Taking Back My Bedroom

This is the story about how I am preparing to move back into my bedroom even though I never really moved out.  Almost 3 years ago princess KC was born.  She had a tough act to follow behind because her older brother Ephriam was the most laid back baby I have ever met.  I am not just saying that because he is my kid.  You can ask anyone who has ever had the privilege of watching him.  Ephriam slept through everything and rarely cried.  To this day, he doesn’t complain much about anything and goes with the flow in whatever we are doing.  Enter child #2 who specializes in drama and tantrums.  She can turn the tears on and off like light bulb.  She is very much different from her big brother.  She was the baby that would wake up at the slightest noise and did not like to sleep in her bed.  The Ragtagmama and I spent many nights trying to sleep while holding a pacifier in her mouth while she slept in the little baby seat next to our bed or the couch.  It was during those several months that I had to move my entire morning routine out of our bedroom to avoid waking up the princess and thus requiring the mama to get out of bed at 5:30 AM.  It was not a good day for anyone if I woke up the baby in the morning.  So at first I started by picking out my clothes and leaving them in another room.  It naturally progressed to leaving everything I needed to go to work by the computer in the basement.  Now it is to the point where my laundry rarely makes it out of the basement because I just pick out my clothes there and leave them for in the morning.

Then came along 2009.  KC has been in her own room sleeping well for a long time now.  She will be 3 in July.  But my routine has not really changed for a couple of reasons.  Laziness being the primary reason.  This laziness then allowed for more clutter to enter my bedroom to the point where I have a hard time finding places to put my clothes away and move around as I get ready for work in the morning.  All flat spaces are covered in papers and other crap that finds its way into our bedroom.  The bedroom has become a dumping ground just like the basement only more accessible.  I am not the only culprit in our house creating clutter, but I will own up to my part.

The Plan

We have really been much more intentional about organizing our house this year.  Now that kids are a little more independent it allows for more time for us to stay on top of things.  But we were up to our necks in clutter after Christmas was over.  We have committed to the war on clutter for this year and it began sometime ago in the basement.  We threw a lot of things away and we are gearing up for a big yard sale.  Must get that done soon.  Our bedroom has been the area that we want fixed the most but we are least excited about fixing.  Over the last several days, we have come up with a plan.  It begins with a major clean out of the bedroom first and I am going to replace my ginormous corner computer desk with a much smaller and less clutterable one that will fit into our bedroom.  The computer is coming out of the basement with the rest of my daily routine and into the bedroom.  Several pieces of furniture will be moved around and my personal space will be combined and organized.  Soon I will be making a trip to IKEA to purchase what I am in need of and the big desk is going out the door one way or another.  This will also free up more space in the basement. Once this phase is complete, it will be a major  step in the right direction.  We still have a long way to go, but it gets easier the more we get it together.  The trick is to maintain it once it is all organized.

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