In the last month, we as a household have cleaned out and organized all our cabinets, dressers & closets, refinished two pieces of furniture, replaced hardware on existing furniture, gave our master bedroom a complete & total overhaul, cleaned out our storage unit, and made sense of endless totes and boxes full of "stuff." We're talking countless bags of "stuff." It's an incredible feeling... I literally feel lighter.
The challenge? Staying organized. I am definitely not about cleaning schedules, life is too busy. We both work full time, we're social, we cook elaborate meals on weeknights just because. I think it's really just about being more mindful on a daily basis. That chair in your bedroom? Don't heap clothes on it. When you're changing, put your stuff in the hamper, hang it back up, or put it in a drawer. I am notorious for trying on multiple outfit combinations and throwing the rejected pieces on the unmade bed. Then the clothes pile up, the bed doesn't get made, and chaos ensues. It's hard to get into that mindset, but I'm making major strides.
Next up on the DIY list: taking old shoes and giving them a makeover, framing & hanging LPs for our music room, tackling the under-the-sink areas with a major organizational overhaul, replacing a few old lighting fixtures, turning our 2nd bedroom closet into a linen closet, and installing a new sink & toilet for our bathroom. We're going to leave that last one to a professional plumber... if any of these DIY projects are going to go south, I don't want the bathroom to be the one!
