Getting it done

I had a four day weekend last week since I took my birthday off and Tuesday was my day off.  I spent Saturday & Sunday organizing and cleaning my apartment and it felt great! I was able to just sit around and relax on Monday and Tuesday.  Granted, I lost motivation a few times, but I pushed through and now, my apartment is tidy and clean and it feel great! 

I didn't want to just get things picked up, I wanted to get things organized.  This has sort of been an ongoing projects as I've been getting rid of things I'm not using and wearing and moving things around to find the best spots and I was determined this was the weekend I would be finishing.  Friday night, before I got started, I was inspired to change things up a bit.  I decided to change the purpose of my coat closet.

I turned my coat closet into a craft/art/photograph closet.  The few things that were in there fit in my bedroom or outdoor storage closet.  I'm so excited because it worked out perfectly!  In the bottom, I have two sets of drawers that have art and gift wrap supplies.  To the side are bags and wrapping paper.  In the top of the closet I have a few more art supplies and all of my photographs and scrapbook book supplies.  I've also hung one of my crocheted bags to be able to hold my plastic bags.

This actually motivated me further because I originally wanted to make full on scrapbooks but everything has sat in one closet or another for years. Going through these pictures and supplies again reminded me that I am ready to get my pictures out so I can really enjoy them.  A little while back, I decided to try to make photobooks instead of scrapbooks. I love the look of scrapbooks, but trying to decide what to use and how to arrange things just takes too much time.  After much research, I downloaded My Publisher and have one book almost complete.  I'm excited to order it and see how it turns out.  It was definitely quicker than scrapbooking would be and I have a scanner so anything I was planning on putting in a scrapbook, I can scan and add to the photobook.

I definitely feels good to be writing this post, look around my apartment and see how clean and tidy everything is.  It makes me happy! :)