Really it's half over?

Again, I'm blogging about the year being half over already. I can't believe it, but sure enough the calendar tells me that today is July 7, thus making 2011 half way through. We are on the downhill slide of the year.

So of course I'm working on my Christmas shopping! LOL I actually have bought some things and went through my gift and holiday closet while I was home to catalog exactly what I have. Candles, to cute gift bags, to snowmen to children's books. Found it all in there, and now I have a list of what there is. Each year and I give stuff from the "closet" I forget to update the list. So at least once a year, I go through it to check again.

So that was one time consuming but fun project I completed on my "vacation." I also had some drawers in a three drawer dresser that needed to be reviewed. I'm a collector of paper. I find sticky notes that are cute or stationary or note pads that I think I can't live without. But when I get them home, they are so cute, I feel bad for using them and they pile up! Well not anymore. I'm going through and using stuff. Writing one little note on a piece of paper and when I'm done, I'm throwing it away! I'm using all those cool sticky notes and I'm not going to feel guilty about it!

My goal for about two years was not to buy anymore shower soaps, gels and lotions (especially from Bath and Body Works). When I moved in 2008 and again in 2010, I realized how much of this stuff I truly have. So I've been trying to get it all used up! Just recently I smelled a new fragrance and ended up in the store buying some, but I'm now back to my boycott of their products until I get some more of the stuff I have used!

Well, I'm doing that for my paper and note products too! Hopefully I'll start using it and it will go faster than I think. I've even brought some to work and my co-worker asked for sticky notes today. Going to try to do the same about pens, but just don't know if that will work or not. Wish me luck.

Hope everyone is having a great day and enjoy the downhill side of the year!

Stephanie