Organizing the office

In my quest to finish projects, I may have lost my mind. Of course, it could have been some pregnant lady crazies that made me drag everything out of my office/sewing room including its very full closet. For 3 days it has been a disaster since I refuse to put anything back unless it has a permanent home to go to. I bought several plastic tubs for storage and have actually been able to clean out 4 tubs that were just holding a few random items. All of my started projects are front row and center in the closet, so if I open it up and can't ignore that they are all right there, ready and waiting. I need to figure out some storage ideas for a few items, like, say the 5 million rolls of ribbon I didn't realize I had! I will get this done. I will have an organized office and sewing/project room when this is finally over. It just might not happen this weekend. I am going to a 3-4-5 Birthday Party and I am going to enjoy myself!

No New Projects

Tonight, while looking around my office/sewing room/storage room, I realized I have no space. Okay, so I have always known this, but I have gotten very good at ignoring that little fact. I couldn't use my sewing table if I wanted to. It is covered and stacked so high it looks like something off of the show Hoarders. I decided I should try to reorganize, because I am crazy. A startling and annoying fact has become VERY clear. I have WAY to many projects started and I just keep adding to my list of things I want to do.

As of right now, I have found and counted 35 projects that I have started and not finished. Some are little projects (make 3 fairy wands), some are big (make a quilt) and some are really on-going but would be best if I actually kept up to date on them (pictures).

I have at least 10 started, but not finished quilts. Some are piles of fabric, some are cut out, some need quilted and bound and a few I need to find more fabric to finish. WHY? What am I doing to myself? I started Quiet Books for my kids and have several pages done, but I didn't finish them. There is SO much more. My unfinished projects are taking up a LOT of room here.

I made a list of all of the projects and I now going to go through and see if I have the necessary items to finish the projects. If I don't have the "stuff," I am adding it to my shopping list. I am going to try and finish as many projects as I can over the rest of the year. My hope is that I can clear out some space and actually see the top of my sewing table. Magically, maybe even use it for its original purpose. The very idea makes me a little giddy!

Long story short, I am not going to allow myself to start another new project until I finish the projects that I already have. Well, except for the on-going ones. I am never going to finish pictures or make enough home-made cards to last a life-time. Of course, I will continue to Blog stalk other people and I am going to start keeping a file or list or something of all of their fantastic ideas, so I am all ready to go when I do get this STUFF done!

Not doing craft projects

Sadly, I am not doing craft projects right now. Instead, I am trying to organize several rooms at once, which is a really bad idea. For some reason I think it is impossible to reorganize the living room, and down size the mega toy collection, unless I work in the kids room first. Since I am organizing, I feel like I should do the pantry. Every time I reorganize that I realize I didn't buy any of the storage containers that I wanted and needed. On and on it goes, where it stops, well it doesn't. As always, this time will be different! I have a list and am going to go shopping on Wednesday. We will see what I can afford and what I actually come home with. I think I am going to do some hunting on-line and see what kind of home-made storage and organization "stuff" I can find. Someone out there has to have a blog about this.