Hanging some artwork

My living room, pre-dinner party. I finally started to hang some art on the walls.

Cleaning out my files

In addition to cleaning up my kitchen this past week, I spent some time organizing and updating my files, which I keep in a hanging file under my desk. For as long as I can remember I keep my files ordered by:

1. Bank accounts
2. Credit Cards
3. Social Security
4. Monthly bills
5. Insurance
6. Lease (and now Mortgage) Information
7. Student Loans
8. Current year receipts (i don't really keep these anymore, I take photos of the important ones and save them to Evernote)
9. Retirement accounts
10. Investments
11. Tax Returns

In another rack, I keep my (non-financial) health and education records. Something else that I love doing is using the company's logo or letterhead for labeling each hanging file. I figure these corporations spend millions on creating memorable images, so I will take advantage of their brand recognition; thus, saving myself the valuable time of reading each label.

Squeaky Clean and Green!

Today, I came home to a nice, clean home, à la Squeaky Green Cleaning. The Kiddos™ were a bit traumatized; I found them hiding under the bed. But they came out to inspect the work a few minutes after I arrived home, and, as you can see, they are feeling back at home on my homemade  afghan, knitted with love by Grandma Sparks.

What Time Is It?

It's SASSY TIME!

I am very excited about my new clock, bestowed upon me by my dear friend, Sarah (the sassy red head on the left.) I especially love its number "10" and would love to know what font that is.

For now, the clock is hanging on the wall above my desk, but I intend to display it in the kitchen as it is good feng shui to know the time and keep a balanced and well-paced daily routine. Eventually, I hope to find a small desk time piece too -- but do not want to have a clock prominently displayed in the living room, as this is a place to relax and entertain guests, not to think about the passing of time.

Day Two: taking form

My best friend from Argentina arrived today to help me unpack and start to settle. Although we spent most of the day running errands and napping, we made significant progress toward a more organized space. We focused on the living room/home office. Tomorrow, we'll work on the kitchen.