Sunday March 16, 2008
Well, this weekend has been nothing short of remarkable. Friday afternoon I finally received confirmation of a date for my return to northern BC; I have been booked by Prince Rupert’s Crest Hotel and will be facilitating a morning workshop to their leadership team. Fingers crossed that either NWCC and / or the Terrace Library comes through.
Then on Saturday Angelo made a comment about setting up an office in the living room and that sparked an even better floor plan that we quickly set about implementing. We started rotating furniture, sweeping and vacuuming. Since we rarely used the fireplace (it might be different if we were in Ontario) we decided to work with the brick and make that wall the bench / workspace of Angelo’s new office. From there we moved the filing cabinet (which opens up my desk area even more) and the bedside table that held the phone in order to support the new shelf.
What a difference it makes when your stuff does double duty! We are creating an extra work area and isn’t taking up any new space (the fireplace was already there, but not serving a purpose in our lives; essentially it was wasted space). On Sunday we finished off the project by buying a piece of wood that was exactly what we needed to finish the workbench. Angelo is already working at his new desk (the best part: it faces out a set of sliding patio doors to our very green and lush backyard. I have commented before that there is a ‘bird freeway’ in our backyard…). Within 24 hours we had transformed our office space into a funky little bed-sit (and we christened the bed)!
And I, of course, am merrily organizing the new office store room, which used to be Angelo’s office and prior to that was our bedroom (it is the larger of the two). Now, it will simply house my workshop material, books, CDs and Angelo’s various computer parts and AV cables. There is a small, three drawer chest of drawers, a stand up closet and a wooden bookshelf. We are now on the prowl for a used shelving unit to house all the odds and sods, of which there are many.
The great thing is, we maintained an alternate sleeping place for when company comes to visit.
What’s next?!
About Me
- alison
- For many years I willingly embraced our consumer culture. But a volunteer experience in rural Kenya put my experience of 'stuff' in a new light. Upon return to Canada I put my passion to a better use and wrote a book (clutter's dirty secret). Now, as a professional organizer, speaker and author, I share strategies to deal with time, energy and space management. I find that clients are often overwhelmed by the amount of stuff in their lives and stressed by a lack of time and money. I don't feel that our current consumer lifestyle is satisfying or sustainable, and through my work I aim to change the economy, one closet at a time. The revolution is underway...please join in!
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