Speaking of being productive, I have declared that these few days leading up to Christmas would be "organize and clean your house" days. When we moved in our place back in August, we just unpacked and quickly put things in their place without much thinking. There was no organizing or much decor thought. You see, not only was I unpacking my house, I was unpacking my school stuff and gearing up for my job. So finally I am having time to make this house feel more like a home and organize stuff.
I can't believe I'm about to show you this but this is real life of our closet under our stairs. My mom and mother in law are going to gasp! But hey, check out the after shot moms, aren't you proud!!!
It only took me about an hour to get it all organized. I basically took EVERYTHING out except Todd's drums which were tucked away so nicely back behind the corner. This made me a little sad since that is favorite hobby/best talent and he hasn't got to play them in over 5 months.
After taking everything out, I then placed everything in piles:
- Donate
- Tools
- Seasonal Decor
- Crafts
- Misc.
Then I took the piles and organized them even more. I got a little crazy with the tools and labeled everything! Finding tools and nails has always been so difficult so now I'm hoping my new system will make home projects less stressful. The best part of cleaning the closet out was finding some great decor I've bought along the way that somehow got shoved in the closet. I feel like I went "shopping" in my own house because I found so many great items that I forgot I had.
On my list today is cleaning out the laundry room and hanging some new curtains. Also, since so many of our closest friends live far away and can't visit, I promise I'm finally going to get around to posting pics of our house. Plus, see that red box from above? Can't wait to show you what came inside it!!
Anybody else feel inspired this time of year to clean and get organized? Christmas can be such a busy time of year but I try every year to keep it simple, remembering the true reason for the season. Part of that is the de-cluttering around the house in order to enter this season with a mind of simplicity. Hope you all are feeling stress free and truly enjoying this special time of year.
-S