In the Gameroom Saga, Amy mentioned in the comments that a rug would help pull the room together. I just happened to have one! And I actually knew where it was! And . . . it had been stored perfectly so I could pull it right out and use it! I should probably mention here that the storing-perfectly wasn't really something I … [Read more...]
Clue #3 in the Master Bedroom Mystery – Last Minute Shoving
Really, all of the clues so far have been pretty in-my-face. No sleuthing required. But how our master bedroom repeatedly falls into chaos . . . still feels like a mystery to me. Clue #3: Last minute shoving. Brought about by items not being in their homes when the doorbell is scheduled to ring. Brought about by not putting those items … [Read more...]
Clue #2 in The Messy Master Bedroom Mystery
We/I have too many clothes. I've known this, and the first clue in the Messy Master Bedroom Mystery was related to this concept as well. But I had a slap-in-the-face moment this morning when I went looking for baskets. See, I'm trying a new method. Not new as in earth-shattering-no-one-has-ever-thought-of-it-before, but new as in … [Read more...]
Clue #1 in the Master Bedroom Mystery: Good Intentions, Bad Results
Considering its pre-blog state, the master bedroom is not that bad. Still, though, my heart would palpitate if someone other than the five of us saw it. My sense of hearing took on super-hero qualities every time one of the kids at last night's Superbowl party walked past its door. If I had heard a doorknob moving, I would have knocked someone … [Read more...]
Solving the Messy Bedroom Mystery
Solving. Not "I solved." Definitely not "How to Solve." I've been thinking about this post for at least a week, but it was going to be "Solving the Messy Master Bedroom Mystery." But then, today, in preparation for my 9yo's slumber party tomorrow night, we tackled the boys' room. Oh my. I know/knew that their room was a disaster. … [Read more...]
Sometimes Clutter Can Have Its Advantages
Two huge boxes. Hidden in plain sight. Two boxes that, if you look closely, actually say on the outside what they are. And Christmas is less than a month away. But somehow, my kids haven't even noticed that these are sitting in the corner of the master bedroom. Yes, sometimes clutter has its advantages. … [Read more...]
Living Inside One of Those Game-Show-Money-Booth-Thing-a-ma-bobs
You know those game show money booths? The ones where they announce that the contestant will have one minute to be in the booth with 50,000 dollars flying around inside, and they get to keep as much money as they can grab? That's what my master bedroom feels like to me. Not in the … [Read more...]
Waaahh! (High-Pitched Operatic Note) – I’m Making Progress!!!
Yesterday was Wednesday, which meant I didn't have a big cleaning task to do. Normally, Wednesday is my run-around day, but since most things don't start up until after Labor Day, I was freeee!I decided to spend two hours decluttering. And I chose to work on . . . . the master bedroom. The big, bad, ugly master bedroom. I started with … [Read more...]
Maybe I Need to Make a Sign
My master bedroom. Ugh. I have worked so hard, and come so far on that room. But right now . . . . it looks almost like it used to. The only difference is that this time I feel justified. I know that it isn't a mass of randomness. I know that there is a "perfectly good reason" why it looks that way. I know that it would only take a few … [Read more...]