Fall Resolutions

Once upon a time I claimed to not be one of those people that make resolutions, then again, once upon a time I said I would never be a blogger...never say never, it will always come back to bite you on your good intentions!

Now that the Baron of Boredom & Master of Mayhem are back in school, it seems like everywhere I turn there's a project I am eager to pounce on.

You know, we all have one, that project wish list that never seems to get shorter, the one tacked to the bulletin board and curling at the corners, yellowing in a notebook, or buried under a pile of junk mail, receipts and permission slips on the kitchen counter.

So, now that I once again have a few hours each day to call my own, I find myself making promises to myself, resolutions you might say, and I figure if I publish them it might help keep my ADD-addled brain focused on results.

So here we go...

1)  Get back to thrice (or more) weekly posting. 

When I started this bloggin' thang I thought "How can I possibly ever have enough to blather on about to keep a blog going?" Now, I find myself perpetually frustrated by the abundance of inspiration and limits of time and energy.

2)  New & improve the Fortuitous Housewife. 

As I immerse myself in this ever expanding blogosphere, I discover, learn and am inspired, and my list of things to read, research and implement grows.

Stay tuned, gang, this should be fun!

3)  Clean out, purge, reorganize & freshen up my little nook.

This was my cozy space a few weeks after we moved into our house,before any pictures were hung, or calendars & notes were taped up.

The "to be filed" pile grew into a leaning tower, then recently collapsed onto the floor behind the door. Yikes! All the while, the filing cabinets are chock full of ancient, irrelevant history.

I always work better in an organized environment -- it's my anti-ADD solution -- but the piles are steadily expanding their dominion and my "work space" may be put on the endangered list.

4)  Update the photo collage wall in the living room.

I was so proud of my collage wall when I hung it shortly after we moved in, and was going to update the photos regularly. Ah, once again those good intentions fall victim to the day-to-day! The most recent photos are 2+ years old!

This one is really driving me crazy -- every time I sit down on the couch (not that that happens all that often), those aging images taunt me. 

5)  Scrapbooking 

The album fantasy list is long -- "first year" for each of the boys, redo my grandmother's flapper-era photo album (the book & pages are turning to black dusk), my high school years, my college years -- but those damn good intentions have failed me everytime.

Thanks to MyMemories, who recently shared their software suite with the Fortuitous Housewife (and I'm looking forward to sharing with one of you), I am once again inspired to give scrapbooking a try.

Stay tuned, I'll be sharing the results with y'all VERY soon.

Of course there are a multitude of other action items I could add to the list, but I'm aiming for realistic & attainable, hopefully before the holiday mayhem ensues. 

Pray for me!