Closet Clean-up - Check!!!

Today was the day for the closet project!  Yippee!!!

I emptied my closet this morning and actually remembered to take "BEFORE" photos......

Oh, my, this IS embarrassing.  But, you have to see the BEFORE to appreciate the AFTER, right?

The floor was literally covered with "stuff" other than shoes.....is that really a dirty pillow down in the corner?  Yep, it was!  It found it's way to the dumpster, thank goodness!!!

The hangers were so tight I couldn't get them squeezed in there.....

Eddie got busy installing a new L-shaped shelf in the corner to increase storage space.  It was a pretty tight fit in there....but, he only had one mini melt-down.....

The dogs were petrified at all the noise and activity.  They huddled behind the bed on the other side of the room.

That piece of stained glass came out of the corner of the closet, too!

Meanwhile, I started working on the mountain of clothes that had to go back in the closet.  Sorta looks like a hurricane blew through the room, doesn't it?!?!?

Is that my bra hanging on the door knob?!?!?  Oh, well, all us girls do that.....

By the time I had gone through everything, this is the pile of unused hangers I ended up with....

Now, several hours later, I have everything put away and cleaned up.  Feeling so much better!!!

Plenty of room for hanging necklaces and nighties now

Much better!!!  Now that I can see the weights, let's see if I remember to use them!

The shelf is perfect for odd items that needed to be up off the floor.  A few baskets will help to organize this a bit better, but for now - I'm loving it!

There is definitely some tweaking to be done.  But, for now, I am reveling in the fact that I can actually slide the hangers on the rods....there's extra room to do that now!  By the way, anybody need some plastic hangers????  I've got a few to spare!

Feeling pretty good about checking this project off the "TO DO" list.  Hope you're having a productive weekend, too!

Getting It Done - One Shelf at a Time!

Remember how I said I sometimes have ambivalent feelings about greeting the morning?

Well, part of the reason I was dragging my feet that particular morning, blogging instead of getting busy, was this......

Before....I couldn't even get to the mixing bowls!

One of the corner cupboards in my kitchen was in pretty sad shape.  I knew, without doubt, that I needed to address it right away (after successfully putting it off all through the holiday baking season).  I was simply dreading it.

Once I got in there, though, it actually wasn't so bad.  I tossed quite a bit right into the trash can.  There was some baking stuff in there that had probably made the move from the Panhandle a couple of years ago.  Yuck!  Out it went!

I had to just work with what I had to organize things, though.  After getting it to this point, I was able to evaluate what I would need and create a shopping list for bins/containers.  So, it can continue to improve from this point, but it already looks a lot better.....

Ahhhhh....much better!

I have been browsing around in Pinterest, and getting inspired to do more organizing in the kitchen.  Of course, some of the photos I find are rather unrealistic as far as "pretty" storage ideas, given the fact our kitchen is limited on space and a man who cooks lives in this house.  But, there is definitely Inspiration to do a better job at putting the cupboards in order!

Next item on my agenda - the cabinet under the sink.  No, wait!  I need to get the plastic ware whipped into shape....or the silverware drawer cleaned out...somehow wrangle Eddie's overflowing spice area into some semblance of order!  The canned foods and dry goods in the "spinner" cabinet are also a priority.  And don't even get me started on everything that needs to happen in the bathroom closet.....

Still a long ways to go, but doing one little project at a time is going to be the key for me to accomplish this task!

Have a wonderful day!