MMLM Lego 350

Replacement parts are plentiful for the Lego 350

I really would be buried in legos if this car broke at our house.

Lego Scale : bazillion

Declutter...organize...donate / Hearth & Harmony

Need to organize or move.

Until 13 years ago we moved on average every 3 years. In that time we've also doubled the number of boys & added a grandson. Plus, lived through 2 add ons. This house was originally a 2B/2B/2car garage. Now it is a 4B/2B/1 car garage w/an office.

The second bath is odd. It was the utility room w/shower, dbl sink, & toilet. No shelving, medicine cabinet or mirror.

The main bath is HUGE. Big mirror & a wooden tanning bed. The closet has no door & the 2 top shelves are used for linens & the rest are clothes for 3 boys & our grandson.

Need to finish remodeling older part of the house. New carpet, take off popcorn ceiling, & new kitchen counter top. Just need some $ ! Have closets upstairs that are under utilized. The closets in the original house are brimming.

Before, I guess I would declutter, organize & donate every 3 years minimum. Now we homeschool so have lots of books. Need 2 of some things since we live in the country.

Cleaned out the under stairs closet today with help from 1 kidney boy. Moved games upstairs & high so 4 yo grandson has to checkout games. Moved winter coats upstairs to 2 bedroom closets. Moved shoes that are too small to garage to save for younger boys & grandson. Put hats & gloves in a backpack. Need shelving built since it is basically a box with a door. Probably add a clothes rack at the top.

Before: What could be under all that ?

Empty box...

Almost done...

Walla...rod across top with shelf.Keep opening door & looking in cause I can't believe it !!

Did find Spiderman Lego man that was MIA. Put all ball gloves, balls & outdoor games in a container. Put mud boots & insulated boots in another container. Found a large basket & put it by front door for shoes.

Linen closet in main bath with no door ...Right side shelves ....

The main bath closet was organized last week. Teen took any outgrown jeans & winter shirts upstairs. Re organized underwear & sock baskets. Teen now has a work shirt pile, jean pile, town shirt pile. Emptied a suitcase & had room to store it in there. Need to think of something to store in it.

Also moved grandson's clothes pile from computer/school/office room to closet. Used empty boot boxes to put his underwear & socks in under the sink. His pull ups went into a wire basket under sink also. This cleared up 2 baskets & space on the tanning bed.

Put all belts in a drawer. All pjs together. Dress up costumes in one place. Arranged winter clothes in the back of the shelves & put summer clothes in the front.

Linen closet with curtain closed...

Right side shelves for 3 boys...
Winter clothes in back of shelves & summer in front.

Under one double sink...

Lego Scale: 99

Name change ...

Guess I had more to say than I thought.

So I changed the blog name.

Noticed most decorating magazines show no people or Legos or much of anything showing people live where the pictures were taken.

Lego Scale: 72

Less is More, but What about Legos ?

Having company at the end of March.

Desperately need to spring clean, declutter, organize, dust & donate in other words SCDODD...

Did some web research last night. Anything to prolong the actual work right ?

Now I have freezer envy :

http://besidethestream.com/in-the-deep-freeze/2008/03/14/

Want closets like these :

http://www.completeorganizingsolutions.com/2005/01/before-after-photos.html

Not even in the market for window treatments, but these make me think:

http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/2008/01/window-mistreatment-101.html

Found ideas for accessories :

http://jdorganizer.blogspot.com/2008/03/hanging-necklaces-where-you-can-see.html

Now I WANT minimalistic, but living with 4 males in the country & a 4 yo grandson that is in & out & lotsa Legos it just ain't gonna happen.

Pretty place, but don't see a Lego in sight :

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/house-tours/house-tour-nicole-and-brandons-oak-park-bungalow-031266

They are probably childless.

Since we are rural we have outside clothes & boots plus town clothes & shoes. Not to mention the dust, mud & grime. We also homeschool so we have textbooks, hardback books, paperback books, old & new books. Then there are the library books, which need a temporary home.

These conceal book shelves are cool :

http://www.umbra.com/ustore/product/330633/c560/conceal_book_shelf.html

Time to SCDODD....

If I never return you'll find me under a pile of Legos. Yes, we have enough to bury a 4 yo boy. And those are just the loose ones.

Maybe I should change the name of this blog to "Buried Under Legos". Think Legos will sponsor me ?

Lego Scale: 99