I am ready to get our home in order! Before Grayson we had a little list of things we'd "like" to do around the house (ie: paint the bathroom, trim the beach grass thing out back, clean the basement, etc.)...but, now that he's here and has been for two months, it seems like our my list has grown by one hundred!
It's amazing how in just a short couple of months what a wreck your home can become! I am not a fan!
Now, I admit. I have a hard time letting go of even the smallest thing. Everything has meaning to me in some way, shape or form and I cherish even the littlest note or momento. Nate can't stand it! Haha! So, over the past year or two I have worked really hard to let go. Let go of things I don't use (or won't ever use). Things that don't work or fit. Things that I simply do not need. Especially things things that like to take up too much space in our tiny Cape Cod.
Right after finding out I was pregnant, Nate and I purged our entire attic, bedroom and upstairs closets. It felt great! We took two car loads of STUFF to Goodwill.
Fast forward almost a year and I am ready to do it all again, but this time...the whole house. And with it ORGANIZE!
I love organizing, but for some reason just never took the time to do much around here. Now, I'm ready. Ready to purge. Ready to put things in new and useful places.
Take a look at a few of things we'll be working on this summer (after a trip to IKEA in 2.5 weeks!!)
Anyone else have a drawer or drawers like this? Ha! What a mess. This poor drawer is so heavy! It holds anything from phone books, to cook books, to tools and thank-you cards, batteries, envelopes, cords and way more! I hate not being able to find anything. That will soon change!
Right above that drawer is this great cabinet of storage. However, we can never keep it straight for more than a few days! It's a hodge-podge of stuff too. Picnic supplies, all our board and card games, haircutting supplies, the iron, old, ratty towels for cleaning, etc. etc. Just a big ol' mess and I can't wait to make it more functional!
This "space" makes me giggle. It's in our dining room and as you can see, is currently housing my essential scrap stuff that belongs upstairs, but lately when I scrap, it's been at the dining room table because it's more convenient with Grayson right now. However, it's gonna have to move soon because we'll be getting a 2-row Expedit bookshelf to hold Grayson's toys and such that will eventually be making their way into his life. :)
What's wrong with this picture? Haha! We never used those hooks until Grayson came along. Now, they're wonderful to hold his little hooded bath towels, but the mismatch-y-ness drives me crazy! All 3 will be replaced with 2 (maybe 3) new hooks that match!
This is the top drawer in our bathroom. It's mostly my stuff like makeup, nail polish, hairbrushes, etc. But also houses Nate's "get ready" stuff too. Toothpaste, deodorant, etc. It all needs help. Especially my makeup and nail polish. Oy.
This poor bathroom. Ugh. What a mess. That horrendous green color was a big OOPS on Nate and I's part 2 years ago! It was NOT supposed to be that bright or that green! Haha! And the shelf I still love. I just want it white now and all that junk removed and reorganized. I can't wait to re-paint the bathroom (it's at the top of our to-do list) and repaint the shelf to lighten up the small space!
And finally the messy entryway closet. Oh, blah. What a downer! ;) The shoes are everywhere. However, I plan on fixing that real soon with a new little shoe shelf I found at Target. The rest? Well, I'm not quite sure yet. But, I'll figure it out! ;)
There are so many other little things I want to do. Like, get our seasonal clothes organized and labeled into plastic containers (and stored in the walk-in attic). I'd also like to get curtains for the living room and bedroom.
It will all happen with time and as we save little by little. However, the organizing? That cannot wait. It must happen soon so I don't lose my mind!
Do you have any must-do/try organizational tips you'd like to share?
