since this morning...

[verbicide]

I have:

- made my bed
- reorganized my dresser drawers
- reorganized my hanging clothes in closet
- set aside bundles of clothing for goodwill
- put away laundry, and gathered a new load
- cleaned the kitchen (everything done except big pan and pot which are soaking)
- waded through pounds of material on my desk and at least shoved things into reasonable piles
- shoved things into office close to deal with later

Not having done any of the organizing I'd hoped to do over my vacation, I think the only reasonable penance is to assign myself 'homework' nightly after work. So many areas need organization, it's a little daunting, so I think I will baby-step my way through it all in the weeks to come.

Things that need work:

- shoes
- big blue bucket full of random things in bedroom closet
- top shelf of bedroom closet
- sewing machine table/area
- bookshelves in office
- office closet
- hall closet
- filing cabinet (must shred all things prior to 2003)
- desk drawers
- cubby thing in office
- must print/hang pictures in new frames

Also, I'm rethinking the office shelving crisis. Maybe I could do an entire wall of shelves, move the filing cabinet to where the little bookshelf is (move that into the closet) and have the club chair at a different angle. Then I could stain the existing two bookshelves (which are beech) to a darker color and stick those into the bedroom, or even stick one in the dining room to hold the more attractive dishes.

The biggest problem I have right now is that I don't have any place to put my damn things. That would really solve a lot of problems in one swoop.

Comments

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking about a big wall of shelves in my office too. That would also solve a lot of problems, mostly the same ones you describe -- where do I put all this stuff??

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I think that's ultimately the key to keeping on top of things --having a place where everything belongs!

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

Or at least a place to dump one's crap for the time being.