Space Clearing

One of the nice things about having closed on the condo almost two full months before our leases were up is that it allowed us to move over slowly. Maybe too slowly. A few boxes here, the kitchen stuff there, and a few boxes every weekend afterward. Until there came one week before keys had to be handed over, and then the Stuff started piling up. At first the primary goal was to just get everything out of the old places, regardless of where it was going in the new one. When you walked in the door, the only thing you could see was boxes, boxes, and more boxes.

Honestly, it's still kind of like that. There are things waiting to be sold on Craigslist, chairs that need a table to sit at, and a whole bunch of other assorted tools, painting supplies, and just random bits and pieces strewn about the entire house. Almost entire. Two days ago, I declared war on a certain section of the cluttered mayhem. From stacks of boxes and scrap pieces of wood and leftover kitchen drawers, I eliminated, combined, threw out, and got rid of most of it, and moved the rest to a different pile of boxes. Finally, after about 30 minutes of organizing work the small space (which otherwise might attempt to be called a nook) between the kitchen cabinets and the water heater closet finally turned into a bicycle storage area!

The results are noticeable too, since previously, my bike had been blocking the laundry closet door in the bedroom, and Jay's was mildly obstructing our walking path between the living room and the rest of the place. It really helps me feel slightly more in control of the slowly diminishing "stuff" chaos that envelops the main living areas at present to have this little space put in order. It also helps that our herb box also graces the window above the bikes now. Nothing like some parsley and rosemary to brighten up the day!