Rainy Day Reads

I have  always  been a pretty  organized  person, if I do say so myself. Lately I have been slacking, though, and I want to get  back  on track. I love lists, so when I came across this one (  http://officiallydifferent.blogspot.dk/2011/10/40-days-of-organization.html  ) on Pinterest I decided to sit down and make my own similar list. I took inspiration from the list shown, but I made it fit my own needs. For example I don't have a guest room, so I switched out all those chores for some that would fit me, like my book crates. Making a list like this makes the task of cleaning/organizing your entire house seem very doable, as each of these tasks  should't take much more than an hour or so.  And you get to cross things of a list, which always makes me feel very productive!  1 - bathroom cabinet 2 - wardrobe (clothes) 3 - wardrobe (linen and towels) 4 - wardrobe (clothes for work) 5 - white chest of drawers in bedroom 6 -...

So I am a bit of a hoarder. And I like to keep my house as a museum, everything is on display! It has never bothered me before that my house has always been a little cramped and messy because of the countless picture frames, souvenirs and books scattered over every available surface. But recently I have started to feel like maybe I do have a few too many things on display...just a few! Therefore I have started a project. I am going to organize my belongings, get rid of things I don't use or need and move my furniture around to hopefully create a bit more space and flow in my apartment. I have already started and I must say I am quite proud of myself. Being a hoarder means it's really hard to throw things away, and I get emotionally attached to random things like my old broken shoes, notes from school, old doodles etc. And I have tried many a time to organize my things and throw stuff like that away, but I always get caught up in the good memories attached to these things an...