Day 2: Still in my closet

The monkeys are all sleeping.. so I'm taking this opportunity to post what I've been up to today, and note that I'm still not done.  Ugh 

Today is tackle my closet day.  We all know what a woman's closet is like, well mine isn't really an exception. But in my defense, Mr MB has more stuff that I do in the closet. 

So I pulled everything out that either I haven't worn, won't wear or can just plain live with out. Did the same thing in my dresser drawer. Which I'm considering just getting rid of the dresser all together. (I didn't take a picture of that)

** Please note this isn't a child subjected to the horrors of a hoarding house hold... The floor is cleaned up now **

But yes, that's my pile of "things". Things that I know I can and will live without.  There are two more bins in my closet that have to be gone through, another day. Right now I'm going to call it a success if I can get this stuff out of my house ASAP!  I'm starting by bagging it up.

I read somewhere that you can bag it or tub it up and put it away for 30 days. If you didn't miss it or need it during that time then toss it.  

I'm not that patient. 

And this is what I've got left, so far. There are still a few more items I have to get hung up but I started with two full sections and am left with this.

Not too shabby, right? 

 There is:

*heavy jacket

*light jacket

*2 small flannel shirts

*2 sweaters

2 t shirts

*2 knee length skirts

*2 long skirts

-Hang in there, Dingleberries

Day 1: It begins

Don't get your hopes up, I can almost guarantee I wont post daily, but I had a few minutes.. eating birthday cake and watching twilight again.

So i had a few minutes.. Today was Day 1 of my sorting and trashing.. I've got 2 bags of garbage (see hoarding) as well as a box of flip flops (I saved only 1 pair) and about 10 pairs of converse shoes.  I have an impressive "collection" of converse shoes.. .I'm getting rid of them.

This so far is going to be the hardest thing I do, because I've got some that I just love love love .

There's so much more to do, but I'm starting and that's a big step for me.  I think it's time, time to rid of all the clutter and all the mess.

The kitchen will be another hard part for me, it's been suggested that I make things from scratch. I think people have way to much free time.  Kind of like me I guess but I can't seem to wrap my head around making anything from scratch and it being better, lol ... I'm bad I know..

Did you all see Pokey's birthday cake? It wasn't cheap but Lordy is it good.

She's thirteen now, I can't believe it.  We have a teenager!  Pretty soon I'll have to throw a sweet 16 and buy cars and stuff.  Thats going to be weird.

Happy Tuesday Dingleberries...

Hang in there!!

something new, 2017

Call me crazy, but I'm starting something new this year. 

I've never been a hoarder before, but I've been watching a lot of it lately on television.  I get it, I have a small hoard of childrens clothes as well as toys and wipe containers. Just little things, but I see it and I'm like oh man that's overwhelming.

So my goal (we're not going to call it a resolution because that sets it up for failure) is to go ahead and work on living the minimalist life and somewhat more of a "crunchy" life as well as working on less waste around. Papa MB says we're "manufacturing trash". I don't know what's happened, I guess because I'm doing the stay at home mom thing?

We'll see and my hopes are to keep yall posted on how it's going.

So far,  2017 isn't starting off too bad.

Until next time,

-Keep hanging in there

Last day of 2016

its with great sadness I read today that one of my fellow CHD mommas has to lay her sweet boy to rest. His earthly struggles are over and he's on to greater things at home with Jesus.

2016 has been a bad year for death. So much death this year. It's for this reason I'll be glad to see this year come to an end.

Seeing photos of that sweet boy, reminders that my boy also born with a CHD. Life isn't long enough for some folks and God it's unfair for so many people.

For those of you who have lost someone this year, my heart aches for you!

Hiya all

Yep, another picture of my big fat head. You love it, shut up.

So, I've no idea what or where I'm going with my blog(s). At times I think nothing of them, that they are completely lost and I'm sinking in this hoarding mess of twins and children and life and ... just yea.

It's fun though... most of the time. I'm stressed, constantly and ready to throw in a match,run screaming down the hill pulling my hair out.  But I make it OK.  Two of the 4 children are asleep, so that's... a plus.

I'm so thankful for all the nice comments I got back in October. I'd seriously don't remember that post, serious sleep deprivation I think was the norm.

We spent last week sick so I don't remember much of that either.  We're on the mend now though (I hope).  The twins have been doing their albuterol and one of them is almost done with their antibiotics (ear infection).

I still haven't come up with clever names for them yet... Help me? I know some of you have some ideas (cough *chris* cough *Al* cough)

Also on a twin note, our baby b (until I figure something else out) had his open heart surgery last month, November 7. He's doing really well, kids are amazing y'all. They way they fight everything, I'd been laying there like a dead fish or something if it had been me. Not him, he was repaired and sent home on day 4.

His breast bone is still healing, so we're really only limited on the way we have to pick him up.  But he's rolling over like a champ again!  Before long other than the scar you won't be able to tell a difference. He's pretty much the same ole kid.  Eating better and spitting up less, that's a difference and a plus if you ask me.

Love em.

Brother on the other hand, baby a for now. He's pretty well flying with colors.  He's crawling and sitting and beginning to pull up. It's really sweet to see. He's a little spit fire though I think.

So there you have it, an update on the ole life of MB.

November and December came and went. Pokey will celebrate her birthday next Sunday. SO it's going to be a big ta do. She'll be 13, ya know. I still can't believe it.  Life is weird y'all.

Can you believe all the lives we've lost this year. It's...  crazy.

So until next time, keep hanging in there Dingleberries!

hello all

Well I've been awol again, of course.

Life is busy, as always. The twins are a blast, the three year old has gained a new name, threenado. Fun little thing i picked up online one day.

It's what we do though.

I'm on the laptop tonight, so this is something new. So much easier to type on this thing than that iphone.

I was on facebook or something earlier and saw a post by shannon doherty and made me remember that devil, cancer. I lost my dear blogging friend Tim last month because of cancer, next month marks the 4th year since Mama MB lost her battle with cancer.  There are some folks at work who are going through it, some of them again.

It's hard and it's terrible. but we all know that I guess,

I miss blogging, I miss reading whats going on in your worlds.

I hope all is well with you all and that I can catch up, somehow.

Until later,

Keep hanging in there.

a dear friend, gone too soon

My dear friend And fellow blogger Tim passed away on September 4.2016. Though we never met, he was close to my heart.

Such a sad time

Life is unfair sometimes