This week, I decided to take note of the small stuff. As a stay at home mommy (who is on the run a lot!) I often get overwhelmed with my day to day tasks. Sometimes at the end of the night after I've been "working" all day I look around and wonder what I actually accomplished. I don't have to explain how quickly order turns to chaos when there are four little girls, a goofy dog, and busy mom and super dad in the house.
Yesterday, in an effort to feel better about my everyday tasks, I decided to take some quick before and after shots. None of these tasks took a lot of time (minutes) and what a difference they made! These are the little (big) messes and chores that I do E-V-E-R-Y day. Seeing the before and afters makes me smile and reminds me of the good job that I do. Even when it doesn't seem like I have accomplished much, I know that if I do these small things every day there is a BIG difference in my home and that makes me happy! As much as I wish my spaces could look like my after pictures all of the time, all I will need to do is take a quick peek at my before and after pics this week to know that what I do here matters and hopefully it will give me motivation to do it all again. And again. And again. And again!
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| Our Unmade Bed |
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| The Bed is Made (2 minutes or less) |
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| Clean dishes need put away. Dirty Dishes need loaded or hand washed. |
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| Clean and Shiny Kitchen Sink! (25 minutes--including hand washing pans and bottles!) |
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| Our Dumping Ground-- mail, bags and purses, miscellaneous papers and dishes and food and toys! |
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| All Clear! Even turned on the digital frame! (10 minutes to put everything in its home) |
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| There's an empty spot in her tummy! |
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| Lunch hit THAT spot! And what a pretty "after picture." My favorite task of the day: Putting a smile on that little face! |
Head on over to I'm An Organizing Junkie to see more wonderful before and after pictures to motivate you today! 
