I don't think looking at what we have and thinking how I would want it is going to work for me. Too much of our stuff is old, shabby chic antiques which need work of some sort, but are serviceable. Barring getting them all refurbished or buying all new stuff, I have to have them or we'd have nothing. Maybe I am just rambling as it gets to me and I'll feel better after I've done some more.

We did get some stuff done. I finished boxing up bottles to go to two friends and told my son the rest are his to come get them. We moved a chest of drawers, a tv, some Christmas plates, and a suitcase to the curb with a FREE sign on them and they were gone very quickly. So that's that out of the driveway.

I also went through Morgan's art bin and cleaned it out. Went through a big bin out of the office which had all kinds of precious keepsakes...oh lordy where do I put them!. for now, the papers and some pix are in a three ring binder and the photos will be put in the album. I want to keep out the three baskets of seashells but have no surface space for them.

So...how do you organise stuff too meaningful to dump, but doesn't need to be out? By type, by subject, i.e. all of one kid's stuff in its own bin or all knicknacks in one, paper in another, pix in another, etc.?

Did find my grandparents monogrammed linen tablecloth to match the cloth napkins I have! I need to open a museum, then I'd have somewhere to display all of these things!

Oh, well, at least I got some things done in between laundry, today.:-)