Are You Organizationally Challenged?

I see from my post in August of 2007 that I was organizationally challenged in my craft room. Guess what? The same is still true today! It is much better than it used to be, but still is something that I struggle with. I am like a child with toys all over the place - I want to pull them all out and use them together in different ways, and then, in my excitement, I continue to pull out more toys and add some ribbon, a little glitter........

A masterpiece comes out of all of the flurry of activity, and then I turn around to look at the mess I have created. Oh my. :) The New Year seems like a great time to do a little Spring Cleaning and do things like shovel out my craft room and get a fresh start there, too.

When we moved into our house 2 years ago, my husband installed shelving that is intended for closet organization along one entire wall of my craft room. We purchased the shelving at our home improvement store, and find that it goes nearly to the ceiling, which is much taller than other bookshelving that is not intended for mounting to a wall. Additionally, the shelving system had drawers for purchase, which holds my most used accessories, including my favorite tools of all - my beloved punches. The shelving contains not only stamping things, but also my quilting supplies, my painting supplies (I am now into painting, too!), and all of my resources for school.

Needing some sort of a desk that I wanted to have that was cost effective and fairly indestructible, I purchased a 6 foot long countertop from my same home improvement center and have it resting on three filing cabinets that hold all of my 8.5" x 11" cardstock, my demonstrator business supplies, and my school supplies. I also have a drawer that strictly is used for pitching in receipts for my taxes, which I need to go through now that the new year is upon us. I find that the key for me to be efficient in my room is to have an additional table set up that is my cutting area. This is my cutting area for fabric when I am sewing, or for paper when I am papercrafting. It just seems to work well for me.

I have found that the best resource to identify your organization woes and some possible ways to help you is www.flylady.net. Check her out! She has great ideas that I have modified to fit my lifestyle and family needs.

Happy Organization!
Lori

note: Pictures will be posted of my craft room soon. Thanks for your patience. :)