10 Things You Can Do While You Are Snowed in...

So for the last few days we have pretty much been confined to the house, and the yard in the case of the kids, and I have been taking advantage of the time inside to do a few things that we don't usually get around to when life is going full tilt.

You can actually do some fun family activities and make some organizing progress at the same time!
Of course you don't have to do all of them, but one or two little projects will make the time at home more fun and productive!

1. Bake something yummy...and organize the spice cupboard while it is in the oven.

2.Try a new recipe...oh, and it has to come from the cookbooks that you have on hand, because after you put it together, you can organize the cookbooks, take the loose recipes and put them into a binder, and throw out all the little paper bits that always end up in with the recipes!

3. Play a board game with the kids...and when you are done, sort/organize/purge the boardgames!

4. Watch a movie...and clean up the media area while it's on...

5. Play make-believe with the kids...and then when you are through, sort and organize the toys that you used: dress-ups, Legos, Little people, whatever...the kids will love your "help" with clean-up.

6. Curl up with a good book for awhile...and then dust and organize a bookshelf.

7. Do ALL the laundry...even those little bits at the bottom of the hamper that require hand washing...no, this one isn't all that much fun, but you can get it done!

8. Spend time on a craft or hobby...and after you are through, tidy the craft storage box/closet/drawer.

9. Spend some time on that scrapbook that is languishing in a box...it will be so much nicer on a table!

10. Send the kids out to play in the snow...and while they are gone, sort the snow gear. Pair the gloves, get rid of the things that don't fit, and put everything into a bag or bin, so that you will always know where it is, next time the snow flies.

See, you will be back to a regular schedule before you know it, but there will be a little more order at home.

You don't HAVE to wait for a snowstorm to do these things, though.

Stay Warm!