My kitchen

One of Jim's friends from New York is a professional organizer. These types of people love to organize and they get paid to help others who feel lost and don't know where to start. I chatted with her when we last visited New York last summer. This planted a little seed in my mind.

I have really struggled to keep my house in order after having babies. Housework seemed to go out the window. I would much rather spend some free time on the computer than tending to housework chores. I finally realized that I was in over my head and decided that I would call an organizer for help. I went to a web site that lists professional organizers by area and found Kelly.

Kelly came to my house in June and I showed her everything, all the rooms in the in house and the basement too. I am tired of not being able to find things. When I go to clean I am intimidated by all the stuff that I have accumulated. I know how to organize. In fact in my pre mommy days people would often compliment me on my organizational skills. I just needed to make it a priority and be accountable to someone.

I started with my kitchen. I pulled everything out and then decided what to keep and then put it back neatly. I was able to even make space for some of my Pampered Chef that had been sitting in the computer room. I didn't take before pictures, I was too embarrassed. But here are some after shots.
My next assignment, the master bathroom.