The beginning...

Before anything, I will admit that I started this journey about 10-15 days before the new year. After this is when I decided to make a change, but believe me, it's been brewing in my head for a LONG TIME!

Besides having too much stuff, I haven't had a "real" bedroom set since I was a child. One of the dressers from this set has made its way to my current bedroom, and about 33% is used for my personal stuff, the remainder is storage for eBay!

My bedroom is crowded with furniture and I don't even have a "real" closet as my mom decided many years ago to remove them. Yes, I live with my mom. We are helping each other out, I pay rent and she doesn't charge an arm and a leg, so that one day I can get my own home and not go into incredible debt doing so.

I do plan to one day have less stuff, and a nice room which I can enjoy and find peace in. Once I have less stuff, I will look at the possibility of getting a nice bedroom set.

Below are some pictures of my current living quarters.

This is my bathroom counter:

Some storage space in my bathroom:

South side of bedroom. Yes, a large metal storage rack in front of what used to be a closet! Notice what I use to store my clothes? The large metal storage rack.

West side of bedroom, with dresser from my childhood.

East side of bedroom...much more eBay stuff is found on this large black rack. I recently put my printer and supplies needed for eBay over here to make them more accessible. My bed is used for a table when prepping items for shipment. My guy made a comment on how impressed he was that I could have a successful eBay business in these conditions.

Lastly, my bed on the north wall. One habit I have kept is making my bed right when I wake up. Even though the room is so cluttered, it makes everything look better. This is something I learned from FlyLady and some friends. You can see in the picture that I do have stuff on the bed, this is a common problem which I do need to work on. Unfortunately there is never a clear space to put anything down on and I end up using the bed.

Part of my clutter problem is that I find great deals and think, "I can make money off of this!" Then, I DON'T LIST THE STUFF AND IT TAKES OVER MY SPACE! Besides my bedroom, I have things throughout the house. A hall closet is all mine, plus I would say up to about 20 large storage containers are in the basement full of things I haven't touched in years, things I never listed for sale and maybe two of off season items that I will use again.

It's funny how things tend to go unnoticed if you are living in it...until you take pictures! Then it ALL shows up!

Clutter is frustrating, and purging will be a challenge, but I'm ready and up for it!

...and there it is...for everyone to see!