Once there was a little girl...

Who had the most beautiful pooh-bear nursery ever ... created with love by her Gran.



Now - that girl is starting school on Thursday ...

And she asked me today if she could take her pooh bear down - because she isn't a baby anymore. She's a big school girl.

Well, who could resist that?

Lucky I had put a few things aside I bought on sale, ready for the day I would create a big girl room for my girl.







It's a work in progress. But she looks pleased!

Before and after - a kitchen corner turned control centre

Before - an ugly corner of our kitchen/dining room.


Yes we used a laundry hamper to store all the clutter in that ends up in this room.
And yes - the cd's normally seemed to live on the floor.

Not to mention all the other stuff spread about the house - my diary in the kitchen, bible in the lounge, school info somewhere else, chargers in every nook and cranny ...

I used this cabinet from deals direct. It isn't what I intended to use it for but I love it! Oh and it was easy to put together - and stronger than I thought it would be. And the thing I love is it is on wheels - I can bring it in with me while I watch tv and have everything I need at my fingertips!

The calender is a family planner - a section for each of us - I intend to use the other two kid spaces to record meals and my exercise attempts.

This feels SO much better! Starting to breathe again!

The mess you just don't see

I don't have time to declutter today.
I have to work. Shop for school supplies. Do assignments. And somewhere in there be a mum.

Except here's the thing. I want to reach this goal of a peaceful uncluttered home. And can't and don't have time are pretty poor excuses.

So this is what you can do if you have six minutes. Literally six minutes.

Get rid of the clutter you just don't see, that you just live with and accept. I mean the fridge. We pile stuff on there. Magnets and school notes and bills and STUFF.

(I hadn't realised how bad it was!!!!)

In six minutes it is gone.

Step one
Remove leapfrog toy and ALL THOSE LETTER magnets and put in a box with Miss E's toys. After all she is reading already and barely uses it. Make note in diary to donate in 6mths when she will be reading longer words than this game uses.

Step two
Remove rest of contents from fridge. File paperwork in paperwork system (as discussed yesterday). Throw trash in trash

Step three
Clean fridge (just the surface. This is a QUICK clean. Deep cleaning is for another day.

Step four
Replace what you NEED on the fridge. Just what you NEED.



Step five.
Decide to throw magnets in bin. They just enable clutter. You have a system for paperwork and a noticeboard in the kitchen. Why does stuff have to go on the fridge???

Step six.
Utilise really cool magnetic storage box to store the essentials. Pens. Scissors. Timer. (not shown as in use) I got mine from deals direct - link is here http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/magnetic-laundry-storage-bin/









Step seven
Discover it took longer for you to blog this post than to do the actual job!