2011 was, above all else, a time of major reorganization in my life. I graduated from university and moved from being a full-time student to working full-time. Physically, Greg and I moved across country, which meant playing the ‘beautiful or useful’ game, trying to decide which items to bring with us.
Magazines—Beautiful or Useful? What are your thoughts on this?
Want to get a good start on organizing your life in 2012? Check out my list of the 12 best letterpress handmade calendars.
Moving back to Calgary meant that I could reorganize my mom’s older home. Greg and I began reorganizing, decorating and renovating in October, and it will be many more months before we’ve finished.
Here are a few of the best organization posts from 2011:
How do you keep clutter at bay in your children’s room(s)? Check out the guest post.
The post on organizing your first-aid kit was popular.
One thing I like to do each year is to clean out my closet.
@debthompson says
Sounds like 2011 was a busy year. I have been working on getting the house more organized. I just done a major overhaul on the pantry/catch-all closet. It was a lot of work, but felt good once it was done.
Lisa Weidknecht says
I would love to have to get rid of most of my stuff! It's all just stuff. But I currently have a huge house with four others here and they'd be mad at me. LOL