Nesting...umm, maybe?

For the past 3 weeks, I've been gradually purging, organizing, and cleaning areas of our home. I started with our bedroom, which had become a "catch-all" place whenever we clean for company. It had been on my to-do list for a while, so one Saturday morning instead of going to Aqua Zumba, which has been tiring me out much more lately, I got up and went straight to work on that area. I got it purged and organized before I even had breakfast! After breakfast, Evan helped with the cleaning by vacuuming while I moved things around. It stayed nice and clean until I recently got behind on putting laundry away (because I'm transitioning my closet to maternity clothes and trying to figure out where to put non-maternity clothes).

Next up, baby boy's room. We've been blessed with some hand-me-downs already, so I've been gradually organizing them by size.

On Easter Sunday afternoon, Evan and I both worked in baby boy's room. I put away all clothes 12 months and bigger in a tub, while he started purging, organizing, and moving computer components that had accumulated in the closet. When I finished putting clothes away, I moved on to the hall closet to make room for some of Evan's computer components. There were some things in there we hadn't touched since we moved in, so those things either went in the trash or into a very large pile accumulating for a garage sale in the garage. Now, there's quite a bit of open space...who knew?!

This week, my goal was the kitchen. I was hoping to have my friend Amanda help me, but circumstances didn't allow that. However, I was still motivated to make progress on my own. I bought some plastic storage baskets, which helped to make more space. I threw out some expired food, and tried my best to utilize all the space in my cabinets. I have a hard time figuring out what to put on the top shelves and way back in the bottom cabinets, since I cannot easily reach there. I don't think the kitchen is done being re-organized yet, but I've definitely made progress!

I've also done some organizing of my craft, learning, playing supplies and of the toys at the back of the living room.

Who knew it would take getting pregnant to light a fire in me to get these things done that have been perpetually on my to-do list. Unfortunately, I don't think about take a "before" picture until I'm halfway through surrounded by a complete mess, so I don't have any "before and after" pictures. Yet another thing to work on.

Next up, finish the kitchen and start the front bedroom.