Organisation is not my strong suit. I try to be organised, but I was not one of those BOs (Born Organised people). I know things should have a place, I just don't know where that place is. And my decorating skills are random. If I can get a very clear picture in my head, I can come with room design, colour scheme, appropriate shelving and storage - the works. My kitchen, for instance. When I designed this house I had a very clear picture in my head of what I want my kitchen to look like: what goes in there, where it needs to go, etc.
I am a SHE (Sidetracked Home Executive). I tried, over the years, to get the house under control. I bought books, I subscribed to mailing lists, I made index cards and calendars and binders (the binder works pretty well, actually, and the index cards are great for children). But I still have some clutter.
It's not that I'm a hoarder, nowhere even close to it. When in doubt, throw it out is my motto. Along with the five year plan I put my husband on (he would be a hoarder if I allowed it - I don't) we do not have a lot of clutter. But what we do have, we have no place to put it.
I need bookshelves (books are the one thing I do hold on to) and filing cabinets and a desk or place to put office supplies, stamps - the kind of thing I keep buying because I can never find the one I bought last time. My beloved desk that was passed down to me by my mother-in-law is beautiful, but completely useless as a working office space. So we put it in the foyer and I am now trying to find something to replace it but where I'm going to put that when I find it, I have no idea. I have a room we euphemistically call the study in mixed company. It's empty right now and I'm probably going to turn it into a craft room... someday.
But someday never seems to come and in the meantime I have all this stuff with no place to put it.
I must work on that.
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