Ok, (deep breath)...here we go!

Confession #1:
I am a clutterbug. I don't mean to be, I don't want to be, and I spend WAY too much time and energy trying to figure out how not to be. But the truth is, I get easily overwhelmed. This is why Flylady appeals to me; it makes me realize that I'm not alone in this clutter-killing journey. I want to be more willing to toss things out of my home that we don't use or love. I want to then get a handle on what's left, hopefully keeping our possessions simple. I want our home to be beautiful and peaceful, so that I don't have to waste so much time being frazzled by the junk.

But I need something more than Flylady...something that will help me focus on one area at a time and give me some visual encouragement and accountability. Therefore...

Confession #2:
I am crazy enough to subject myself to complete humiliation for the sake of the cause. So far, all my other methods are failing. And we've had a terribly stressful couple of months, so what was before just lots of little messes here and there has turned into full-blown chaos. I don't operate well in that kind of environment, and neither does my hubby.

So I'm going to post before and after shots of some of my trouble spots and tackle them one hairy mess at a time! (And no, I didn't intentionally go setting off explosives to make my house look this way for the shock value. It really is this horrendous at the moment!)

I honestly could scare the beejeebies out of you with a picture of ANY room in my house at the moment, so I'll just pick any ol' place to start. Hmmm...let's say...Master bedroom! Here goes nothing. Now we'll see who my TRUE friends are! :)

This is sort of a panoramic view of our bedroom:







I'm setting a rather lofty goal of being finished by Wednesday evening, October 1st. I know that's just two days away, but I leave town the next day and don't want to hold off that long. So here goes!