Stairway landing:
West gable end:
(Christmas decorations, memoribilia, out-of-season jackets, farmer's farm toys)
*notice the metal platform
South side:
(sewing supplies, crafts, home decor, some baby stuff, a few extra containers)
East gable end:
(kids' clothes) *another metal platform
North side:
(furniture, baby equipment)
There are 5 questions that need to be answered for this challenge:
1. What was the hardest part of the challenge for you and were you able to overcome it?
I always start a project with gusto & then as the work keeps dragging on I oftentimes slack off & even quit, so that was the hard part for me! I did slow down, partly because of the latter but we also had sickness running through the house during the middle of the month. What a good excuse to slow down, right? But! I did finish! And now that I'm 35 weeks pregnant, AM I GLAD FOR THAT! =)
2. Tell us what kind of changes/habits you have put into place in order for your area/room to maintain its new order?
Seeing all the junk, the ridiculousness of it all hit me. What is this stuff really doing for me? Nothing but making me feel, on the inside, what all the clutter looks like on the outside. I'm determined to decide & purge right from the get-go when things need to be dealt with. And I want to start doing a better job of getting the boys involved in the decisions too.
3. What did you do with the “stuff” you were able to purge out of your newly organized space?
Most of it went to our local donation center, 2 van loads to be exact. There was a minimal amount of trash. The biggest thing I discovered was that I had WAY too many storage containers! They took up a lot of space. Farmer wants to use some of the empty ones for his garage come spring & the rest...will find good homes with someone else!
4. What creative storage solutions were you able to introduce in order to create additional space as well as establish some limits and boundaries?
I had a nice dresser & hope chest that were made by family (did not want to part with!) but didn't have a home anywhere else at the moment, so I put them to use storing crafts & a few heirloom quilts I have. My dad was kind enough to humor me by making some metal platforms to go over top of some heating ducts so I could use the wasted space above them. However, these were made before this challenge but are a very important part of this organizing success.
5. Why do you think you should win this challenge?
Being a realistic girl, I know there are a lot of nicer, better organized, & prettier spaces than mine in this challenge that can win & that decision is for the judges & not me. I didn't enter this challenge to win a prize (although if I did, I would be ecstatic, ECSTATIC!). This WAS a challenge, something I needed to push myself out of my comfort zone & succeed at. I think I did; I'm excited that I accomplished what I did & I love to share that excitement. I'm not my own biggest fan so starting & actually finishing felt great.
If you want to see what this is all about, click on the Organizing Junkie button below & take a look! And thanks to Organizing Junkie & everyone involved for putting this together; it was fun!
8 comments:
You tackled a hard space and at 35 week pregnant! I salute you girl! Fantastic job!
An ultimate month of nesting, I'd say. ;) Great work!
great job, now go put your feet up for the next few weeks.
that is a LOT of stuff to work through. good job of sticking with it!
Great job at purging! I'm quite impressed, especially so late in pregnancy (I'm a few weeks behind you).
Rest up and I hope you have a wonderful birth and babymoon.
Excellent work. Recognizing the need to declutter is half the battle settled right there. My partner has trouble with that step, so I do as much as I can.
My decluttering is still coming up-- a closet that seriously needs emptying and a bunch of stuff given away.
When you have kids with homes of their own, give them things they can use and don't have. Helps the giver and receiver.
An organized attic?--way to go! Really, the space looks wonderful.
You tackled all that at 35 weeks pregnant? Nice job! It looks so nicely organized now.
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