Organization Archives

Organizing the catch-all closet in my office was one of the tasks on my 30 Before Thirty list (item number 12). It’s hard to tell, but one of those bookshelves was already there along the back of the closet. I put it against the right side instead and brought up one more from the basement. [...]

I had a few hours to work on the office closet while Eleanor was being watched yesterday afternoon, but it was not enough time to finish. I thought I could continue after putting Eleanor to bed, but no. She’s teething, getting five teeth at once (four of them molars), so she has been a wee [...]

I may not make it back out for a few hours… at least. This is item #12 on my 30 Before Thirty list: organize the catch-all closet in my office. Don’t you love how you can’t even see the floor? Wish me luck. Notable contents: giant styrofoam ball argyle dog sweater vest every issue of [...]

We've nearly finished transferring all of our CDs into sleeves now. I wish we had done this long ago because it's a fantastic way to condense our collection! I know many people keep their discs in binders or just go completely digital, but CD sleeves work best for us. We have imported a lot of our music into iTunes, but there is something to be said for being able to grab an obscure CD and pop it into the stereo rather than having to […]

We added a dishwasher back when we remodeled our kitchen, but I’ve been washing Eleanor’s bottles, bowls, and spoons by hand. A tea towel on the counter worked well for laying everything out to dry, but then I found the grass drying rack by Boon. It’s adorable. I tried to make the other side of [...]