Organizing check-in: week 1

[mac08]

Let's see if we can make some progress toward a more organized home this week!  Post a "before" pic of the space(s) you plan to tackle for extra motivation and accountability.  When you finish later this week, come back in and add an "after" pic.  Good luck!

[mac08]

Here is my horrifying "before"- the linen/catch all closet:

[katespade]

I'm still thinking about the best way to tackle mine. Unpacking the boxes in my extra room is definitely going to be more than a week long project.

[MrsMB]

mac08 I can't wait to see your after. It will help me with mine!

[wanderingenough]

I went through my closet today and pulled out clothes to donate. I ended up with a bag full. I should pick another area for a before and after this week!

[christy082]

In the past 3 days, I filled a huge garbage bag full of clothes, shoes and purses to donate from my closet and dresser (still have half the drawers to do ) and cleaned out the fridge and freezer, plus the basement freezer! No pictures though.

This will motivate me to keep going. I'll have to take some pictures of whatever I attempt next!

[amaranth]

mac08 I hope it's not rude to comment on the before, but wow do you have a lot of big comforters! Do you use them for guests, or do you swap the one on your bed? Just curious

I'll take and post my picture tomorrow. I'll be working on my master bedroom closet.

[MrsAggie]

I'll have to take a pic in the morning of my master closet. It's really awful!

[HoneySpider]

I'm pretty sure I'm just going to be cleaning up in general this weekend, so no pic but I'll report back.

I did do some de-cluttering the other day, got rid of some stuff and went through/sorted/put other stuff away

[mac08]

amaranth lol no it's not rude... We are currently in a 1 bedroom apt, but before that were in a 3 bedroom house, so the extra comforters are from the 2 guest beds we used to have.

[MrsAggie]

I'm about to put all y'all to shame.



Voilà! My master closet! In my defense, I cleaned my closet, redid my floors so I had to dump a linen closet on my closet floor, and now I have to get all of my purses, blankets, and things back in the linen closet while also cleaning up and cleaning out my closet. So basically, it's embarrassingly awful and maybe more than a 1 week job lol.

[amaranth]

Mar 14, 2016 8:22:08 GMT -5 MrsAggie said:

Voilà! My master closet! In my defense, I cleaned my closet, redid my floors so I had to dump a linen closet on my closet floor, and now I have to get all of my purses, blankets, and things back in the linen closet while also cleaning up and cleaning out my closet. So basically, it's embarrassingly awful and maybe more than a 1 week job lol.

But the after will be so rewarding

[pooh8402]

Mar 14, 2016 8:22:08 GMT -5 MrsAggie said:

I'm about to put all y'all to shame.



Voilà! My master closet! In my defense, I cleaned my closet, redid my floors so I had to dump a linen closet on my closet floor, and now I have to get all of my purses, blankets, and things back in the linen closet while also cleaning up and cleaning out my closet. So basically, it's embarrassingly awful and maybe more than a 1 week job lol.

F yea! That's basically what my closet looks like.

[bk1]

Starting with hallway closet. Pics are the top and bottom parts of the closet. The empty shelf had DH's tools in there until he cleaned them out this weekend.


And as you see I have too much STUFF. Basically in every category. I need to thin out our everything. Lol

[katiek]

This week's project is cleaning and organizing the bottom cupboards/drawers in the kitchen. I did the rest of the kitchen (and house!) over the summer, but gave up before I finished the kitchen, haha. So everything needs to be pulled out, wiped down, and hopefully a lot of stuff gotten rid of.

This drawer usually also has our normal utensils, but apparently we need to run the dishwasher. So on the ball!

[amaranth]

Okay, I decided not to tackle my master closet yet. It seems a little too ambitious for having a one week old. lol. 

Instead, I will clean, organize, and finish labeling everything in my spice drawer. 

[melsamoony]

katiek I am interested in seeing how you organize the cabinet in the top pic. I have one very similar and it is the bane of my existence.

[bk1]

I cleaned and reorganized the closet yesterday. Pulled out a couple things to get rid of. Now I have an empty shelf on the bottom. I keep that cabinet locked up so G can't get in there so I'll find more things to put on that shelf as my organizing the house continues.

[mac08]

Looks great bk1, you work fast!

[bk1]

Mar 15, 2016 8:00:57 GMT -5 mac08 said:

Looks great bk1 , you work fast!

I picked an easy place to start.

[Deleted]

As I mentioned yesterday, FIL is coming this weekend. The guest room/office/craft room looks like this (PDQ):
*poof*
I'd also like to clean the bathroom but I'm not sharing pics of that.

[MrsMB]

@opal I love your siggy pics

[christy082]

I started cleaning out the closet where I keep my gift wrap supplies and extra entertaining supplies and small kitchen appliances (slow cooker, griddle).

I'm not sure if I will finish this week or not but here's what I am starting with.

[Deleted]

amaranth - Good luck! Hopefully I'll tackle our spice cupboard next week. Somehow there's always spilled spice all over it, no matter how careful I am.

MrsMB - Thanks. I was inspired by motivational Monday and katespade helped.

[MrsAggie]

I stand by my previous comment that this will be a multi-week project. There are trash bags and some dirty clothes on the floor but I'm getting there! I threw out all of shoes in my old shoe size and I still need to go through the hanging clothes. But...progress!

[mac08]

Nice progress MrsAggie!

[mac08]

Guys, I don't think I am going to get to my linen closet today!   So embarrassing... I changed the sheets and towels yesterday and needed to wash them today, since I wanted everything to be clean to make the right amount of space.  I am hoping to have time tomorrow night to do it though.  However, I did do some other small organizing projects!  

Jewelry drawer- before:
 
After: 


Bonus: I found gift cards in here- iTunes, Amazon, and Applebee's!  This drawer is in my nightstand, and I also did my other nightstand drawer, no pics of that though.  I also did my under sink cabinet in the bathroom, this before and after is not super impressive looking, but it's definitely more organized and I threw away a lot of garbage: