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Keepin’ It Real
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My Dirty Little Secret

It is a New Year. Usually I don’t have New Year’s Resolutions (as you will see from the photos below), my life is just lived a bit more haphazardly. Remember that girl up there in my header is me—skipping along, stuff falling out of the wagon and while I never want to let go of the shear bliss of creating, it is time to let in some organization.

I would love to open this up for a group project as I am always willing to receive help and take advice. However, I remember not too long ago when I asked for your best organizational tips many of you seemed as befuddled as me (hehe). I will put it out there again. What should I do?  How do you do it?

I will post a new photo of my room the 1st day of each month this year. Hopefully this will document the progress I have made! Any companies out there that want to take me on as their personal project—don’t hesitate to apply!

Turn away now if you are squeamish!

The Room

The Closet

A crazy shaped nook built into the wall where I stuff fabric

I have started reading Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity.  I would love to implement his system. I do wonder what he would do with all of the #6 plastic containers waiting patiently to be made into Shrinky Dinks? You can take a little quiz to test your Getting It Done IQ at his website.

I realize by posting these photos Martha will never want to be my BFF!  I do feel the need to explain the photos (my husband even said he was embarrassed for me)—-it takes so much stuff to do all the projects here at Skip to my Lou, the room is too small, I don’t have money to buy more organizational aides(and obviously don’t know how to use what I do have), I have three kids, I am so busy, on and on………but really!

Help!


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  1. I love that you kept it real…my “space” looks just like yours! Thanks for sharing and making me feel normal. I pick at the mess here and there and sometimes can make it look somewhat presentable. But when I’m creating and in the moment, the last thing I can think about is organization!

  2. My room is also less than perfect. My goal in general for 2009 is to organize my life and my house – including my sewing room. And I have a large space so my excuse is my kids keep making it a mess.

    Storage. I want nice storage that won’t cost me an arm and a leg.

    I’m looking forward to your progress during the year, Beth

  3. I have your room’s twin in my house.

    Love. this. post.

    I am doing a few minutes everyday to sort and organize. I am giving myself months to get it in order. Less stress than a certain date or month. I will work on it….albeit slowly.

    You are so brave to post this, I am not sure I could post mine. (On second thought, your readers have seen it already if they read this post.)

  4. you know there are home organization shows on hgtv that come do a show about people like you, they completely make over rooms and make it more functional, and give you lots of advice. you should figure out how to apply and see what you can do that way. they might like to have someone like you.

  5. I see lots of treasures to be found! What a fun (if a little unruly) room! I see you’ve got a Pfaff! My parents (recently in the process of retiring) have had a sewing business for 40 years, and were Pfaff dealers!

    I’ll look forward to your monthly photo updates!!
    Cheers!

  6. I forgot to say…………… I made the crayon rolls for my granddaughters and my daughter told me it was her favorite thing that the girls got from anyone. They turned out really cute.

  7. Omigosh! I’m loving it!!! That is my room right down to the Dollar General sack hanging on the doorknob! I even have the Snow White gift bag hiding somewhere in mine. I cleaned my room up real good around Thanksgiving, and after all my Christmas crafting it’s a mess again. I guess I must like it that way………………

  8. I feel your pain. I’m one of the most unorganized people on earth and my craft room shows it the most…ok well so does my bedroom, kitchen…nevermind! I thought I had it figured out with shelving and storage containers but that just seems to make it hard to find what I need.

    I can’t wait to see what you come up with! If I think of anything I’ll pass it on. Good Luck and again I love your blog, your creativity is awesome!

  9. It really looks like you have a lot of great components for organization.
    I guess I would say do it the Fly Lady way and just take 15 minutes a day…no more…and tackle it just nibbles at a time. AND then when it’s all done use that 15 minutes a day to keep it that way.
    My sewing area is in my husband’s office so my motivation is constant…he always lets me know if it’s getting bad.

  10. best of luck to you this year! That looks like a big job, but I’m sure you’ll do fine if you just keep at it! p.s., I used to have that same stack of #6 plastic containers for shrinky dinks that I never did make.

  11. Oh my!!
    I think you need to start with a big white trash bag. You might feel better by just throwing stuff away – but not anything you might need :-}. Have you ever read “The Fly Lady”? Great stuff, easy to start and easy to pick up again once you have dropped the ball (aka holidays).

  12. You are brave, see I won’t post mine until its clean…see you can see the carpet in yours whereas mmm…can not in mine! But I have a deadline to get it cleaned (when I go back to work/school next Monday) Best of luck in your quest!

  13. My craft closet looks just like your room. I just wish I had a whole room. I say I would be much more organized if I had more room but we all no that’s a lie. I am working on simplifying in the year 2009. So hang in there. Love your blog and have found many projects here to keep me unorganized. Keep up the good work.

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