Mission: Organization (My Girls Room)

Over the weekend, besides being in "PPM" mode, I finally got to my daughters bedroom. A couple of months ago I purchased bunk beds for them, in order to create space. Their room is not very big and if you have girls (OR are a girl), you know ALL the crap they can accumulate. My girls room was a disaster and so cluttered with 2 separate beds in there. I wish I would have thought of taking a picture to show you but trust me, it WAS! Here is the after photo....

Another project, which I worked on this weekend, was their homework area. My sister was kind enough to give them her old desk, which was in great condition. I had purchased a few things for the desk area about 2 months and as usual, held on to them, never setting anything up. I can't tell you how much better their room looks and now they have a cute area for them to work "hard" at.

BEFORE

Most items were purchased at Ikea and Target. The magnet board I found at Ross, with a purple ribbon and I just replaced it with a red ribbon to match the color scheme.

Picture day is in October and my girls want to use those pictures, so for now, empty frames. Except for their cute little brother!

After

Red desk chair, also from Ikea. The little boy in the way..... I have no idea where he came from? LOL!!

My Mission: Organization

Over the holiday weekend I worked on a few projects, one of them being, getting organized. I'm not really sure what's got into me but I've been really upset with myself. Mostly because I'm not very organized and it's really starting to bother me. Let me be clear, I'm the one that manages our finances, the kids doctors/dentists appts, everything that we ALL need, keeping our home running, school activities/paperwork/schedules, etc..... and I'm on TOP of it all. But what I lack is an organized WAY of managing it. I don't plan my meals weekly, usually on a day to day basis (which costs me more money). I have paperwork ALL over the place and I'm always scrambling to find what I need. I've gotten REALLY REALLY bad "mommy brain", so I WILL forget something if it's not in my iPhone. I have a TON of notebooks with lists galore but I always seem to forget where that list is! LOL! So I have decided that this MUST end! I need to get organized and possibly save myself from insanity. While my garage is still in the works, this weekend I worked on my desk/work area. In this area I blog, surf the web, get crafty, collect tons of mail, bills, some crafting supplies, notebooks and just junk. I cleaned this sucker out and purchased boxes for storage. I'm so proud of myself, for just taking this first step. Next week I will be working on my meal plans, stay tuned for that!

Before

(embarrassing!)

In process

After