The Pile

I am a pile person.  Always have been.  I don't know why I have piles or why my brain feels that I use or need them. But I do.  In my quest to get more organized, I am trying to conquer my habits of piling.

For example, here is my kitchen.  Stuck in the late 60's, I know. Someday I will have my updated kitchen.  But for now, it works for us.

Our eating area.

The cooking/preparing area.

And now, THE PILE. uggh.

And in case you missed it, here it is from another view.

This will be my weekend's project.  The pile will disappear. Everything will find a new home, including the round file bin.  And  I am going to work on getting a plan to keep the pile at bay.  I really am! It is time.

being organized

Being organized..........well, what can I say?  it's a struggle for me.  HUGE struggle.  It always has been. Probably always will be. 

I have been better in recent years. But it is still a struggle. I am a pile person and really, am more interested in other things-- gardening and flowers in the summer, reading, internet, playing with Miss M, cooking, the list can go on and on--pretty much anything except housework, especially organizing the house!

I think, though, there is hope for me.  I recently came across this blog,  Home Storage Solutions 101. Most of the time, websites like this overwhelm me. And I don't spend more than 3 nano-seconds at them.  But what caught my eye, was the 52 weeks to an organized home challenge.  The idea behind this is that you take a whole year to organize your house.  I could do that.  This challenge started at the first of the year, so I am 2 weeks behind.  But I can catch up.  (Besides, I looked at the whole list and there are a few areas I am quite proficient in and can use that time to catch us.)

I will also try to post some before and after pictures on my blog.  Are you interested?  Do you want to accept the challenge with me???

Because, my friends, having an organized home is: