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October 30, 2007

Tackle It Tuesday - Front Hall Clean Up

Written by Janice

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Why I hoped no one came to the front door this weekend…

I can use the “new baby” excuse no longer. This mess must go!

After a busy week of running in and out and not picking up after ourselves, our front room looked terrible! There was stuff everywhere - and at some points even a stroller parked in the middle of the room. Yes - I really hoped no one dropped by unexpectedly to visit.

But I couldn’t bear to live with the mess any longer. Plus, with Halloween trick or treaters arriving on Wednesday, I simply needed to tackle this chaos.

Here is the disaster before:

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There is still a box of stuff waiting to be donated under one of the coffee tables, and some of the clutter will quickly return I am sure, but here is the after shot:

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October 30, 2007
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#1 - Tackle it Tuesday (#4) « Stewardship Living @ 1:34 am

[...] Phew! I’ll try to check off as I go today! Check out more projects being tackled at 5 Minutes for Mom. [...]

#2 - stacey @ 2:05 am

your room rocks!!

#3 - Kin @ 2:41 am

That’s an awesome effort. I will be tackling my dining room next week, it looks much like your before picture :-(

#4 - Colleen @ 7:27 am

Looks great! Lovely home!

#5 - Jackie @ 8:03 am

Today, I have no idea what I am going to do. But it’s going to be something and next Tuesday, I’ll have pictures to prove it! Thank you so much for the inspiration!

#6 - Deb - Mom of 3 Girls @ 8:34 am

You did a great job - the difference is amazing! I just hope my house looks half that nice by Saturday… :)

#7 - Crystal @ 8:48 am

That looks wonderful - great job!

#8 - Lisa @ 8:56 am

Wow- nice work!

#9 - Hyperactive Lu @ 9:04 am

You did great! Especially with a newborn!

#10 - Karen (Pediascribe) @ 9:32 am

WOW! What a HUGE difference!!!!!

#11 - donetta @ 9:39 am

Wow what a difference that made. Your room is beautiful.

#12 - Beckie @ 9:42 am

Looks fantastic!

(I still use my 17 month old as an excuse… and will use the new baby soon. *wink*)

I love that you can look down into your living room — is that a landing upstairs?

Blessings, Beckie :O)

#13 - Jennifer Lavender @ 10:28 am

You have a beautiful Living Room. Great work on the tackle this week.

#14 - Stephanie @ 11:08 am

Wow! What a great “tackle”! Very impressive indeed!

#15 - Sarah @ 11:26 am

Looks awesome- now, if I could only get that motivated!

#16 - Leanne @ 12:13 pm

Wow you rock!! You did an awesome job! :)

#17 - Twisted Cinderella @ 12:33 pm

Great job! It looks wonderful, and with a new baby no less!!

#18 - Sara @ 1:17 pm

Looks great!

#19 - FeeFiFoto @ 2:05 pm

Where’d all the stuff go?!

#20 - Deb @ 4:53 pm

I hate cleaning!

#21 - Karen @ 6:01 pm

Such a pretty room!
Nice work!

#22 - Valerie @ 6:07 pm

I did it! I actually set my mind to it and ORGANIZED a whole room (okay, technically two, but I always consider the entryway to be part of the living room, even with the doors).

#23 - baba/night owl @ 6:44 pm

Hi Susan, Your room looks great… Come over to my place and see the difference between a 14 and 4 years old rooms.. Baba

October 31, 2007

#24 - Danae @ 12:20 am

Wow! Awesome efforts!! This is my first TT!!

#25 - Erin @ 9:37 am

day late but I was waiting for after pictures!

You are awesome! Great tackle!

December 19, 2007

#26 - beckysbabies @ 7:22 am

OK. I’m in. Lord knows I need SOMETHING to motivate me. It’s Wednesday, so I can have time to figure out which mess to tackle first. Guess I’ll run around the house and take pictures of all my messes first. Can’t wait to post the afters next Tuesday. Good luck to all of you. Please INSPIRE me!!!

#27 - beckysbabies @ 7:25 am

One more thing! I am giving you a shoutout on my blog and posted a link to you there. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MINE

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