image from real simple daily wallpaper

Wow..it's been over 2 months since I last blogged! Needless to say, things have been a little crazy around here. Crazy but worth it. And there's nothing like moving apartments to add to an even more hectic time, and so we're on the move again.

I'm going through a major decluttering phase and trying to focus on quality, not quantity, and have been asking myself constantly...do I really need this? can I live without it? did I even use it in the past year?? So bags and boxes have been filling up - ready to be passed on to others who might have a use for them. It feels good to let go.

There's also a lot of mental decluttering going on - trying to organize ideas and goals in my head, trying to visualize them better. Hopefully it will translate into something productive.


I came across this quote in my inbox which got me thinking:

“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” Karen Lamb

So true, isn't it? Life doesn't get any slower, the to-do lists don't get any shorter. It really got me thinking about what I want to do and what I'm doing today to make that happen.

Love this colorful poster that I came across the other day.

Keeping it all together

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Originally uploaded by nomadmama

So I've been missing in action around here lately. Well there's one thing I've learnt for sure, and that is - as a mom I can never expect my day to go according to plan. It all depends on how the little one is feeling and how her day is going. I think on most days, just getting stuff crossed off my daily to do list is a good enough feeling for me. These days I'm trying to get my life as organized as possible and that includes keeping my daily lists and scribbles organized. Usually I have journals/notebooks scattered all over the place and in various handbags but after finding this cute trio of notebooks I've managed to keep my daily to do's somewhat in order. PDA's just don't work for me. I need to write, scribble, make quick notes all the time!

How do you organize your day? What do you use to make your life and lists a little easier?

weekend wrap

After an emotionally draining week, I couldn't be happier to kick back and relax a little this weekend, both my mind and my body. The weather was a bit chilly but all the better for snuggling up on the couch with a blanket and catching up on some reading while the little one slept. It was also perfect weather to cook up this hearty cream of tomato soup.

I also caught up with my design inspiration blogs - namely Apartment Therapy, which I waste too much time on but do leave with some lovely images every now and then. Check these out:

- What a happy, happy kitchen. I would love waking up to breakfast in this every morning. If I could, I would paint my kitchen yellow.
- AT Nursery featured some gorgeous images from Fit Pregnancy's website. Here's one:

image via fitpregnancy.com

- I also enjoyed going through IKEA's 2008 catalogue, which I ordered only recently because I wanted to get it after we'd moved. There's so much stuff that I would really get in there (loved some of the fabrics and plates) but - the tragedy - there's no IKEA in NC....yet!

[october mornings]