Hello and welcome to 2024!
We hope you had fun celebrating the start of a new year!
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If you took time off, are you finding it hard to get back into the groove of working?
I feel like I need about two more weeks off, lol!!
I’m not as prepared for the new year as I usually am, but that’s ok!
We are going to ease into 2024 and try to make it our best year yet!
What we’ve been up to this week
Spending time with family
Rich and I were so happy to visit with my dad and brother over the holidays!
I had every intention of taking lots of great family photos while they were here, but that did not happen!
This was taken on Christmas morning while I was still in my pajamas!
I can’t believe it’s the only photo I have of the three of us!
Saying Goodbye to Christmas Decor
We didn’t want to take down the Christmas decorations while we had house guests.
Believe me, taking down five trees makes a pretty big mess.
So instead, I stripped most of the trees of their ornaments but left the lights on!
Today, we are pulling out all of the storage boxes, taking down the trees, and putting everything “Christmasy” away!
What we’ve been doing on the blog
Home Organization Challenge
Ready or not, it’s that time of year when many people get the urge to organize their homes!
Since it’s cold outside, we recommend staying indoors and joining our Winter Home Organization Challenge!
Inspiration from around the web
Here are five posts we spotted this week we thought would be inspirational and helpful to you as you start a new year!!
- Winter is the perfect time to cozy up and read a good book or two! Check out all the great titles and consider joining this 2024 Winter reading challenge!
- Have you ever chosen a word of the year? You might want to consider choosing a word of the month instead!
- Here are some tips on how to start the new year off right!
- Have you put your Christmas decor away? Here are 30 non-Christmas decorating ideas to use in Winter.
- Ask yourself these 25 reflection questions for the new year!
Favorite Seasonal Finds
We spotted these items from Target to help you kick-start a fitness journey!
A New Recipe to Try
Winter is the perfect time for soup!
I’ve been looking for a recipe that’s easy and yummy and I can’t wait to try this Chicken Taco Soup!
Home Organization Challenge Weekly Task
We want to help you reach the goal of organizing your entire house this year! Each week we will suggest a space for you to organize!
Week 1- Kitchen cabinets and drawers
Posts You Might Like From Our Archives
Sharing some older posts that might interest you!
Kitchen Organization
This is an oldie but a goodie!
I wanted to share it because it explains how to organize your kitchen using zones!
Zones are a game-changer and I highly recommend using them!
Winter Decor
We’ll be sharing our seasonal decor soon, but until then, we thought you might like to see how we decorated for Winter last year!
Thanks for stopping by!
We are so excited to create and share tons of new content for you in 2024!
Looking forward to seeing you back here next Saturday!
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Blessings, Donna and Rich
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I’ve heard so many people share that they feel behind getting into the swing of things for the new year, Donna. It was definitely the case for us too. I love that you guys took pictures in your pajamas. We did the same! Thanks so much for sharing my Word of the Month post, it’s been really helpful to have something to look forward to each month. Can’t wait to follow along on all your adventures in 2024! Hugs, CoCo
I don’t know if it’s my age or what, but I feel like I’m doing everything slower, lol!! That’s ok because it eventually gets done!! Here’s to the best year ever in 2024!!