Here it is. My big decluttering/organizing/cleaning project of the week: I cleaned off the dining room table. Perhaps you are thinking, "Ummmm, haven't you done that before? Like . . . a hundred times? And written a hundred posts about it?" Yes. Yes, I have. Yet it continually returns to slob-blogger-post-worthy … [Read more...]
The Smallest Disorganized Space I Could Find
If you've hopped over from Org Junkie, welcome! You can read about my two decluttering questions here, where I explain why they work so well for my slob-brain! Also check out the other methods that I use in my deslobification process. It's drizzly today. And a half-day of school for the boys. Combine those two things and you have . . . … [Read more...]
Organizing My Bathroom Drawer
I organized my bathroom drawer today. I didn't plan to, but it happened. It began when I finished my daily checklist (which was overly time-consuming because I hadn't done it all week) and realized I had a bit of time before lunch. I decided that I would declutter my bathroom counter. I sorted out the things that never get used … [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...]
Playing Catch-Up
Saturday was my youngest child's fifth birthday party. Don't worry, I'm not sobbing. I'll save that for Wednesday, her actual birthday. I've come a very long way in this deslobification process and didn't have to block out two entire weeks to clean and declutter before I could start party prep. Still though, big events mean . . . … [Read more...]
A Back to the Future Moment
I have a question. What do YOU do with all of your wigs? You know, the ones you wouldn't wear on a normal day? Oh. You don't have any wigs? Hmmm. Okaaaay. Well, it's a real issue for me. I can justify keeping the wigs that are modern and fun in the master bedroom. But if I also kept my classic pin-curled ones in there, it might … [Read more...]
I’m Totally Shelf-Obsessed
Deciding on the perfect shelf for my daughter's room led to a re-arranging/moving/exhausting-switching-out of shelving units all over the house. I LOVE shelves. Seriously. They are my weakness. Somehow, I've arrived at a point where I can accept that little containers will not solve my slob-problems, and that they'll just end up as clutter … [Read more...]
My Little Girl’s Room Is Organized . . . Am I on a Roll Here?
I shared on Friday that after being so proud of myself for organizing the garage, I ended up in a funk when the very next day, a desperate search for tap shoes made me unable to deny that my daughter's room had . . . once again . . . ended up in a state of chaos. Bigtime chaos. Such bigtime chaos and such a bigtime funk that I didn't even … [Read more...]
Day Two of My Big Garage Organization Project
Saturday morning I was ready to get to work. I was excited about Friday's progress, and I felt that this was going to be the day when I would see real change. I know, it almost sounds like I'm an Organizational Blogger, right? After spending 30 minutes looking for the dust mask I wore the day before (which I still haven't found), I decided … [Read more...]