CONFESSION: I am NOT the most organized person. Seriously, you could lose a small child in the paperwork piling up on my desk.
What??? You, too?!? PHEW!!!
Living in a 7 room house, my husband and I have learned to be creative when it comes to disguising the fact that we have accumulated a lot of stuff over the last 20 years: most of it goes in the garage.
Sharing a home office with 6 people hasn't helped any, either. The kids share one desktop, for school work and for play, so time management issues need to be addressed, as well.
Oh, and here's another hurdle: we're facing our second round of college preparations (HOLD ME!!!) so my annual resolution of getting our family organized (for the last upteen years) seems more crucial than ever.
This year, I got a little help from my friends at Kelloggs and their January Photo-A-Day challenge of staying organized: we were sent a Pottery Barn gift card and a month to ACTUALLY MAKE IT HAPPEN, DARNIT!!!
I accepted the challenge and enlisted the kids (free labor!) to help create a workspace in our small playroom, which also serves double-duty as our laundry room (yeah, I know, good luck with that, right?!?) Aaaand, no one had to move out, or into the shed, to do it :)
I also vlogged it, so you can see for yourself, here's what happened:
I am beyond thrilled with the results and very, very thankful for Kellogg's giving me a #GreatStart to finally realizing our family's resolution of getting more organized.
My biggest takeaway: sharing a small space doesn't necessarily mean giving up on style or function, as well. Aaaaand, we didn't have to move anyone into the shed to do it :)
How about you? Got any renovations coming up in the new year? What is your biggest organizational hurdle?
Our next BIG project, re-re-organizing the girls' bedroom: my oldest is celebrating 1 year at her job in March and has decided to put off going to school, which means she'll be living with us for a little while longer (YAY!!!!!) Did I mention, all 3 of our girls share 1 bedroom?!?
Yeah, I know, good like with THAT one, right?!?
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Disclosure: As a Champion of #GreatStarts blogger, I am honored to partner with Kellogg's in helping families (like mine) achieve great starts to their days. I am being compensated for my services for the length of the program. I received a gift card from Pottery Barn to purchase the items to help create our family organzational center. The desk and chair I purchased on my own. The opinions expressed here are all mine own.
