become organized

My brother’s friend screamed when he saw my bedroom. It’s sad, but I’m still working on the cleaning stage.

So, I’ve started a home-based business. Because I was having difficulty getting one person to commit to having a party, I decided to host my own party at my place. My downstairs was disturbing, so I took quite some time to get the kitchen, dining room, living room, and laundry room (which is also a half bathroom) together. I even took time to put up the great curtains that I bought for $3 at a garage sale. Then,I found a beautiful rug for 30 bucks at Target, but the damn pillow I fell in love with was 14.99. Everything doesn’t match exactly to a “T”, but that’s what I enjoy about my surroundings!! Now, I want to hold more get togethers with my friends and family.

Now, if I could transfer that same energy upstairs to my bedroom, I’d be good to go! My socks tend to be more scattered than the picture, and the socks are no indication of the true status of my junky room. swoon Maybe I’ll give it until the end of August. At least I have a start towards being organized. The cool part? I now make a big stink over keeping the living room neat. My brother can’t believe that it’s me, but it’s cool to have the living room looking livable.

I was one of thousads of Atlanta teachers on Spring Break last week, and I took the first steps to becoming organized by cleaning up!!! I sorted a lot of my things, and I purged two trash bags full of paper, old shoes, etc. My living room looks like a different place, and I can have guests in my bedroom. I’m no where near done, but it’s so much better in there!

Yay for me!