The Good, the Bad, and the Messy

Yesterday I decided that since I was cleaning up my blog, it was time to clean up the attic playroom/family room. What an undertaking. If you are squeamish I would suggest you not look the photos too closely, you may feel faint. I began working at 7:30 AM.

I have to confess, that the photo above was taken after I moved boxes and furniture so I would have access to Daniel's corner. I brought up 3 of my tie dye tubs from the basement and got to work sorting. The next photo shows what happens after 2 hours of hard work by a Mom on a mission.

My first breakthrough came when I got the weapons into one pile.

Just before our lunch break, I paused to catch my breath and take another photo. It was really looking a lot better!

My final job before lunch break was organizing one of the attic book areas. I started by taking a last photo of the book mess and then moving the bookshelf!

After lunch I snapped this lovely photo - can you see the progress? I was refreshed and ready to move on to the legos!

Daniel and I worked a while longer and then I took a break to pick up my daughter. She had managed to avoid the cleaning so far - don't tell her but her corner is next! In moving Daniel's area around I decided that the treadmill would fit over by the play area - so Tim moved it for me (thanks Honey).

Finally Daniel's play area is organized. You'll notice in the next photo that there are toys and books under the couch. This is Abigail's corner. That is my next project.

Daniel can now play and FIND things. I am teaching him the following mantra, "A place for everything and everything has a place." All that is left is for me to get out my label maker and label each tub. I'll keep you posted on the rest of the cleaning and organizing.