birds eye view: Finally Friday

I should be blogging the pictures from the utterly fantastic day we had today. Lots of sun, bare feet, dirty hands and fresh plantings...but I am too tired.

Okay...one...

Little E and Baby A play with her new water table...

Thank-you Nanna and Poppa!

Little E also played in his McQueen tent ALL day...and is presently sleeping in it on the floor of his room.

Oh to be a kid again.

Okay...a few pictures...I got a spurt of energy.

Baby A LOVED the water...splash splash...lick lick...

Some plantings...about 15 basil plants.

FINGERS CROSSED PEOPLE!!!

Oh ya...and I threw together a cobbler.

Yum.

First dinner in the patio this year!

Quinoa, asparagus and pork tenderloin.

Baby A quite loved it.

...So...what we have been up to the last few days?

Well, last weekend actually. I have been so busy with work and "stuff" I finally downloaded the photos off my camera.

Last weekend was one of those weekends where things just happened. Like dominos. I began a cleaning frenzy...well...more like an organizational frenzy. It all began when I was throwing some laundry in the hamper in our closet.

I went in and turned on the light and all of a sudden...it hit me. DO IT.

Do what?

Baby A was asleep so I decided to tackle...the Master Bedroom Closet.

I was so sick of looking at it. All sorts of things were getting tossed in there. Tossed into oblivion they were and maybe...if they were lucky they would get dug out one day to a..."oh, that's where that ____went. I was looking for _________ everywhere!"

I WISH I had a before picture (bad blogger) to show all the crap that was taken out, organized, tossed, donated and sorted...but I didn't.

(Mr.Man should be thank-ful, his drawers were the WORST.)

Look at what I found under a mountain of odd socks, clothes, books, price tags, dry cleaning bags and hangers...a dresser! I put my jewellery box and some vessels on top stop us from chucking more crap on it again and again.

(Who am I kidding...that won't stop us...well...maybe for 1 week)

I also organized Mr. Mans drawers.

I threw out clothes from when we first started dating.

Need I say more.

(Mr. Man is now horrified that I wrote that)

Volia!

I see carpet!!!

There are no clothes spilling out of the baskets.

Stuffed and overfilled hangers are not poking out everywhere.

Heaven.

I tried to organize my side...my sister taught me to do it in colours...I try to do it in styles...short sleeve, long sleeve ect. I am sure there are books and blogs dedicated to the art of closet organizing.

This is Erin 101.

Wooden hangers. A must.

No...not a splurge...an investment for your clothes.

8 hangers at Ikea for something like $6.

If you can't fit them in...you have too many clothes.

PURGE.

I did.

Two

huge

bags

full.

Like I said...mostly Mr. Mans hold outs and yes...my old clothes. I have finally (much to Mr.Mans support and patient consult) re-hauled my entire wardrobe after being pregnant for the last two years. I am a different shape and size these days and am in a different space. I wanted to reflect that in my wardrobe and style. Hence all the silly fashion posts on this blog. I love fashion. Always have, always will.