I have gotten a lot of emails, and comments lately, which have asked the question, "How do you do it all?" "How are you so organized?", "How do you find the time?" and even, "Do you ever have bad days?"

I actually LOVE to get nice comments (they encourage me to do more, in a big way.  I actually use them as "fuel" for creativity).... I don't know if everyone who asks these questions actually means it literally...they may just be saying it to be nice.   But, if some do mean it, I would hate for anyone to get the wrong impression, and think I was some kind of super woman who never has bad days and always has an ultra-clean, beautiful, spotless house.    Because if anyone out there thinks that, anyone who lives near me and visits often could set you straight!  

  I know this blog looks so neat and tidy and organized, but I can guarantee, I am not anywhere near organized as that.  I do WISH I was ultra organized, but unfortunately, organization in my house is not nearly as easy as organizing a blog.   If you came to surprise visit me, you would probably find shoes, toys, paper, and  probably sewing fabric on the floor.   I would sometimes be still in my pajamas.  Eek!  You would probably see dishes in the sink.  Unless you caught me at a good time of the day!

 If only you (in real life) could (as in a blog) select what category you wanted your stuff to be in and then click a button and "voila", the house is in perfect condition, with everything in it's rightful place!   Oh wouldn't that be something?  

I try my best to keep my house as neat as possible, but some days, it gets really out of hand. Some days I get really overwhelmed.  Some days I have gotten so frustrated with all of the work that I have ahead of me, that I actually cry.   Sometimes the kids don't want to do their schoolwork and I have to spend the entire day helping them through it. Sometimes Noah is busy spilling sugar and creamer on the floor while I'm trying desperately to clean the last 10 messes he just made.   But there are good days, and bad ones.  Today, I am happy, because I have finally caught up on the laundry, and the dishes are all washed, and put away!   But it is not always the case!  

As for how do I find time for all the projects I do? It's simple...I make time.   And sometimes the kids want to join in on the fun, and I let them.  If I'm sewing, and they want to sew....I give them some scrap fabric, scissors, and a needle and thread and let them go at it.

If I'm painting a mural, I tell them they can draw, color, or sometimes (if I don't mind cleaning the mess that day) paint too, but on paper, not the wall...that way, they don't feel left out.  They really love being creative with me!  And they love watching me work, to see what I'm doing. They ask me questions about their schoolwork, or talk to me while I'm working.  It is a good way to multi-task.     

Also, people that know me will tell you that I never walk, I almost always run.     I run back and forth, and I am such a scatterbrain (and many times, I am very hyper) that I will start something in one room, then remember I need to do something in another room, and forget the project from the first room.    And as soon as a thought hits my head, that I need to do something else, I'll run to get that too.   My scatterbrained way of doing things may just be the reason I get a lot accomplished.  It is definitely not because of my organization skills!  haha

If I'm watching TV with James in the evening, I can't relax. I feel that I must be doing something WHILE watching TV...I feel that I must be productive. I feel that it's such a waste of time to just sit there, and I always think of what I "could" be doing.   I know that's probably silly, it's just how I feel when I'm sitting there.  If I don't have a project to do, or a book to read, (or if I'm not cuddling or spending time talking to James) I will fidget with my fingers, or I will be shaking my foot back and forth...drives him nuts sometimes! haha

The kids go to bed at 7:00 PM every night, so that gives me 3 hours to work on things till it's bedtime for me and James....and he is usually such an encouragement while I work. 

I hope this helps give a little insight into what goes on "behind the blog scenes".   Here is an article that Tammy wrote a long time ago, which I think explains this same thing (I really love the way she brought her point across, and I agree with every word!):


Read the rest of the article here.