Week 1 of this challenge is the space audit. Basically you have to create a layout and take notice of how your stuff is stored and how hard or easy it is to use your stash. Honestly i am working in a clean slate, because i am moving my stuff to a new section of my house. Right now my stuff is stored in a 5x5 alcove in a hallway. I am moving it to a 12x4 alcove in my bedroom which will also give me a little more space because my bedroom is huge and i will be able to include other pieces of furniture that are currently scattered around the apartment because of space issues.
So here is my space audit
Ok because i love how the rest of you ladies explained what works and doesn't work here is my list!
Okay, so what works/doesn't work for me :
- photos : No This is a big problem area.
I have about 30 years of pictures that are printed some even have doubles and triples. They are not sorted in anyway. They are stuffed into a cropper hopper photo box and a couple other boxes that i purchased at AC Moores.
Digital pictures are also a mess. They are not saved in anyway specific i have 3 computers and they all have pictures. I also have about 3 years worth of pictures on a hard drive.
- journaling : yes and no.
I mostly hand write my journaling. I would like to change that a bit cause sometimes i cant read what i write.
When i have scraps of cardstock in between projects i usually cut out little note cards or top note cards with my cricut. I store them in a pencil holder box.
- title : yes.
I mostly use thickers or alpha stickers unless i am going for something specific and then i will use my cricut and SCAL
Posted: 10/19/2011 10:18:37 AMOk because i love how the rest of you ladies explained what works and doesn't work here is my list!
Okay, so what works/doesn't work for me :
- photos : No This is a big problem area.
I have about 30 years of pictures that are printed some even have doubles and triples. They are not sorted in anyway. They are stuffed into a cropper hopper photo box and a couple other boxes that i purchased at AC Moores.
Digital pictures are also a mess. They are not saved in anyway specific i have 3 computers and they all have pictures. I also have about 3 years worth of pictures on a hard drive.
- journaling : yes and no.
I mostly hand write my journaling. I would like to change that a bit cause sometimes i cant read what i write.
When i have scraps of cardstock in between projects i usually cut out little note cards or top note cards with my cricut. I store them in a pencil holder box.
- title : yes.
I mostly use thickers or alpha stickers unless i am going for something specific and then i will use my cricut and SCAL
About pens and markers! Mostly use my markers for journaling. Gel pens RARELY get used.
- embellishments :I have LOTS of embellishments would like to find a way to have them more visible so i can use them more often.
- Stamps : I mostly own Clear stamps and they are stored in a zip up binder.
- Inks : Dont have too many of these so this is pretty good
- others : paint, mists, perfect pearls... I have a plastic basket with all my acrylic paints and my mists and pearls are in a drawer in one of those Ikea ALEX drawer cabinets
- Glue : All the wet ones are kept together in a small plastic basket together and then my atg and my pop up glue dots are all in a drawer
- Cardstocks : a disaster
Scraps are an even bigger disaster.
- Patterned papers : Also a mess
Scraps are also a mess
- Albums : okay not too bad. I am not a chronological scrapper so i just make layouts and put them in one of those plastic 12x12 boxes until the box is full and then i put them in albums. Each of my kids has an album and we have a family album.
-tools are not an issue.
- Magazines : Not an issue i dont keep too many of them and after a year i start to cut out pages of things i like and put them in a magazine holder. Eventually i would like to transport those pages into a binder
- Scraproom : Doesnt exsist. I have an alcove in my bedroom and right now its a clean slate. So i want to plan it out perfectly before buying anything. I have a 8 cubby Expedite from ikea and the Alex 6 drawer cabinet. I will have to buy shelves since my floor space is limited.
I am also buying a desk or 2. I have 115 inches of space for desk space. I do have to share this space with our second computer. So my plan is to make 2 work stations one for me and my mac and an area to scrap. and then a smaller area for the 2nd computer which mostly my husband uses.
So these are my problem areas. I am sure i will think of a few more and will post about them.
I will post pictures in a later post. I have to take them first!
Have a great day peeps. Its a beautiful 65 degrees in NJ today a bit windy but finally the sun is trying to come out after a crappy day of rain yesterday.
I would love to read about your organization strategies.
Have a great Thursday!
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