Everywhere I turn, I see piles. There's no doubt about it, the piles have taken over our home. We're only two weeks into back to school, and I feel like I'm drowning. I never cleaned out my organization systems which served me well last year and they're already useless, overflowing with documents. I've been late paying bills, have misplaced the school pictures sign up form, and missed Jack's first Young Explorers class. I'm a mess.
The basement and the bedrooms are overrun with piles of toys that I desperately need to organize and purge. It's finally time to get rid of some of the baby toys; after all Juliette will be two in a few weeks. There are little yellow cars, pink and brown stuffed dolls, and McDonalds Happy Meal toys that are still in their plastic bags. I need to walk around with a big Vietnam Veterans yellow donation bag and make some much needed breathing room. It's such a big job, and I just can't bring myself to start it.
The kitchen is covered with piles of paper: bills, catalogs, birthday party invitations, and fat envelopes of Valpak coupons. Is it really worth the mess to hang on to them until I find the free admission to In the Swing Indoor Playground? There are also piles of school materials: permission slips, wrapping paper catalogs, lunch menus, snack schedules, and dance audition information. Even the fun stuff is overtaking our space - the piles of products for review are towering around us and the threats of dire penalties are becoming less effective every day at keeping out the kids.
When I bought our organization system last year, this is what I was envisioning:
but instead, this is what it looks like today:
The only silver lining is that today is Saturday! That gives me another day and half to PURGE PURGE PURGE! Maybe by Monday, our home will be pile-free...
9 comments:
i know it is horrible, piles everywhere. instead of tending to those files we went to a charity event for the kids, then lunch, then i took a nap.....oh man i feel lazy. my 40 year old body is not holding up anymore.
That first image could have easily been taken at my dining room table, atop my dresser in my bedroom, on the desk in our office.
We know your pain. Thanks for making me feel less alone!
I'm with you. I even pared down the piles a couple of weeks ago when the boys went back to school, but their still here.
As for the organizational systems... I was laughing the other day looking at an ad for a closet system. There were 4 pairs of pants, 2 dresses, 3 shirts, and a handful of sweaters in the example. I thought "Yeah if I had that few things to organize I wouldn't need the system.. sheesh!"
Yep, you're not alone over here either. I despise piles! We end up with them everywhere.
And, funny you mention late bills. We totally forgot to pay our utility bills last month. We got a cutoff notice in the mail the other day and FREAKED out! We've never done that before. I have FINALLY cleaned out the clutter in the kitchen and have us all back in working order.
Now, if it would only stay that way.
I'm glad I am not the only one that has an organization problem. It seems like everytime I try more stuff gets added. Good Luck with your piles.
Rest assured, you are NOT alone! LOL I'm the first to admit that staying organized at home, wherein the papers and random stuff is concerned, is not my forte'. And since my daughter started kindergarten last month, it's only gotten worse. I've got piles of papers stacked everywhere. My goal last week to to tackle this very problem, but alas my follow through was somewhat lacking. Your post has inspired me to stick to my guns though. This week, THIS week, I will do it! *probably* LOL
Good luck on your end! :)
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When you're done can you come here and help? I can't manage our piles either!
Or the mess... But at least I tamed the laundry!
So much information that send home from school! I now have 3 kids in three different school this year. Uggh its sooo confusing! Plus if that wasn't enough I started online classes too.....
It is ridiculous, we're all drowning in paper. Even though I went paperless with the bank, they still send me mail! The catalogs and junk mail don't stop even though I'm on every anti-junk mail list on earth. It doesn't do any good asking the mail person not to deliver it either; by law they "have to" deliver it. Argh! Nice post!
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