Happy first day of Spring!
Wait a minute... spring, spring... nope, I have no clue what that word means! As I type this post THIS is the view out my front door:
Yes, that is a massive snowbank... and it is still snowing! Oh how we love Canadian winters, am I right? (Did you catch that bit of sarcasm?)
Despite the weather, my brain has gone into full out spring cleaning mode. We don't own our home unfortunately, but have been here for almost three years and are encouraged by the landlords to think of it as our own and change things as we see fit. For example, when they found out that we were expecting a baby they told us to buy whatever kind of paint, new electrical outlets, light switches, etc. that we wanted for the nursery and they would reimburse us. Then they still made a point to come over and bring us a gift after she was born! Seriously, amazing landlords!
Since I have the OK to change some things, I have been scouring the internet looking for inspiration and ideas on how to fix the unruly and honestly ugly-looking areas of our home. I am thinking shelving, totes, drawer dividers... I really wish we had a Container Store here in Ottawa. Although I do know that we have a "Solutions" which I think is similar. If you have gone there and had any luck please leave me a comment letting me know.
I took a notepad and pen and did a full walk-through of my house and made a list of the projects I would like to tackle and hopefully complete while I am off on maternity leave (I go back to work in October). After sitting down with a coffee and reviewing my list, its basically my whole house! I am calling it "Project: Simplify and Organize" - basically get rid of the crap you don't use or need, and make everything else easy to see and access.
I plan to go room by room, and have decided to take you guys on this organizing journey with me, if you're interested. I have started a few things here and there, and so far have one full garbage bag of clothes and two boxes of knick-knacks and dishes to be donated, not a bad start!
Keep checking back for new posts on my various little projects and I would definitely appreciate suggestions as we go along. I will also be posting non-organizational stuff as well, not everyone is thrilled by cleaning (myself least of all).
~ Shannon
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