Operation Get Organized: The Laundry Room

I mentioned a couple months ago that I wanted to get organized, but I just kept putting it off. I'd take a look at my closet or my junk drawer and I'd come up with a hundred excuses on why I didn't have the time to sit down and organize it. It was always something, from I have an appointment later on to I just don't feel good today. I'd do it tomorrow had become my motto, until tomorrow finally turned into 2 months.

I started feeling guilty when friends would come over and compliment my home. They would go on and on about how clean it was, but they didn't know I have 3 drawers in my kitchen full of junk or if you open my hallway closet Christmas decor will probably knock you down. But the worst part... The thing I felt the guiltiest about... absolutely ashamed... was my laundry room. I'd laugh at their compliments and tell them they wouldn't be saying that if they saw my laundry room (of course, I NEVER offered to actually let them see it)

You see, my house just appears to be clean. I do the basics every day. I sweep, vacuum, wash dishes, mop... but it's all an illusion. My counter tops may be spotless, but the drawers underneath them are full of junk... out dated magazines, batteries that don't work, and bills from last year. The toilets are bleached daily and the floors are always clean, but it's impossible to find a clean towel. the illusion of having a clean house has worked for me in the past, but not anymore. I want to be organized. So, I finally got off my butt and started organizing things around here.

And I started with the cluttered, disorganized laundry room, that was sooo far from clean that I was ashamed to let even my best friend see it...



Can you see, now, why I was so ashamed? I don't even have an excuse for how it got so bad. It turned into our junk room. My husband's gear that wouldn't fit in the closet, the clothes the kids outgrew, toys they no longer played with, all my craft supplies... It was a disgusting mess.

But after spending all weekend in there...



It is now ORGANIZED! and CLEAN!



I got a shoe organizer to put my cleaning supplies in and it hangs on the back of the laundry room door.



So, what happened to all the clutter?

Well, my husband went through all his gear and put it in our shed. The clothes that don't fit we are getting rid of and the craft supplies are on the top shelf! Everything else was thrown away. If we hadn't used it in 3 months, I threw it away. :D I hope maybe this will inspire some of y'all to get organized! I'd hate to know I showed you that embarrassing before photo of my laundry room for nothing!