Transformation of an Office

For a long time it was a boring office but served its purpose, and of course over time and with a growing family it filled with paperwork and crap. I was also studying and starting my business so it was a multi-functional room.



Then I turned it into my craft room! for a while there, it was also a scrapbooking shop!!! I had people come through!
But largely it was a joint crafting room and office, with my computer for working/studying/playing and my craft stuff all out for scrapbooking. It was so wonderful having all my craft stuff out but my collection was growing at a phenomenal rate!!



The biggest thing I loved, other than having everything on display, was my Inspiration Board, which was covered in pictures and pretty things including achievements (like the first ever magazine I edited) and flowerws and photos and other things to make me happy and inspired.




Finally, with the revelation of baby 4 on the way, it was time to pack it up. Half my scrapbooking stuff is now in a wardrobe, and the other half is packed at my parents place. It took me a month to accept this, and a few tears, but I accepted that I wouldnt have the time to dedicate to my craft and my eldest needed his space more. So we turned it into Kaden's room....

Cleaning, Moving and decluttering

I am a recovering hoarder... every year I get better, every year I crave a more organised home and crave a home that reflects me and my children. I don't have flash things and am a real "make do" person but I still want a home thats organised and is filled with things I love and that make me happy.

Im craving a bit of change to at the moment so have decided to work on a couple of areas at a time, clean, declutter and move things around.. make areas fresh by giving them a new look (with ZERO budget just what I have around).

Today I cleaned the entrance and moved the canvas pictures from the lounge into the hall and just decluttered a little, its not a huge difference but I like it. Working on the lounge as well today... trying to think of what I can move around.

Master bedroom/craft area is my weekend mission as its a TIP.. it will be a work in progress for a while but I hope to give it a good start this weekend.

The kids rooms have all been done recently but I do have ideas and projects in my head for their spaces to.

Kitchen and dining is ok but needs a declutter and a bit of a spruce up.

Laundry is a state but an hour of time will get it tidy.

My back hall needs some storage for all the stuff we store there as the hooks on the wall are a bit overflowing.

The bathroom just needs a laundry basket to keep the floor clear.

My back deck area is lovely but has NO colour and is always a mess of kids stuff so I want to plant some flowers and tidy it up and find some storage for outside toys and I hope to get an outside picnic table this summer.

Miss Ahslee if you have any links of housy stuff or projects you think I might like please share them. I seem some christmas decorations I like today so have planned my colour scheme to match them so want to start decorating for christmas shortly to.. *eeekkk exciting*... I would love if we could share pics with each other as we go along to show our progress and share ideas.

MWUAH
Alisa

November

Exams are over, I stopped work last month . . . time to focus on me and the kids and the house!
My goals for November:
*clear the house - massive declutter, clear the hallway, get our bedroom in order and get out baby stuff, oh and declutter!!
*get myself back in kilter, try and spend some more time on me and the kids and feel a bit calmer and also work on my health which aint so good.
Then in December, my goals are to spend heaps and HEAPS of time with the kids, making Xmas stuff and enjoying the sunshine etc and generally unwidning and having quality time before the baby comes.

I have finally got myself over the hurdle of having to keep everything. It started with a dream a few weeks ago, about our house burning down. I dreamt I could rebuild and this lovely new house had a place for everything and was so nice. I thought about this for a few days and then realised I can still have this! I realised that I have sooo much stuff but I wouldnt really miss much - so why keep it now? It is really holding me down and holding me back and stopping me from enjoying what I love.... so its time to go!! I am so much more ruthless now!!
I have a traler on the lawn I can fill with rubbish, and the boot is empty so I can fill it and donate it. YAY
Only drawback is this week my pelvis and hips are so sore and I cant do much, but baby steps!! ANd the mindset has been the hardest thing to change so I am glad I have finally overcome that!!! BRING ON THE DECLUTTERING!

To celebrate, I am hoping to be able to repaint the lounge by the end of November. I already have brand new curtains so it is going to look fantastic and I cant wait!!!