So recently I’ve been in a super cleaning mood. I am such an unorganized mess at my house and it drives me crazy. I try hard to stay organized and keep a tidy space but it always goes back to chaos. I have a lot of stuff because I’m kind of a hoarder. So last week I spent my free time cleaning and organizing my craft/ game room.
I have a lot of crafting stuff that I dont use but I dont want to get rid of because I spent money on those items. But as time has went on a lot of things I’ve enjoyed making I no longer make. So I got rid of some stuff that I havent touched in a year or so.
Since I have a lot of crafting stuff my parents brought me some Alex Drawers from my Aunts house as she too is decluttering since she moved to a new house and shes also a hoarder. So with 2 Alex Drawers I had a new place to put my heat press, which cleared up a lot of space on the wood desk my step dad made. I now use that desk as my gaming computer desk as it fits my case and then on my standing desk is my new craft desk which I can do all my crafts on and I can use my treadmill as I craft.
Now for the other stuff I had a few container that had some of my grandparents stuff from when they died that I wanted to keep so those are in containers and packed away in our down stairs closet that we keep all our totes in. That closet is for memories and holiday decorations.
My son also had some toys in my area as he does have a small room and I dont mind him playing in my area because its in the main part of the house and there are no doors so he can run around and play when his friends come over. But those toys had to go, he has to now go through his toys and declutter those because he does not play with them all and some hes outgrown so he can have his toys organized and they can all stay in his room without over running it.
Decluttering is one of the hardest things for me and my son because everything has meaning to us or we think we may need it later on. But I’m trying to just say if I need it again I can buy it again but I prob wont need it and if anything I’m sure i can work around not having it. I also need to stop shopping. I’ve noticed everytime I am upset or see others with something I want to shop and buy more stuff and man I do not have the budget for that! But I somehow keep shopping! Over the weekend I realized I did this and it took a lot for me not to go and buy new stuff all because I was upset or frustrated but it did make me feel good to look around with all the stuff I have an that I made one room look way nicer than what it was.
To some my room still may look clutters or unorganized but I do not live a minimalist lifestyle even though its beautiful that is not something for me. I like buying things and having things its just who I am but I’m learning to be happy with what I do have and control my spending more and learning to keep things nice.
These pics below that show stuff all over isnt even as bad as it was this was after I started to clean it up! but the 3rd photo on the right is my area done and clean for me! I’m always looking for more tips and ideas to store things so if you have any leave a comment!
