Organizing

Prior to the end of our school year I had quite a to-do list for the summer. I wanted to organize the garage...if I had taken pictures I would attach and let you see just what a task that was going to be. I also wanted to organize the girls room. At the close of the year we had 3 twin beds in one small room and a very tiny closet for clothes and toys. It wasn't working very well. Then there were the books...how to better arrange them, sort through those that could be sold and basically ask for a miracle of getting them to all fit on the few shelves we have.

I am happy to say that most of what I set out to accomplish is almost complete. The garage which looks better than anything I could have imagined at the start, is just a bit of tweaking. I was able to find a bunk bed for the girls room and am in the process of getting my hands on a bookshelf for their room. It will house some books and baskets for toys, thus eliminating the need for Mama every time the girls want a toy because it is too high to reach. And the books...! I am pleased with the result of moving the bookshelves to different locations of the house and transferring "twaddle free" books to some and Mom and Dad's books to another. I lost space for our books and will be on the lookout for something to use for the rest of the books that are currently without a home. So while things are not 100% complete (and this does get to me for I love to be organized and everything in its place) I am happy that I am so much further along than 3 months ago. And let's be honest...summer break isn't quite over yet!