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when i was a kid my mom was always generally horrified by the conditions in my room. there were always toys/ clothers/ art projects/ stuffed animals strewn about. my mom took to using the age-old momism, "this room is a pig sty!" as she told me to clean up. while i've certainly received some of my mother's traits (ie, neurosises) being organized was not one of them.  of course, over the years, i learned to adapt to being semi-organized in my chaos. previous/current roommates can attest to the occasional miracle of me pulling exactly what i need out from under a pile of clothes.

so, for july, i'm attempting to shed this notion that i am incapable of a clean room. luckily, since we just moved in, all of my stuff is at least in boxes for the most part. i already did the purging in the old place, so now i have to setup my room in such a way that i will want to keep it organized.

here's a short list of things i need to get done, i'll update as i check them off.

  •  donate clothes to Out of the Closet
  •  paint bedroom door
  •  hang photo mobile/ hanging ornaments
  •  get closet properly setup
  •  buy under-bed storage
  •  organize craft cabinet
  •  paint craft drawer box
  •  laundry!
  •  ship old t-shirts to the mom
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fake cleaning & hanging frames

Wed, 07/22/2009 - 21:28 | by Sham

last weekend my roommate and i had a house warming party. since people were going to be in our house, in my room, i finished cleaning and made everything perfect.

totally kidding. you can't see inside my closet. let me tell you, i turned into a middle school boy and just shoved everything in there. my roommate and our friend (who was also once my roommate) were horrified at how clean it looked and how it was impossible that i lived there. they both breathed a sigh of relief once i opened up my closet door.

 

tonight i hung up a bunch of pictures on my wall. and i had the foresight to take pictures before and after. and after. and after. and...

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tidy that bookcase!

Sun, 07/12/2009 - 23:38 | by Sham

the fearless leader of The Monthly Challenge told me that i should take before and after pictures of things i'm doing in my room. i only have one of these to share, but it's pretty super! look at all those things lined up on shelves. look at 'em.

 

i also framed several things this evening, so i'll be taking pictures of those once they go up. a certain frame store is having a pretty awesome sale. i recommend going and spending money you don't have. 

our house warming party is this weekend, so i have to kick this challenge into high gear. 

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Target, land of a thousand and three dreams

Sat, 07/04/2009 - 11:51 | by Sham

yesterday i went to Target and wound up with three amazing things to tell you. only the third one directly applies to the challenge though.

#1 omg, i saw Greg Eklund. you know, he was the drummer for Everclear? and now is in the delightful band The Oohlas? at least, i think it was him. he was hanging out in the baby aisles. adorable.

#2 The Wiz is one of the best movies ever. and by "best" i mean "fucking crazy." don't worry, i won't think you're a "two-bit carnie hustler" if you don't like it. found it, bought it, came with eight of the songs off the soundtrack, watched it that afternoon. diana ross? michael jackson? c'mon, ease on down, ease on down the road.

#3 Huggable-motherfucking-Hangers. my target accomplice really wants me to have an organized closet, i think partly due to her line of work in costume. she told me i need to get these hangers because they'll revolutionize my closet space. i thought she was being dramatic. she wasn't. they hangers have changed my life and i want more. like, 100 of them. not exaggerating. 100 more hangers. these are certainly going to help with keep my closet a sane place. usually i feel like i have to choose which clothes to hang and which to fold, but it's looking like i am going to be hanging everything i own just so i can be with these hangers.

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