Hi everyone!
The time has come. (Cue dramatic music). We have two rooms in our house that have suddenly, with all our renovating, sorting, purging and packing, become the place to "put" things that need to be out of the way. All of us have contributed to the clutter and yesterday, it got to me! We've not lived with stuff out of place to this degree. It actually totally embarrasses me to even think of taking a picture and posting the mess. But after reading someone else's blog, where they posted a spot in their home that had become cluttered, and then she posted a week later with the incredible progress, I became inspired to do the same. Because if I post, I have to purge it, right? You, my faithful blog readers will be my coaching team. I can hear you all now, shouting to the rooftops "Go Chy Go!!"
This room used to be our youngest son's room. Hence the "sports" wall paper border. After he moved out, we kept it pretty empty for a while. At that time, all our kids had moved on, except for our youngest daughter, so it was really a wasted space for a while. Then we were gifted the huge dollhouse peeking out on the left. A few months later, we bought the purple couch for $100 ~ brand new and still had the tag on but the family was transferred and had to sell it quick. It was a $1400 couch! So we put in the metal shelves for books and dollhouse reno tools and it became the "dollhouses studio." Now it has become a spot for boxes for packing (empty), piles of "stuff" to sort to donate or sell. A few items from renovating as well, including four boxes of flooring we still need to lay, paint for the walls and the blinds that need to be hung up. Good thing we're still here!
Same room, expanded view.
Scary, isn't it?
Here's the second room that has caused me so much stress lately. It was our "nursery" and then my art studio for the last few years. But again, with all our sorting and purging, it has become a different studio of sorts. Maybe more like a "packing warehouse!" I'm happy we can see the floor but so stressed by the stuff we need to pack. The rest of the house is so neat and orderly, and then you come up the stairs and here's what you see. Ugh! I can't wait for it all to be gone.
A secondary view.
So my dear blog buddies, will you encourage me to get this finished? Yesterday, I cleared out a lovely section in the art studio, with items meant to go back to work (why are they in my house?), items for donation now tucked away into my car for drop off at the charity shop and items for packing that are now in the intended box or sitting on the table to be wrapped. It's a start and I'm tired and sore today, so I know I made a good dent. I will post pictures as soon as it's all done. We have a strict time limit as our oldest son is coming home for Christmas and he'll be sleeping, snug as a bug, in the "sports" themed room on the purple couch. His arrival is set for early on December 21st. Can't wait!
Do you have a spot in your house that you avoid?
A place where things pile up and the door is shut?
6 comments:
Go, Chy, Go! You can do it! Little by little. You're making great progress! I always work best when I have a deadline.
Thank you Lorrie for the encouragement. I'm fired up now to work on it, bit by bit this week. Everyone else is back to work tomorrow but its my regular day off so I hope to get another chunk done. Soon, both spaces will be empty except for the furniture and perhaps a box or two!
I'm a procrastinator, but do very well when faced with running out of time.
Just start, and before you know, they'll be space and organization galore !
~Jo
Thank you Jo for visiting and sharing your sweet words tonight. A deadline always does seem to help!
Don't fret Chy, you'll get there! I think we all have areas in our homes that silt up with stuff that doesn't quite have anywhere else to go! I know I do! You'll do a great job getting it all sorted I'm sure! X
Now that I have my "cheering" team to boost my spirits and keep me going, I know it will go well Penny!
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