Well I’m happy to say I have completed the packing of non- essentials downstairs. It’s been a really busy last few weeks with work but at night I have stayed diligent and worked every night some.
My biggest nemesis downstairs was a closet that has become a catchall under the stairs. When we moved into the home I kept jackets and wrapping paper in it. I’ve cleaned it out a couple times and noticed that this has become a catchall for when others clean up downstairs. I’m very big on everything has a place and put it where it goes. I will say when I opened this closet a few months ago looking for something I almost passed out. I then chose to ignore it because it was overwhelming. Big Mistake.
Here is the before. Feel free to judge away.
So inventorying this closet was very interesting and almost like a shopping spree. So apparently when my son cleans downstairs and a shopping bag is sitting out and he is too lazy to take it upstairs and clearly we were as well. He puts this in that closet so on top you see a ton of random junk. Table skirt for parties, picture frame of pictures(it didn’t fit in the trash can so they used the closet), hangers, jackets, what you don’t see underneath that was first layer is all the shopping bags. So I have lost hmm 113 lbs in a little over year and a half changing my diet. Since I can’t eat carbs and sugars when I’m upset or depressed I seem to shop. It’s getting better with replacing that habit with walking and taking the dogs to the dog park but sometimes I have to shop. So I have located the following inventory of new items in this closet.
1. Two Christmas throw pillows purchased after season last year at a popping 80% off
2. A pair of boys jeans, 3 new shirts, and a package of underwear. (Unfortunately they are now 3 sizes too small)
3. Two pairs or my favorite Gap jeans however they are now too big ( might try to exchange for smaller sizes)
4. Christmas Elves that sit on shelves
5. Curtain rods (I’m sure I have more in my garage I have purchased them 3 times for one room the only room that still doesn’t have curtains upstairs)
9. Vera Bradley Bags bought for a Christmas present last year (Guess what they are getting this year)
10. Last but not least a haul from Ulta (makeup and hair products)
11. Oh and wrapping paper and bows
That’s the list of new, I won’t bore you with the list of the old. I worked for about 2 hours clearing this closet and sorting it all into piles. The point to this post is to remind everyone we all have a catchall and we need to be diligent in taking care of it: Chaos in your house leads to chaos in your life. Why do you think I ignored this I didn’t need chaos in that moment. So below is a pic of the after still need to remove the hangers but will wait till after we are set for the garage sale. These are all cheap hangers that came with clothes or from the dry cleaner and I will be moving everything to them to set up for the garage sale
