Wednesday, October 5, 2011 A Messy Room is a Messy Mind
I heard this saying a long time ago. Have you? It seems to really ring true with me and my life. For some reason I can keep my "work life" super organized, almost effortlessly. Home life? That's another story. We have lived in our home almost two years, and moved in with nothing but a few pieces of furniture. Now, we have packed every closet, and seem to have cluttered it quite successfully. My office, forget about it. The only room not "under construction" this very moment is our master bedroom. I NEED the bedroom to be clean. But then again I do have a packed suitcase in there...
So in efforts to commit myself to keeping my mind less messy, I am making a public statement! I am going to organize my whole life in the next thirty days! I have about four weeks before I head back out to LA, and I am planning to use every non-working moment to work on the mess and chaos around me.
I found some fanatic tools to help me with my mission. So excited to share!
Design Finch has a slew of these awesome downloadables along with some more! Check out her blog post about Sunday Planning if you want to snag these free downloadables.
I have been using this list above I found on Perideau Designs. You can also download this one for free.
The to-do list over the next thirty days looks a little something like this:
1.) Finish the kitchen cabinets (oil polyurethane yellowed, now we need to redo with water based. we were warned).
2.) Finish the curtains in the guest room; I reordered the fabric! Should be here soon! + Finish styling
3.) Greywash fireplace in bedroom
4.) Greywash heater covers in bedroom
5.) *Bonus* Greywash whole closet in master bedroom.
6.) Patch water leak in dining room + paint entire dining room
7.) Patch water leak in foyer + paint entire foyer ceiling
8.) Paint/Stencil downstairs guestroom
9.) Patch wall in downstairs bathroom
10.) Move couch to Joey's office; two flights of stairs...ugh!
11.) Buy new dishwasher and have it installed
12.) Buy five (yes five!) fans and install
13.) Install backsplash in kitchen
14.) Install counters in kitchen
15.) Purge my closet, big time - Hello Goodwill!
16.) Install light outside we bought two years ago - I know, I know...
17.) Hang pillars in bedroom + finish that window wall
Being we both work 15 hours days, this is a super aggressive list, but we are going to do everything in our power to make it happen! Wish us luck!
Let us know about your goals and how you accomplish them. Do you make lists? Do you have a system that works for you? Spill the beans!
Reader Comments (8)
That's a crazy long list for 30 days! Good luck, remember: one thing at a time and the impossible can happen.
I've made a pact to finish one large home project this season and see how that goes. If I finish early, maybe I'll tack on more to my list. But for now, seeing everything written down what I want done to my home is too much for me to take (right now. :-)
Um, when you get to item number 15. Can you change it to be "Hello Julie's closet!" Ok, thanx!
Love you
Wowsers!! That is quite a list but you my friend have got this! I make lots of lists to stay organized or attempt to stay organized. I like the feeling of crossing or checking things off. I haven't done a project around the house in awhile :-/ but I make lists for almost everything on paper and in my iphone's note section.
Ok. So I'm sending you lots and lots of wishes. But remember the deal 4 weeks :)
LA is waiting for you! xo. Krishann
Sending positive organizational and task completing vibes your way! I better keep some for myself though... since I definitely have one or two procrastinating bones in my body.
Good luck - keep us updated!
@petra i know! you can do it! sometimes a large project can take two season! aheeem...our kitchen!
@julie i am going to "hello" you all over the place soon! love and miss you!
@krishann we should totally do diy dates! yes! LA! i will see you so soon! xx
@amy sending you happy productive vibes right back!