Those Pesky Places that Fill Up with Clutter

I keep talking about three areas that I need to work on but I’m waiting until after Christmas.  One of those spots couldn’t wait because I want it cleaned up a little bit before I put the tree up this weekend.  I decided that I could work on it a little bit at a time.  I wasn’t going to just because it always seems I make more of a mess when I’m trying to clean up.

The Shoes

The area that I decided I could start on is the shoe holder by the door.  There’s still a lot of summer sandals in there and it’s freezing outside.  So, the sandals can all be put in the bedrooms now.  We aren’t going to wear most of these shoes until at least April or May again so it’s okay if they’re packed away.

I don’t know why there’s so many shoes!  We don’t have THAT many people here!

The Bathroom Closet

On to the next area.  The bathroom closet.  I haven’t gone in there in a long time because well, frankly, I just can’t get in there.  It’s a tall skinny closet that doesn’t function very good.  It’s hard to get things in and out of it but we need it as a place to put things.  It doesn’t take more than a couple hours to clean it out but I won’t have a couple hours for a few more weeks.  Until then, it will just drive me crazy.

The Kitchen Mess

So, the closet is the second place that needs a lot of work but neither one of those two places need as much work as one area of my kitchen.  This is one of those embarrassing places.  I feel like it looks worse in the pictures than in real life but unfortunately, I think I can just see it in the pictures.  I’m so used to looking at it that I don’t see it anymore.  This is an area that will probably take me an entire week to finish.  Some of it will get done before Christmas but most of it will have to wait.

What a disaster!  That wine rack has turned into a stuff everything into it kind of place.  As you can see, not much wine but tons of other stuff.  The top of the microwave is packed, as is the counter.  This stuff seems to be all the stuff that doesn’t have any place else to go.  I’ll really need to work on finding some organization for these things.  I have a few ideas but no time right now to think about them.

These areas will be the first ones to get worked on in the new year.  Actually, I will have the shoes done by the end of the weekend.  I have the basket of hats and mittens on top that will probably have to wait but that’s okay.  They aren’t causing a scene or anything yet.  They’re over the top of the basket right now but just a little bit.  I want to catch it before it explodes all over the entire shoe holder but I don’t feel like it’s too that point yet and I’ll get to it before it does.