The curse of being messy

I have mentioned a few posts ago that I am in the process of weeding through 3 years worth of digital pictures so I can have them all printed. It has been such a frustrating process! Basically what I have been doing is uploading all my memory discs onto a photo printing site and then deleting all the ones that I already have a print. The problem is that I would get a few discs done and then find another handful of pictures that I had stashed somewhere. Being disorganized is a curse on so many levels! The good thing is that the more prints I have managed to find, the fewer I have to have printed. So, I think I am pretty much done with the weeding and now I just have to place the order. The grand total???? Drumroll please.....1448 pictures to be printed! YIPES!!!! It's o.k. because I thought it was going to be worse. I've heard good things about the Clark Color Lab so that is who I am using. They have .09 cent prints which is the main reason I'm using them. My plan is to put all of these pictures into albums in chronological order and then pick which pictures I will scrapbook. As I remove a picture from the album, I will order another copy to replace it in the album. Doesn't that sound organized and efficient!? I'll let you know if I actually am able to keep up with it. The moral of all of this is to PRINT your digital photos in a timely manner. What is the point of taking great photos if they just sit on your computer where no one can see them? The other moral is if I was more organized in the first place, this would not have been such a big deal!
Well, Jack's birthday party is coming up on Saturday which means that this week MUST be dedicated to cleaning house. I always clean better when I have a deadline. The trick will be to keep it clean for more than a few days. I've been doing a lot of reading about cleaning and organizing and the truth is that a messy house makes you feel messy inside. For me, this is very true. That's why it's time to take control and do something about it. I always say that I hate it when people bitch about something but do nothing to change it. That's pretty much what I have been doing about my house and my weight. So it's time for ACTION!!! Seriously!!! I mean it!!!
Don't laugh. This is important! ;-)
I have a lot of things to chat about today so check back later. I plan on posting again today--after I do some cleaning!