Where do I begin?

I have a half ass attempt at getting my house in some sort of order. I have been taking pictures of this mess, hoping that after the next few months I will never see it again that way.

Sigh...

My house is a zoo. Mud, Chandler, Aerial... sadly you all have seen my dump of a home in person. I apologize. I have no strong sense of mess or clutter. It just all blends in, and I just get used to it all being there. I can blame my mother for my love of stuff, she has SO much stuff, and lets just say with over 30 pairs of jeans that is just the beginning of her array of stuff. But that is where the blame must stop, because she keeps her stuff, as much as there is. In some sort of pretty order.

So since the dieting, and the potty training are totally out the window (I know you wanted to know Iowa friend) I have come to the conclusion that me personally, I can not, diet or focus on potty training, with this much shit everywhere. I mean there is NO where to put anything.

Most days every flat surface is totally covered, tables, shelves, the pool table, kitchen table, yep. And we are making it almost a contest to see how high I can stack things.

I have noticed that on Jon and Kate plus 8 she has notes everywhere. I looked at there site, to see if I could read them. Or get an idea of them. I am sure with 8 kids that is the only way to go.

Maybe it's a bit much since I only have 2 kids. But I have 2 dogs, and 2 cats too. I also have little or no discipline when it comes to cleaning. Or for the love of god, just simply picking up after myself.

Really one of our biggest issues is that neither Spaghetti or I put anything away. I mean anything. We will walk in drop everything on the kitchen table (Hot Spot) then drop our coats on the chairs. When we eat away from the table, either t.v. room or computer desk. We leave the room and leave the glasses or plates there!

So last night we talked for quite awhile on what we would like to do to change this house. There is no peace or calm. It is a mess of shit, clutter, WAY to much furniture, and toys taking over!

And I am also the ringleader of this circus with being the biggest procrastinator ever!! So I started FLYing. I am taking lessons (for free) from the Fly Lady herself, I think SITS read my mind and had Grocery Mama as there featured blogger today! (love her site!)

I am taking baby steps of setting up a routine, along with monster steps of organizing. Spaghetti and I are setting aside Monday (my parents are taking the kids) and we are hauling ass to clean, and declutter.

The Fly Lady really inspires me to work. She says she is proud of me and not to try and catch up to all the emails, but to start right now. Just like in scrapbooking. Don't try so hard to backtrack, just go right now.

She-ite... if I only took my own advice. Well I will. Time to put the "Go Away" post-it on the monitor, and turn off the screen until tonight.

I leave you with this. Check out my other new blog, don't laugh. I am working hard at getting my shit together and if it takes a blog, and 3 days of writing out a control journal, and notes all over the house. Then so be it.

Enjoy my retarded journey of blogging this mess. Now... Where do I begin?