It’s the first week of October, which means it is time for the One Room Challenge. For the non-design nerds among you, twice a year, Linda from Calling It Home invites 20 bloggers to fix up one room in six weeks. Home viewers with a penchant for crazy can play along as guest participants. Last year, I took a small, weird side closet in our new house from weird side closet to family room in (a little more than) six weeks.
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I’ve spent the last couple of weeks trying to get more organized. I bake a lot when I'm trying to get organized. Clears the head.
I’m trying to let go of things that don’t excite me (goodbye 150 people I’ve been following on Instagram) and embrace things that fuel creativity and enthusiasm. I’ve been actively cutting down on purchases and pairing down items at home and online. Case in point: I went to IKEA with my mom a week or so ago and only spent $35. That may be a record. But I did get a couple of really cool dishes and a raspberry tray. I’m not claiming to be a minimalist here.
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