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Tackling in the New Year

January 1, 2008 by Janice

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A New Year Tackle

Tonight as I type up this post, people all across the world are making plans and promises to improve their lives in 2008. For me, a more organized home is always at the top of my self improvement list.

So what better way for me to start my New Year than with a tackle! And this tackle is a big organization tackle – one of my least favorite things to do! But – wow – does it feel fabulous when the job is tackled and I stand victorious, photographing my work.

Organizing Toys

With Christmas comes more toys! And those new toys need a place to live.

Jackson’s room – although it usually appears tidy with the toys all put away in containers – has been getting very disorganized lately. The toys were all mixed up and in the wrong containers and it was driving me crazy.

So before I could put away the new toys, I needed to sort out all the old toys and put them back in their proper places. This of course required making a huge mess as I took out each toy, sorted and reassigned containers.

Here is my mess mid-tackle:

And here is the after shot:

This next photo shows Jackson’s bookshelf where I keep most of his toys. Jackson’s room used to be an office, hence the huge bookshelf. My father was a theologian and had literally tens of thousands of books before he died. My mom donated the majority of them to the local seminary, but we did keep a few hundred. For lack of storage space, I had to leave some of them on the top shelves in Jackson’s rooms. Jackson doesn’t mind though. He loves that he has his Grandpa’s old books. (My father died before Jackson was born.)

We hope you are having a great start to your New Year and if you are tackling a project, leave us a comment and let us know.

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16 Comments

  1. DebraC says

    February 24, 2010 at 2:00 am

    Great before and after pictures. The New Year is a great time to set some goals.

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  2. Leanne says

    January 4, 2008 at 11:34 pm

    WOW now that is a tackle!!

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  3. Colleen Palat says

    January 2, 2008 at 2:03 pm

    I need to get on the ball with this, too. An overwhelming job, but it must be done. Happy New Year!

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  4. Kerith Collins says

    January 2, 2008 at 1:14 am

    that looks great. That is yet another thing I have to do tomorrow.

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  5. carolyn says

    January 1, 2008 at 9:03 pm

    Where’d you get those bookshelves? They are great and we just decided we need alot more space for books!

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  6. MadameMeow says

    January 1, 2008 at 7:46 pm

    What a gorgeous bookshelf! I would love to have something like that in my house!

    My Tackle-It Tuesday was much less impressive than yours…

    But I have to take baby steps… or I’ll go crazy.

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  7. Crystal says

    January 1, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    That looks amazing, I love the shelves!!

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  8. Jamie says

    January 1, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    That looks great!

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  9. Zoe says

    January 1, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    Well, mine is a very quick tackle this week, only took me 5 or so minutes, but it was worth it anyway!

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  10. Tyra says

    January 1, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Great job!

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  11. Jennifer Tiszai says

    January 1, 2008 at 10:25 am

    I need to tackle my son’s room too. Just not today! Why is it boys have so many toys? I don’t have the same problem with my daughter.

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  12. Suzanne says

    January 1, 2008 at 9:04 am

    It is always a monumental task cleaning a boy’s room! Great before and after pics!

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  13. Liza's Eyeview says

    January 1, 2008 at 6:34 am

    Wow – lots of books!

    Great job tackling the room and the toy – good for the New Year! Happy New Year 🙂

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  14. Scrapping Servant says

    January 1, 2008 at 5:23 am

    Oh!!! My!!! Goodness!!! Very very good job!!! I am proud!

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  15. jen says

    January 1, 2008 at 1:08 am

    WTG!!!!!

    Happy New Years to you, Susan and your lovely families
    May 2008 be a really good one for you all
    blessings

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