Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - Organizing things
Well, today I tackled some cupboards that just HAD to be organized and I was truly dreading it! I was supposed to do it last week, but you know how it goes, one thing leads to another leads to another and before you can say Jack Robinson, the week is over and you didn't get to it!!!
Now I can say, with pride and satisfaction, that it's done and it won't taunt me anymore!! And boy, does it look good and now there's ROOM for everything!
I so wish I could post before and after pics. Believe me, it would make Flylady run very far away to get away from my before house!
I threw lots of stuff away. I just did it. Even though a houseful of kids stood around me asking questions and lamenting in breathless voices over what I was getting rid of....
I tend to be ruthless. Hasta la vista, baby! Begone, great piles of clutter and crud!
You know, organizing is a freeing experience. It's also a motivating experience, and I could easily bite off more than I can chew, endurance-wise, right now. Little things lead to big things, at least with me.
And actually, this organizing tangent I've been on turned out to be a blessing....
I had a vision, after reading The Nester for about a week, of what I would do with the blank 14 ft long wall that you see when you walk into my house. This wall has been staring me in the face for 7 years now, and the last few months, it has gotten unbearable. So, I thought I would jazz it up a little with a shelf that I already have, spray painted a dark chocolate brown, with wooden letters that I would decorate myself spelling out FAMILY, and a variety of different sizes of pictures of my, well, family, all the same chocolate brown color, under this shelf, kinda like Cindy at Still His Girl's bathroom. The problem was going to be the cost of the frames! Yikes! That was a major deterrent........until I cleaned out those cupboards and drawers!!
I came up with enough frames to start me off on this wall of mine, and I was inspired, by The Nester's post today, to paint all of these frames a uniting color!!!! Ding Ding Ding!!! The light goes on!!! And I saved myself about $150 at least!
Yes, that little rabbit trail I indulged in above IS relevant to this post, because I am reclaiming junk I already had and making it fit into the scheme I have in my head, and it's all because I organized!!......Yeah, sometimes it's scary in my head, and thank the good Lord that only I can hear it in there!!!!
I want to spur you guys on to maybe organize some of your cupboards and closets and armoires and drawers!! Who cares that it nearly tired me out for the rest of the day....I discovered stuff!!! You can too, so leave me a comment telling me how wonderful your organizing efforts were and what you found that you can "feather your nest" with! That's my new favorite term now....so I'm going to use it a lot when I talk about my home and what madness I intend to inflict on it!
Oh, one more thing! If you haven't already, and your house is in need of some "feathers", go over and read The Nester today! She even has an etsy store where she sells these fringe creations that she makes that you might like!
Now, go on, GO already!!!!
Comments
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by drewsfamilytx
Good for you, Leanne!!!
I actually really need to clean out and reorganize my pantry and the closet in the boys' bathroom. It is has been on my to-do list since we moved in this past fall. *sigh* But there are always all of these other pressing matters... and now when I really want to do it, I have a sore throat and am starting to feel sick again. Oi. I think I'll go to bed and read some (the book is getting really good, by the way!) and then tackle the stuff tomorrow. :-)
Love,
Marsha
Thursday, March 13, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by EEEEMommy
I still have boxes that haven't been unpacked since we moved here over a year and a half ago. I wonder what's in them...
Thursday, March 13, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by duckygirl
So how far did you get?? I'm sad there aren't any pictures :( Of course pictures would probably make me sad I haven't been there in so long...I'm hard to please :)
Laura
