I've Been Bitten by the Bug

The organizing bug that is. 

Somehow come the New Year and everyone and their mothers have organizing on their minds.
The thought of a fresh start coupled with the desire to start the year right means throwing those doors (bedroom doors, cupboard doors, garage doors & your junk door drawer) wide open and sorting, tossing, recycling & purging everything you find and then putting it all back in a prettier, neater fashion. 

Thanks to Megan at Honey We're Home who has started 2011 off with an organizing series

Getting Organized 2011

I'm now completely incapable of thinking or doing anything but. 

What I would like the rooms in my house to look like: 

and what they actually look like...

the Black Hole

for those of you who don't get my humor that's a picture of the black hole in space to signify what my house looks like :)

So in the next few weeks I'll be going through various parts of the house and purging. YAY!! I can't wait!
Does the word 'purging' do it for anyone else? Just wondering... 

I am also going to focus on some areas that have always been hard for me.
Items or places that I can never quite seem to come up with a system for.
I call these.....

trouble spots! 

Such as....

• Shoes
• Jewelry
• scarves
• kitchen appliances (bread machine, food processor, pots & pans)
• winter clothing (bulky jackets, sweaters, boots) 

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I  think I'm going to tackle my closet first. 

Here's the 'to do' list I made for myself: 

1. Make bed
2. Do all laundry - after, clean clothing goes on bed
3. Take everything out of closet and & place on bed 
4. Sort through clothing; old, doesn't fit (no hope for it), stained, ruined beyond repair, don't like anymore, haven't worn in centuries = donate or get rid of
5. Any clothing for a different season or specialized clothing (ie; spring, summer, maternity wear) pack away. 
6. Anything that isn't clothing - needs to be sorted
7. Get rid of mismatched hangers, have one style for entire closet
8. Put everything back in closet according to how often you need it
9. After everything is put back GO SHOPPING because you probably have no clothing left & now that your closet is looking so organized you're inspired again :) 

I have enough to fill one afternoon so I'll leave you with some of my favorite closet organizing tools/items....

Slimline Hangers

Bed Bath & Beyond

Maize Cube

The Container Store

Fabric Drawers

Target

Sterilite 70qt Storage Box

Target

I'm off to start, wish me luck......

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