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2009 - Off to an organized start

Ask Brenda, I am on a terror in this house. Its been slowly driving me insane, general clutter and unfinished projects sitting EVERYWHERE!! Our poor office, well... it was supposed to be an office when we moved into the house. What it really has functioned as is a catch-all. We never even wanted the door open to that room. We just closed the door, trying to forget that it was even there. That room was the final resting place for many, many projects. That's where anything that was broken, incomplete or out of season went to die. With the news of Hailey Michelle Cornish's impending arrival, our guest room needs to become a nursery. Our office needs to become an office/guest room. There is no way we could hope to have that room perform 2 functions when it was unsuitable in its current single function. Two days, several storage bins and a couple trash bags later, it is a nice, clean and functional space! There is even room for a bed and perhaps a writing desk that currently resides in the guest room. I am a long way away from finished, but man, its an awesome start.

I spent Christmas night organizing the pantry and laundry room. Next up is the hall closet and garage. Our hall closet is a deep closet that extends back below the stairs. Its supposed to be a walk-in closet. Today, not so much. Whatever you can reach from the door is pretty much what you have to work with. I am trying hard not to be too anal about things, but what we have been doing is definitely not working!

We have also managed to get the house undecorated. Although the tree still needs to come down (its bare and ready to be disassembled), everything else is packed up. Before we leave for Houston on Friday, I hope to have it all back in the garage. It will be nice to come back home on Sunday to an undecorated, organized and clutter-free home.

Happy New Year everyone. May God's richest blessings be on you and may your richest blessings be on your loved ones this year!

Comments

Nathan G Hall said…
Oooo...organizing: my favourite! Wish I could have been there to help :)

Transforming a space from chaotic clutter to calm tidiness, is such a good feeling. And the next time you need that recipe, or that certain piece of paper, or that thingamabob, you'll know just where to look!

Enjoy your newly de-cluttered space!
D&N :)

"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
- Immanuel Kant
January 2, 2009 at 6:55 AM
Anonymous said…
Come on down, Dawn!!! We can keep you busy for a long time between our two homes!!! I like that feeling of declutter, too. I just have a hard time getting to that feeling sometimes!! :-)

Great job, Sean!!! Keep it up!!!!!
January 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM
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