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Anyone I've ever lived with (gave a ride home, worked with, shared a hotel room with, etc) can and will tell you how messy I am. I don't dabble in organized messes--you know the kind where other people think the room is cluttered but you actually know where everything is. No sir! I am beyond organization--it doesn't describe me one bit. I tend to put belongings on every available surface and then forget where I put them (keys, bills, stapler, Muse concert tickets, glasses, greeting cards, etc). My car, house, and drawer at work are all messy. [See spare room photo to the left.]

This isn't something I am proud of. In fact, I find it terribly embarrassing and have been known to ignore the doorbell due to a messy front room. It is also embarrassing to have to clean out the front passenger seat just to give someone a ride in my car. While dating, my husband announced he had a gift for me prior to taking a road trip to visit my family using my car. I was not amused when it was Febreze because, "Your car smells weird--like fast food," he explained.

With a baby on the way I feel it is time to get my house and life in order. Rusty probably senses this as well because he actually agreed to help me rather than tell me, "It's your mess so deal with it." I checked out a book on organization from the library and read to him parts that explained my psyche. He immediately stopped what he was doing and started googling closet storage and storage supplies and we came up with a game plan. I need to go through my junk and purge. Then we'll survey what is left and purchase storage mechanisms that fit our needs, rather than going out and purchasing random storage bins, etc and then finding they don't really work with our needs.



I started purging last night. I consolidated our office supplies and crafts--getting rid of reams of scrap booking paper, card making material, beads, and other craft paraphernalia for projects I thought could be fun (like the scrap booking and card making--yeah fun for a day or two!). Our spare room is even messier than before but it is step one in cleaning house. I'm happy to report I found my digital camera--in a really odd place in the bedroom closet--so I can easily post pics of my progress. Hopefully this will serve as added incentive to make good on this goal. I have until the end of March when I hope to have purchased baby furniture and supplies for the room.


Wish me luck!