Let me start by saying I am ADDICTED to organization blogs.
You know the ones I'm talking about. Written by housewives who give only homemade presents, re-purpose anything old that could be put to new use, and store everything in perfectly labeled bins. Written by the perfectly coiffed women who have entire rooms devoted to craft projects, and then share their best tips for making the most of their tiny, tiny homes.
The blogs that make me dream of my future house, the days when I'll have a bedroom for guests, a pantry for food, a foyer for shoes and coats.
I have dreams. I have plans.
But as I pin yet another blog post about how to turn a "spare" closet (because we all have those lying around) into a gift-wrap craft station, I can't help but think, what about this is so appealing to me? Why am I so drawn into the lives of people who are clearly more well-off than I will ever be?
What about my life, as it is right now?
Some of us don't have hours of free time to devote to our homes every day. Some of us don't have budgets for remodeling projects, or even houses to remodel.
And don't we deserve tips and advice? Those of us who don't even have a craft desk, much less a craft room? Those of us for whom laundry room tips are pointless because we have to take our washables out to the coin-operated machines in the hallway? Those of us who don't know what it means to have a spare bedroom or bathroom that never gets used?
I don't have all the answers. I don't know what to do when your fiance usurps your deepest bookshelf, or when your kitchen is so poorly designed that there isn't even room for a garbage can.
But I do have ideas. Lots of ideas, for practical organization. I won't tell you how to make a flower box out of an old bookshelf, but I will tell you how to turn it into a sidebar when you don't have enough cabinet space for all your glasses. I do make use of labels and bins, and I do take on projects. Lots of projects that, succeed or fail, I will learn from.
So this is my blog.
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