Chris and I call ourselves, purgers. (No, not that kind of purging!) The purging where you get rid of your stuff constantly because you don't like clutter and if you haven't looked at it in over a year then it is making your life harder not easier. We have always been like that. Constantly moving has helped. More kids has not. Since getting rid of our kids isn't an option (I worked too hard to get 'em here and they've grown on me) then we have to figure out more storage options. Our house is getting more and more crowded with "stuff." I really don't like "stuff." But some "stuff" makes life funner (I know that isn't a word for all you picky English people out there, but I don't care) and some "stuff" makes life easier. There is "winter stuff" and "camping stuff" and "garden stuff" and "baby stuff" (which I could probably start getting rid of but am still a little emotional about some of it) and don't forget the "massive-load of Holiday stuff." But what do you do with it all? Put it in a bin and place a nice label on it and stick it in some room or closet. That is what we have been doing lately and will probably keep doing.
Our garage was getting way over-loaded with "stuff." We couldn't go out there without tripping over something. And trying to find that "something" that was hidden in "that box" was getting to be a half hour ordeal. I don't know about you, but we don't really have time to look for something for a half hour or usually longer. So my handy husband got out the tools again and built me some shelves. They weren't the shelves I originally wanted (those were around $700 more) but they turned out amazing and we still have the other half of our garage we can do something with. Plus he built me a little sitting/shoe bench and we are going to put some hooks above it to hang more "stuff."
These are the before...scary....
This is the after. I love the feeling of a little organization and hard work and "wahlah," look what you can accomplish. It feels so good!
