. As I said previously, I have been struggling with the idea of Jesus. For so long I have been defining Him by the way I feel. So if I had a bad day, I would assume that God was not there for me and so on...However, that is not true, God does not change in purpose or character. So my thought was who is God? Not who is to me or who is to you, but who is He according to the Scriptures? And then it all feel into place...

I am starting in Matthew. I will read a chapter a day. I will journal about who Jesus is according the scriptures. Now, I am not an expert by any means. I do not claim to be a Bible scholar but a seeker of the Word and Truth. So let me share with you what I found in Matthew 1.

Matthew 1:1-17 was the genealogy of Christ. It was a tad boring I must say. But what I learned is the Christ was human. He had a family. He had a past that was recorded. Things that I knew but was still good to learn again.

Matthew 1:17-25
"This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with us." When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus."

From this passage, I learned four things about the God of all Creation.
1- He was our Savior. Before he was even born, he was predestined to save us. An angel appeared to Joseph and told him that the child that Mary was carrying would save us from our sins.
2- Full filler of Prophet's past teachings. With His birth, he had fulfilled all of the Old Testament Prophets. This man is no joke!
3- Jesus is Immanuel which means God with us. He is with us all the time. His name means what it means. We were told that we would call Him Immanuel before He was even born. Amazing,
4- He is a miracle in Himself. He was born to a virgin. He was a miracle before hew as born but still this is amazing to me. Yes the Lord of all Creation did miracles but He was actually a miracle!! Amazing.

I am amazed. It's the truth. I am so excited for this new study. I know that it may not be the best way to study the Bible but it works for me. I am loving digging into my Bible now. I am excited for tomorrow...

...hmmm...

I keep hitting my delete button.

I do not know what to write.

I want to blog though.

I feel like there must be something on my mind to share.

I am finding nothing.

Oh well, maybe another day?

Yes, maybe another day...

Semester Over!

The last day of the semester has finally come. I am proud to say that I have successfully completed my first semester at Binghamton University. It is a wonderful feeling!! When the semester is over I always have these great ideas about what I should do with all of my "free" time. Granted, I still have to work 40 err 50 hours a week but I really don't mind. Over my break I know that I will do the usual, sort through all of my clothes, rearrange my room, spring clean my room, and put away all of my old text books. They will be organized of course in a handy tub. It is pathetic I know. I really can't help it!

Anyways, what I am most exciting about it digging back into my Bible. I heard this quote once that went something like this, "we need to stop defining God by our feelings but by the Word of God." I am excited because for so long I have taking my experiences and emotions and put them into who God is but over my winter break I have decided to search the Word of God to see who God really is. I haven't really developed a plan yet as to how to act this but it will come to me. As for now, I know that tomorrow I need to buy a new journal to keep track of my new findings about God. Don't worry though, I will share my thoughts along the way...

Ahh... I love the end of a semester!!

Anticipation...

I love waking up early in the morning when everything is so still. Everyone is asleep, no one is running around getting ready for school or work. You rarely hear cars on the road heading to their destinations. No it is quiet. It is peaceful. It is the morning. This morning I found myself awake once again at an early time. At first I thought I was sick but that's not the case. I believe that my anticipation has gotten the best of me. Let me explain...

Last night, I went to a wedding for one of my friends. It was beautiful. I sat besides the love of my life and my best friend Shannon. Shannon and I instantly starting talking about our weddings. We critiqued what we saw Lora choose for hers and offered our suggestions to each other. When Lora walked down the isle, our eyes were glued to Chris, her groom. His face was priceless. I love watching the groom. Shannon and I cannot help but think of our own loves and how their faces will look on each of our wedding days. We were emotional through the ceremony and cried when they had their first kiss. It was beautiful. So this morning, I woke up with thoughts of wedding plans on my mind. Do I want Kelly Green or Watermelon dresses? Or both?! :-) I want a bright summer wedding. I want bright colors. I want to make a statement not to prove anything but just a statement that this is my wedding. I want to start to plan a wedding. I want get married sooner than a year and a half. There are a lot of wants in my wedding wish list but for now I am content with anticipation. I enjoy thinking, dreaming, and creating ideas in my head about my wedding. I love thinking about spending the rest of my life with the one I love so much. But for today, I will be content. I will be content in the moment while I have a wonderful lovely boyfriend. I will be content knowing that I am one of the lucky ones, being able to find love. I will be content with ideas and daydreaming. I will be content knowing that I will be engaged sometime. I will be content with anticipation...

What to say?

I have been itching to blog since it has been over a week and a half since my last post, but as I sit here to blog, I cannot think of anything to write about. I am exhasuted. I am emotional. I have nothing left to give. I am hoping to make it through these next 2 weeks then I will want to blog. I am sure of it! So just hang on and be patient. I will post again!! :-)