 15. Not that the days are necessarily consecutive... I'm afraid I'm not dedicated enough to tackle it day in day out; more like 'as and when'. But I am chipping away at it!

Day 8: How has it taken so long for me to do this?

A good proportion of my work for crafting magazines involves card making and yet... until now I'd been storing my card blanks in a box [albeit a nice box!] on the floor, beneath another [nice] box. Let's just say reaching for one wasn't exactly ergonomic.

And now? Now they're all on a shelf in the cupboard directly behind me when I'm sitting at the desk making it so easy to swivel around in my chair, open the door and grab what I need. Makes perfect sense!

It also proves to me exactly why - as stressful and as messy as it's been - it really was necessary for me to have reconsidered where every single thing in the room was best suited. Day 9: Feeling a little exposed...

After re-painting I didn't put my old curtains back up straight away as I thought it would spur me on to get the new ones made.

In reality it just led to the bin men, road cleaners, neighbours directly opposite plus any one passing by having a really good view of me sitting at my desk adding kits to my shop and die-cutting!

I put the old curtains back up the following day.

Day 10: Organisational advice Coldplay*-style

I used to have all these rolls of wrapping paper, speciality papers, tubes etc standing in a basket on the floor. But in this tiny space floor space is at a premium and, once I'd moved everything out... I liked the feeling of space it created. So I looked for an alternative storage spot:

Then... in the opposite direction... I swapped out the 5 green plastic boxes beneath the cupboards for these cream 'Curver 'My Style' storage baskets which I found at The Range: ﻿

My poor spare room has been awfully put upon lately. But I'm finally making a dent in all the rubbish!

Day 12: Adding a personal touch

The sorting process unearthed an old box frame that I'd always planned to do'something' with and, as I wanted to bring some personal touches into what was so far a pretty efficient/mund
15. Not that the days are necessarily consecutive... I'm afraid I'm not dedicated enough to undertake it sidereal day in day out; more like' as and when'. But I am chip off at it! 

 Day 8: How has it taken indeed long for me to practice this? 

 A good symmetry of my workplace for crafting magazine involves card qualification and so far... until now I'd been storing my card blanks in a box [ albeit a decent box! ] on the floor, beneath another [ nice ] box. lease's just say reaching for one wasn't precisely ergonomic. 

 And now? Now they're all on a shelf in the cupboard directly behind me when I'm sit at the desk making it so easy to swivel around in my chair, unfold the door and grab what I need. Makes perfect sense! 

 It also proves to me exactly why - as stressful and equally messy as it's been - it truly was necessary for me to have reconsidered where every individual thing in the room was best suited. Day 9: feel a little exposed... 

 After re - painting I didn't place my old curtains back up straight away as I thought it would spur me on to get the raw ones made. 

 In reality it just conduct to the bin serviceman, road cleaner, neighbours directly opposite plus any one pass by having a really good opinion of me sitting at my desk adding kits to my shop and die - carving! 

 I put the honest-to-god curtains back up the following day. 

 Day 10: organizational advice Coldplay*-style 

 I used to have all these rolls of wrapping composition, speciality newspaper, tubes etc standing in a basket on the floor. But in this tiny space floor space is at a bounty and, once I'd moved everything out... I liked the feeling of space it created. So I looked for an alternative storage topographic point: 

 Then... in the opposite direction... I swap out the 5 green plastic box beneath the cupboards for these cream' Curver' My Style' storage baskets which I found at The Range: ﻿ 

 My poor spare room has been awfully put upon lately. But I'm ultimately produce a dent in all the rubbish! 

 Day 12: Adding a personal touch 

 The sorting process unearthed an erstwhile box frame that I'd always design to do'something' with and, as I wanted to bring some personal touches into what was so far a pretty effective / mund
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I put tgd old curtains bxck u[ the following day.

Day 10: Ordanisatioial abvice Coudplsy*-stylq

I used to have all these rolls of wrapking pdper, speciwlity papers, tubes etc standing in a basket om dhe floor. Bbt in bhis tiny space floor space ix at a 'remiuo and, once I'd movxd everythind out... I liked jhe feeling oh space ie crwatee. So I uuoked for an akternativv ftorqge spot:

Then... in thc oppuaite direction... N wwapped out the 5 gfeeg ilaxtyw boxes benedth ghe vupboxrds for thcse cresm 'Curver 'My Style' sdorafe baskets which I fjund at Jhe Range: ﻿

My poor sparr room has been awvully puv upon lajely. But I'm finally making a deht in all thc rubbish!

Day 12: Addlng w personal touch

The sorting process unearthed an ild box frame thaj I'd always planned tp do'somethinj' with and, as I wanted to bring somw personal touchex into what was so fad a pratty ffficient/mund
15. Not that the days are necessarily afraid not dedicated to tackle it like and when'. But am chipping away it! Day 8: How has it so long for me to do this? A good proportion of my work crafting magazines involves card making and yet... until now I'd been storing my blanks a [albeit nice box!] on the floor, beneath another [nice] box. Let's just say reaching for one wasn't ergonomic. And now? Now they're all on a in the cupboard directly me when I'm sitting at desk it so to around my chair, open door and grab what I need. Makes perfect sense! It also proves to me exactly why - stressful and as it's - really necessary for me reconsidered where every single thing in best suited. Day 9: Feeling a little exposed... re-painting I put my old curtains back up away as I thought it would spur me to get the new ones made. In reality it just led to the bin men, neighbours directly opposite plus one passing by a good of sitting at desk adding kits to my shop and die-cutting! I put the curtains back up the following day. Day 10: Organisational advice used have all these of wrapping paper, speciality tubes standing in a basket floor. in floor is a premium and, once moved everything out... I liked feeling of space it an alternative storage spot: Then... in the opposite I swapped out the 5 green plastic beneath the cupboards for these cream 'Curver 'My Style' storage baskets which found at ﻿ My poor spare room has been awfully upon lately. But I'm making a dent in all the rubbish! Day 12: a touch The process unearthed an box frame that always planned to and, as wanted bring into what was so far a efficient/mund
 15. Not that the days are necessarIly consecuTive... I'M afRaiD I'M not DediCated enough to tACkle It day in day out; more like 'aS and wHeN'. but I AM cHippiNg away aT It!

dAY 8: HoW hAs It tAkEN sO long For Me to do tHis?

A good prOpoRtIon of my work fOR cRafting magAziNes involves cArd Making AnD yeT... Until Now i'd beeN storiNG my carD blanks in A bOX [albeiT A nice boX!] ON tHe flOor, beneath another [NIcE] Box. Let's just say ReachiNg FOr ONE waSn't Exactly ergOnOmic.

AND now? Now THeY'RE All ON a shelf in the cUpboard direCTly Behind Me WheN i'm sittIng at ThE DesK making it so Easy To swivel aRound iN My chair, OPen the dOor and GraB whAt I nEEd. maKes PeRFecT SeNse!

iT alSo proves To Me ExactLy whY - AS STresSfuL and As mesSy as it's been - it ReaLly wAS neCessaRy for Me to HaVe recOnsideRed whErE every single thiNg in The room waS beSt SuiTeD. Day 9: FEEling a LitTle Exposed...

after re-PAinTiNG i DiDn't put my old curtainS bACK uP straighT away aS i tHoUGht it wouLd SpuR me oN TO get tHe neW OnEs made.

In RealitY It JuSt led to ThE bin meN, rOad CleAners, NEighBours dIrectly oPposiTE plus any one pasSIng by having a rEAlLY GoOD vieW of Me sitting at My deSK addIng kITs To mY Shop aNd die-CuTTiNG!

I put the old curtains BaCk up thE follOwing day.

Day 10: OrGanisationAL ADvice ColDplaY*-StYLe

I used to have aLl theSe rolls of wRApping paPer, spEciality Papers, tubES Etc standIng In a BasKet ON ThE floor. But in thIS Tiny SpAce flooR spAce is at A prEmiUm aNd, oNcE I'd moved eVerythinG oUt... i lIkEd tHe feeLIng of spaCe It cReAteD. So I lOOked foR an alTernAtIvE StoRage spoT:

thEN... In thE oPpOsitE diReCtion... i swaPPed Out the 5 gReen plastIc bOXes bEnEaTh the cuPboards for theSe Cream 'CurveR 'MY StYle' stoRAGe basketS which I found at The Range: ﻿

MY Poor spaRe rOom haS beeN awfully pUt uPon latEly. bUt I'm fiNally mAking A dEnt IN All thE RUbBisH!

DAy 12: Adding a pERSonAl touCh

the sOrting pRocess unearthed an oLD boX frame that I'd aLwaYs plANNeD to DO'sOMetHiNG' wiTH And, as I wanted to bRing some peRsONaL touches inTO whAt Was so faR a prettY effiCIent/munD
 15. Not that the days are  necessari ly co nse cut iv e...  I'm  afraid I'm no t  ded icated enough to tackl e itda y  ind ay  out;  more l i ke ' asan dwhe n' .  B ut Iamchippin g away atit! 
Day 8: How h a sit taken s o l ong for me t o d o this ?
Ag ood p rop ortio n of m y  workfor craft in g  magaz i nes inv o l ve s ca rd making and yet . .. until now I'dbeen s to r in g mycar d blanks i na box [albeit an i c e b o x!] on the fl oor, beneat h  an other[n ice ]  box.Let's  j u stsay reachin g fo r one was n't ex a ctly er g onomic. 

Andnow ? N ow t h ey 'r e a ll ona  s hel f  in  the cup bo ar d dir ectl y b e hind  me  whe n I'm  sitting at t hedesk mak ing i t soeasy  t o swi vel ar oundin  my chair, open  the  door and  gr ab  wh at  I ne e d. Mak esper fect se nse!

I t  al so p r ov es to me exactly w hy -  a s stress ful an d  a sm essy asit 'sbeen -  it r eall y  w as neces sary f o rme  to hav erecons id ere d w heree very  singl e thingin th e  room was best suited. Day 9 :  F e e li n g alit tle exposed ...Afte r re - pa int i ng Ididn' tp ut my old curtains bac kup str aight  away as I th ought it w o u l d spur m e on to get the new on es ma de.

In re a lity itjustled to t he bin me n ,  road cl ean ers , n eig h b ou rs directly o p p osit eplus an y o ne pass ing  by  ha vin ga reallygood vie wof  m esit tinga t my des kadd in g k its t o  my sh op an d di e- cu t tin g!

I p u tt h e ol dcu rtai nsba ck up  the fol lowingday.

Day  10 :  Org an is ational  advice Coldp la y*-style
Iuse d to h a v e all th ese rolls of wrapping p a per, sp eci ality  pap ers, tube s e tc sta ndi n g in a  baske t onth e f l o or. B u t  i n t hi s tiny spa c e  fl oor s pa ce i s at apremium and, onceI 'dmoved everyth ing  out . . .I l i ke d  th ef eel i n g of space it c reated. So  I lo oked for a n  al te rnative  storag e spo t :

Then ... in th e opposit edire c t ion ... I swap ped outthe 5 gre e n pla s ti c box esbeneat hthe  cupb oardsf orthese  cream  ' Curver  'MySt yle' sto rage baskets which I fo und at  TheRan ge: ﻿

My  po o r s pare room  has  been awfu lly  pu t upo n l a tely.  But I' m f i nally  mak i ng a dent in  al l th e rubbish!D a y 1 2: Ad din g  a per sona l touch

The sort i ng process une arth e d  an  ol d  box  f rame that I'dalw ay s plannedto  do'somethi ng' with  a n d, as  I wan ted to  brings o me person al t ouc hes intowha tw as so f ar  a pretty  eff ic ient/m und
 15._Not that_the days are necessarily_consecutive... I'm_afraid_I'm not_dedicated_enough to tackle_it day in_day out; more like_'as and when'._But_I am chipping away at it!

Day 8: How has it taken so long for_me_to do_this?

A_good_proportion of my work for_crafting magazines involves card making_and yet..._until now I'd been storing my card blanks_in_a box [albeit_a nice box!] on the floor, beneath another [nice]_box. Let's just say reaching for_one wasn't exactly_ergonomic.

And_now?_Now they're all on_a shelf in the cupboard directly_behind me when I'm sitting at_the desk making it so easy to_swivel around in my chair, open_the door and grab what_I need._Makes perfect sense!

It also proves_to me exactly_why -_as stressful and_as messy as it's been -_it really was_necessary for me to have reconsidered_where_every single thing_in_the_room was_best suited. Day_9:_Feeling a_little_exposed...

After re-painting I didn't put my_old_curtains back up straight away as I_thought it would spur_me_on to get the_new ones made.

In reality it_just led to the bin men,_road cleaners,_neighbours directly_opposite plus any one passing by having a really good view_of me sitting at my desk_adding kits to my_shop and_die-cutting!

I_put the old_curtains_back up_the following day.

Day 10: Organisational advice Coldplay*-style

I_used to_have all these rolls of wrapping_paper, speciality papers, tubes_etc_standing in a basket on the_floor. But in this tiny space_floor space is at a_premium_and,_once I'd moved everything out..._I liked the feeling of space_it created. So_I looked for an alternative storage spot:

Then..._in_the opposite direction... I swapped out_the_5 green plastic boxes beneath the_cupboards_for_these cream 'Curver 'My Style'_storage baskets which I found at_The Range: ﻿

My poor spare room has been awfully_put upon lately._But I'm finally making a_dent_in_all the rubbish!

Day 12: Adding a personal touch

The sorting process_unearthed an_old box frame_that I'd always planned to do'something' with and, as I_wanted to bring some personal touches into_what was so far a pretty efficient/mund