For weeks I have been thinking about redoing my office. After months of neglect, the yarns are spilling over the bins, the VCRs scattering the floor, and one look around the room, I lose the motivation to even try to straightening things up. It’s way too clutered with inadequate storage and unwanted furniture strewn the otherwise perfect space. But no matter what I do, I can’t come up with a plan to reorg the space. I talked to L and he made a great suggestion. Move the dresser in the guest room that is empty and not used in for storage. It looks good and it has lots of drawers in different sizes for a perfect storage unit. Then we’ll get a Pottery Barn L shaped computer desk with file cabinets to host my computer and the soon to be organized files. I’m excited and motivated all over.
Right away, L helped me moved the dresser that weighs a ton into the office. I cleared out the plastic bins and the falling apart computer stand and I’m ready to go. I reorganized my yarns and seperate the left overs from the fresh new ones. Even the notions and little tools have a drawer to live in by themselves. I used one side for video tapes and DVDs so I can view them and make clips from them. The other side I have my PC supplies and in the middle my yarn stash. A TV sits on top of the dresser. But then it occurred to me that I can use the old PC as a media center and its 22″ monitor the TV. After several hours of mucking with the WMC and one great post that solved the IR receiver setup and the channel changing problem, it’s now ready to record any TV shows and if I want to, burn them onto DVDs. Yea!!!!
Next, I am working on the new Windows 7 PC to use the USB to video dungle so I can convert my VCR dance tapes into clips that I can put on my iphone to learn. And to order the PC desk to complete the makeover.
One thing lead to another, I started working in the basement storage area too. Bought several more plastic bins with drawers and organized all the audio, video, PC cables and gadgets and stuff. May need more to continue the organization of the basement. We have not started on that project since we moved in almost 3 years ago. It’s time!
Feeling much better already and the office is already getting in shape. I’m very pleased!!