Keeping the Family Organized
I know, I’m strange. I’m one of those people that loves to organize. I even enjoy watching those organizing shows where the professional organizer takes a chaotic room and transforms it into a lovely, functional space. But, I’m also a real mom with a job, active kids, and a dog to care for. So, on any given day, you could walk into my home and never be able to guess that I love to organize.
But, I love organizing tools – such as shelves, cabinets, canisters, and tote bags. In my garage there’s a laundry basket for all of the baskteballs, volleyballs, any type of balls. Before I purchased the basket, these balls could be found in every room of the house. In other words, wherever my daughter left the ball or wherever my husband kicked it because it was in his way is where it stayed. I would love to be able to tell you that now all of the balls always end up in that basket, but I would be lying to you. However, they do end up there 90% of the time – which is much better than I hoped for. For another example, this summer I invested in a great beach bag. This bag keeps the swim goggles, swim toys, sunscreen, and pool passes. So, when we want to go to the pool, all we have to do is grab the towels and head out the door. I will admit that this bag is great, but the bag itself doesn’t have a home. So, it lives in the hallway where we all walk. But that’s OK. Once school starts, it will find a home out of the way until next summer.
So, I will keep organizing with less than 100% success. But I will also continue to have fun with it, and will enjoy a few corners of organized bliss!