Time to Organise

I have a confession to make, I’m obsessed with organisation, I trawl through organisation blogs, images of jewellery all neatly laid out, open kitchen cupboards organised with labels, a laundry room. I keep inspiration files, I make lists, I plan.

In reality my house is a complete and utter disaster, I’ve done that last minute panic before people arrive, shove everything is the cupboard and shut the door (hope it doesn’t burst open), under the bed, behind the sofa. I’m there telling people of course you can come over, saying to my family the house doesn’t have to be perfect the people are what matters but there’s always that panic 30minutes before people arrive.

It’s time to put some of that research into practice though, I’ve been following along with Laura’s Organising Junkie 52 Weeks Challenge feeling inspired, thinking I could do that, but they’re almost half way through and I’m only just getting myself in gear! So from now on I’m going to actively participate, I need to be accountable.

Step one was a simple one, one of my drawers which contained a whole load of junk, soon to be my jewellery drawer. There are pictures on line, cute vintage, bowls and dishes with earrings, necklaces, bangles. These inspire me, they make me think, I could do that – although not quite so cute.

So here is my attempt, after much clearing out and using some dishes or tubs that I had, it’s much better than it was before and I can find what I’m looking for. There’s probably more clearing out that could be done but it’s already a significant improvement.

It’s amazing how making one small change can make you feel like you’re actually making progress, even though there’s chaos surrounding this drawer, when I open it I know getting my act together is possible!

{For more organisation head over to Organizing Junkie}