I FINALLY did it!!

Many, MANY months ago, I made a public promise to clean my desk...I don't know why. Perhaps it was the thought that publicly humiliating myself would actually prompt me to break with my nature, and actually STOP procrastinating. I don't know. I DO know that I FINALLY have done it...only somethingn like 8 months LATE. Ahem. At least it is done. My husband is happy.

So, before pictures (and let me add that it was actually MUCH worse than this...I just didn't get pictures today before I started):

****UGH****I can NOT find the picture I was looking for...believe me...it was AWEFUL. Think one HUGE pile of papers completely covering my whole work surface, periodically falling on me or off the sides of the desk.

And after pictures:
And THIS is what I took OFF of there...the SAVE box:


And the shred pile....AFTER we'd already shredded almost 2 bags full:


I'm feeling productive today!!

A little bit of this and that....

First tomorrow is my birthday. We're probably going to have our regular day....Hubby to work, kids to school, me working at home, then picking up the eldest from band practice, off to AWANAS, and eldest to her class, and hubby and I will go out to dinner before heading back to start picking everyone up.

So, this weekend, we went and spent our tax money...getting some things we really needed, which fit in just nicely to be my birthday/Valentine's presents this year. So, without further ado....

I spent ALL afternoon yesterday, putting that desk together...I have blisters on my hands from the screwdrivers. But, I am LOVING it!

Then, hubby sent me shopping on Sunday....I got jeans, a shirt, and BOOKS!!

Now, if you've made it through all of that, I have some blogs I read this morning I'd like you to go check out....

First, Eric (our music minister at our church in Montana) has a great article posted about Valentine's Day. Go read it here.

Second, there has been a HUGE to-do over what is going on in Berkley, CA. Norma posted some about it here.

Gotta go...school bus will be here in a minute.....