Living Together in a Small Space Can Be Hard!

Relationships are hard.

Living with someone that has a different organizing style than you can make it much harder.

Living in a very small space with different organizing styles may just be a form of hell.

I know this from experience.

Recently my husband and I have had to share a small apartment. Not only is there very little storage space, but we store things in very different ways.

I prefer to have all my paperwork filed. He likes his in piles.

I enjoy having home décor exhibited. He likes most surfaces clear.

I love seeing shelves full of books. He would prefer them hidden behind doors.

I could go on and on…but I won’t.

There is no right or wrong in this scenario. The reality is that in this small area, we just must make do with what the space will allow. We grit our teeth, ignore the differences, and move on. It’s only temporary after all.

Not to mention, relationships are all about compromise…aren’t they?

I’d love to hear what you think!

Let's Entertain Neatening Things

It’s again that time of year when many people will give up some of their favorite things for Lent.  That is not something I practice but I often wonder what I would (or more specifically) could give up.

Then, as my mind always does, it started to wander onto how I could relate these thoughts to my work? And… it may be a stretch but I came up with this:

L.E.N.T. = Let’s Entertain Neatening Things   

This is something you can do for yourself at any time. Making things neater and tidier will help you feel more in control and grounded.

Here are ten ideas of places to begin:

1-      Junk drawer in your kitchen

2-      Medicine cabinet

3-      Home office drawers

4-      File drawers

5-      Pantry

6-      Bookshelves

7-      Toy boxes or shelves

8-      Garage cabinets

9-      Nightstand drawers

10-   Shed

Now, our main goal here is to tidy up, but while doing this you may take stock of everything in these areas.  If you don’t use them, need them or love them then give them up for your L.E.N.T.

I’d love to hear how it goes!