What a time it has been the last couple months. Without going into too much detail, it has been more than a bit of a gong show! Getting ready for Christmas was of course busy, and Daria had a family emergency that kept her away from the technical side of the Savvy Organizer.

Then, on Christmas Day, away from our home that I WORKED SO HARD TO HAVE PERFECT before I left, it apparently froze and we had pipes burst, toilets crack and a dishwasher break! ARGH! I have never experienced the headache of a flood, nor cutting our livable space in half before. It really has been a challenge condensing. I would look around every day at the disaster that was before my eyes and think “I need ME!” (someone to come in and help me organize this mess) or some serious drugs to help me focus! It was almost more than I could handle with 6 people living in about 1000 square feet. So we are now living on top of one another, but I finally feel like I have a handle on it. Not that I am done, but I no longer dread the morning and feel like there may be a light at the end of the tunnel! Wow. And the gigantic silver lining that is around this whole dark cloud is that I get a bright, beautiful new basement!!!! I love insurance!!! In 6 months I am confident I will look back and think it will be the best Christmas present ever. Until then, I think it may be a different story!

Have you ever experienced a flood? How did you organize from it? The focus of Savvy Organizer in the coming months will be on PURGING because that is all I will be doing around here! Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years and I look forward to hearing your tips and sharing mine with you as I go. Here’s to a New Year, new basement, and a forced paring down. Love it!!!!!

Well - it has been a little about 2 months since the last post and let me tell you 4 kids has left me feeling not so savvy or organized!!! But looking at little Ezra George makes it all worth while, right?

There is nothing that sets a screw into a tight routine like a baby who does not love sleep as much as his mama! So it has been a time of a few adjustments while all of us getting settled into a new “routine”! Thankfully we are getting into one now and I am ready to get back on the saddle. While there has been a hiatus of posts and shows, I have got a lot planned for the coming months and can’t wait to get on it! First thing on the agenda… Holy Cow CHRISTMAS! (How did it sneak up on me so quickly?!?) It is just around the corner and I am starting to panic just a little bit, so join me while I get my head back on earth and into the season of delightful madness. I can’t wait! - Maja

I am thrilled to announce the arrival of baby #4, a BOY, on Friday, Sept. 5! That was the “planned” date for inducing for months and when my doctor said he couldn’t do it - the little guy thoughtfully kept to the plan anyway. Yeah for being a good listener!!The delivery was fast and furious, no time for any pain management (nothing like delivering an all natural, posterior baby) . He weighed 8′11 and was 21 inches long. He is beautiful and perfect and despite thinking Friday I was SO done with childbirth, I think I could have 3 more! It is wonderful and I am loving him more than I thought possible. - Maja

Maja, our Savvy Organizer has the stork circling above her house this week…we’re on Baby Watch! We’ll let you know when the little bundle arrives (hopefully on Friday, that’s when Maja has it scheduled and planned for) and how Mama and baby are doing. Until then, you are welcome to send her your good wishes in our comments below.

Good luck Maja, we love you!

Thank you for stopping by The Savvy Organizer site. Both Maja and Daria are on vacation with our families and will return on Aug. 18th. If you have questions feel free to email us at thesavvyorganizer@gmail.com

Have a Savvy Summer and we’ll be back very soon! May we suggest listening to a past podcast to curb your appetite until our return?! Cheers!