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Thursday, November 03, 2005

The post about the laundry room that my computer kept eating

Just for fun, let me invite you into a little-seen room in my home. It’s the room that only a select few intrepid souls have ever dared to enter. It’s the laundry room/storage room/pantry/furnace room/place where all the junk that has no other logical place gets dumped.

Sadly, this room represents the worst in me – my propensity for clutter, my inability to complete mundane tasks like laundry, my sloppiness, my procrastination, my avoidance of all things “housework” – I could go on and on, but the list is starting to depress me. I’m sure by now you’re getting the picture WHY so few people have ever been invited in.

I could wax allegorical about how this room represents the deep dark recesses of my soul – those ugly pieces of my personality that I hide from the world. But I’ll leave that to you to figure out. Suffice it to say that this room needed work – desperately.

Well, I’m happy to report that this room (like much of the rest of my house) has undergone a transformation. I decluttered, I scrubbed, I tossed, I tore out old musty carpeting, and I got down on my hands and knees and put in a new floor.

Without much further adieu, here are the before and after pictures.

Before






This is how it has looked for nearly all of the 7 years we’ve lived in this house. Disgusting, isn’t it? Junk everywhere, scraps of the world’s ugliest carpet on the floor (which, sadly, still covers the rest of the basement until we can afford to replace it), overflowing laundry baskets, you name it.

After






And this is what it looks like now. Everything in its place, laundry cleaned and put away (where it can FIT now that everyone’s dressers and closets are decluttered), and a clean and shiny new floor! Nothing fancy – I just bought those cheap peal-and-stick floor tiles – they may not last forever, but they sure look great now!

So there you have it. I’m hoping a room transformed will continue to inspire me to keep all those nasty bad habits in check (or at least SOME of them - can't expect perfection, after all).

7 comments:

ccap said...

Well, colour me impressed!

Linda said...

WOW! This transformation amazes me!

Anonymous said...

*gasp* looks GREAT, H!!!!

mmichele said...

worthy of the flylady, i must say

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness.. it looks wonderful! Your before photos very much resemble my present conditions. I think you have inspired my weekend project. :-)

Anvilcloud said...

That's as amazing transformation. I once saw a sign that went somthing like clutered desks make cluttered minds. I'm sure there's a germ of truth there somewhere. You must feel as though you're soaring high and free now.

Gina said...

Great job, Heather! :)

Do you know that I said to myself the other day, why don't I email more with Heather, since I love her so?

Then it hit me that I don't have your email addy! More than once I have tried to reply to one of your comments on my blog only to be slapped with a "no reply" addy.

So, pretty please?