Disclaimer - this is a REALLY long post .. .. sorry.
So, if you are so interested and missed it the first time, you can pop over to this post for day 1 and this post for days 2, 3 and 4.
So, here we go! Day 5 at A Bowl full of Lemons was Under the Kitchen Sink. Instead, I wanted to finish up my desk "re-vamp". After moving the desk out of Nate's room last spring, my desk became my everything space - bills, computer, drop zone, scrapbooking center, craft "room", teaching desk . . . you get the idea. Part of the problem was desk #2 that still lived in Nate's room for no other reason than I needed to clean the basement to make room for it. Well, just a few months ago, we moved that desk downstairs so I finally had a place for my "Craft/Scrapbooking" room. So, my "kitchen sink" is actually my desk drawers:
So, this is everything I cleared out of one drawer now cluttering up the top of my desk! |
This was the messy desk "stuff" drawer. Notice the hands? |
Now it is neat and organized with all of the desk supplies I need. (I do have a filing cabinet in the basement that has one drawer where I keep all of the extra stuff) Notice the hands again? |
Here's my helper :-) |
And my teaching drawer with the months stuff in it - this also held scrapbooking stuff. |
I almost forgot this drawer - good thing I didn't!! |
There is even space now for me to stick my to do folder when I don't want it on my desk top |
The current final product. I am really happy with how it is turning out. I can actually close the roll top for the first time in forever! |
Ok, day 6 at A Bowl Full of Lemons was Dresser Drawers. Now, I actually need to organize our dresser but haven't got to that yet - that will end up hitting a different day. So, instead, my Day 6 is my basement. Sadly, I have no before pictures (or maybe not so sadly because it was sad!!!)
The Pantry and I actually did my pantry. This house, as I said, doesn't have a true pantry but not long after we moved in, we turned a space in the basement into a pantry. Darryl added shelves for me and I tend to keep it full :-) Again, no before picture - but here is the after!
Isn't it pretty? |
toy organization. Right now, I don't have a need for this. We keep things pretty well picked up and have a cubby shelf in the living room plus toy boxes in each bedroom. So instead, I'll show you my "other" desk - the craft/scrapbooking area. And, only an after picture of my great desk!!
Now I just need to find time to work down here! |
Finally, Day 10 is the Laundry Room. My laundry sits on the other side of my "library"/craft area. I only wanted to share you my new shelf that my dad hung for me! Due to lack of closet space, I needed to get creative with where to hang our out of season clothes (I used to hang them in Nate's closet before it was his!). I love this space now - it is also currently our game storage . .. which I think needs to be cleaned out a little but at least it is neat :-)
It's perfect isn't it? It's nice also because I can hang up clothes that can't be dried in the dryer. Just below this shelf, I keep three laundry baskets for easy sorting before washing and that is my little freezer :-) In that little doorway (which some day will have a door once my electrician (aka my dad) moves a huge wire for me and my carpenter (my husband) finds time to put in a door, is my canning storage. It holds a bakers rack that has been everything in almost every room of my home which has plenty of room for my pots and jars.
That's it :-) I'm caught up - at least in the days. So I hope for day 11 I can actually get the dresser drawers organized.
So, the moral of this story - we all have at least 21 areas in our home to organize so jump in and clean out that drawer, closet, cupboard or small room! You will be amazed at how much better you feel when you look at that one space :-)
2 comments:
I have at least 21 areas to organize too!
looking good!
You are doing really great! I think it's motivating everyone to get their house organizing! I love to motivate and inspire organization! It's great to see you are up to the challenge!
Becky B.
www.organizingmadefun.blogspot.com
Organizing Made Fun
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