Organized Home - Step 1

Kitchen Organization is the first room that is to be focused on, which fits perfectly with me. It is the room that a) I use the most time tidying and cleaning and b) is always the most messy. I think we have a good sized kitchen. It has good amount of counter space, a dishwasher and a small kitchen table with two chairs.

The first thing to consider is the functions of the kitchen. The main function of our kitchen is cooking, eating when the kitchen table is not full of crap, food storage, recycling, calendar and where the dog eats/stays when we are not home.

So I did clean and tidy all the counter tops and sink. First I unloaded the clean dishwasher and filled it up with dirty dishes. Then I started in the right corner and moved to the left. I also did the hand washing. The only thing I was not able to complete was the kitchen table. All the items left here need a new home. Before/after pictures below:

 I am so happy with what I achieved. And now for the hard part, keeping it this way. I have to create a cleaning schedule.

Twice per day: Clean the sink and kitchen counters
Once per day: Vacuum the floor
Twice per week: Mop the floor, water the plants and empty the trash
Twice per month: Clean the oven

Step 1 is now done! Only 51 steps left. I am feeling really optimistic about this! I am really looking forward to starting the next step.

Organized Home

I am really getting tired of this mess I live in. I feel that it does not matter much if i tidy/clean because everything gets merry straight away. I live with my older sister and our little Bichon Havanese. Our little C is adorable. She is almost a year old and I cannot believe how fast time flies by. She has a long coat and EVERYTHING gets tangled in it, so every time we get back inside she always has leaves, small sticks and stuff in her coat. It usually all ends up all over the floor. So that is a constant battle for me. My sister does not usually mind that it is a bit messy for some weird reason. While I actually want things to be somewhat spotless. I am the one doing all the household chores at our apartment. Cleaning and tidying after two people and a dog is, for a lack of a better word, blah. I do like having it clean and tidy but I usually find myself unmotivated.

And finally we come to the point. I have decided to join the 52 Weeks To An Organized Home over at Home Storage Solutions 101. I have however decided that organizing one thing every week for 52 weeks is a damn long time. So I have decided to change "Weeks" to "Steps". This just makes it easier for me to fit into a schedule. I actually already started Step 1 today and will be posting it later today.

And since I will be posting about organizing and stuff as well I made a small change to the title on this blog. It was Creative, Inspired & Artistic, now it is Creative, Inspired & Organized! Hopefully this will make my blog a lot better.