Project Of The Day | Clean Up This Office

I'm so glad I'm not the only one...some days I walk into my craft space and think, "Now how did THAT happen?!!" :) Thanks for showing me I am perfectly normal!

OMG I am so glad its not just me. How do we let it get SO bad:) I guess when you are creating its just messy...thats what I'm going with. AND why is it I loved surfing what was on your floor in the baskets...on the shelf. I didn't see any messes I just seen some yummy stuff!!! I SO wish I was going to Italy, my dream. Some day maybee:)

I am NOT kidding - THANK you. I cannot tell you how much better this makes me feel! I beat myself up to the point opf NOT being able to go in and craft! I always think "No-one else has this mess. Just me. What's WRONG with me!?" Well- nothing! Maybe I'm normal! lol

Oh, Ali...I can TOTALLY relate! I have a pretty good sized space, but it is so full of PILES! I am a "piler" too. I pile at school/work and at home. It's just the way my mind works. I dream of someday having a huge loft with acres and acres of tables on which to pile my things. Hope all is well in Eugene. Do you by any chance know my bro and sil: Steve and Val King (she's a local principal - or my niece Ariel (she is a teacher)? Just thought I'd ask! Good luck with your cleaning project!
Sally in Stockton

Thank you Ali - I now see there's hope for the rest of us. :)

*happy sigh* I'm not alone.... ;)
good luck!!

such a happy space ~ love the piles for organising and it has such a creative vibe. a clear up and a refreshing start ~ such a 1st September feeling ~ don't you just love this time of the year?

your piles look so much more interesting than mine.

Good luck! We're planning to put our apartment on the market and I face a similar daunting task of getting everything tidy.

L*O*V*E it!
i will be deep in it when my 3 large boxes arrive from c.e.!!!
btw... i loved . loved LOVED your class at cReative escape!!!
you ROCKED it!
xoxo...
~p

Thanks for sharing a REAL slice of life....my office looks like this on most days. Although my kids are old enough not to step on things, I now have 4 month old puppy who is like a toddler and thinks everything is his toy for chewing...so I spent yesterday clearing piles off the floor! Guess we will be cleaning together!
Very cool looking kits - I read in above comments they are for an event in Italy ~ how fun! Enjoy

I know this is going to sound incredibly wrong but I love seeing your piles because it makes me feel SO much better about mine, LOL

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Great post - love to see other creative spaces...good Luck!! Doesn't it feel great to go through and organize. i love the process when I can reflect on how cathartic it can be. Those kits look very interesting...have fun in that class too. Italy is a place I want to visit one day soon. all the best Ali and thanks for sharing your process of storytelling with all of us.

Ali, thank you for posting this. I don't feel so bad now because my scraproom looks like that. Hurricane Irene just went through our area and as I was looking at the room I thought if anyone saw my scraproom they would think we were hit by the hurricane - so I better get busy cleaning it up.

I always pictured your office as neat and clean based on the way your scrapbook layouts are. Glad to see you are just like most of us. You must receive a lot of products from companies to test and promote or you have an addiction to scrapbook products. :P

Thank you for sharing that! Would love to see the after or even the in process pictures!

Next inspire us with an after picture :) (I'm happy I don't have the only mess in town, but that still doesn't get mine organized :)

Big job.
Can we see the after picture?
Tomorrow?
:)

I agree. Looking at this makes me feel a whole lot better about the room that I call a disaster. I guess "disaster" is a relative word.

I love seeing your space!!!! Mess and all, it looks just like mine!!! hee hee

I feel so much better now, thanks for sharing