I'm not sure I wanted to see Elijah Wood as a horrible little cannibal with trophy heads of women on his wall...But I did hear it was very good.. I'll maybe see it on video when it comes out. Sorry I missed seeing everyone though.
The way I approach a monumental pile of stuff is to first identify what I can toss out... That usually reduces the pile by about a quarter...
Then I think of what can be done with the largest pieces. I had to move all the bookcases out of that room and had no clue where to put them. After looking around I noticed there was plenty of space in the living room. True, the walls are now lined with books, but it doesn't look too crowded. That reduced it by over half, and all that remained was the little stuff.
For some stuff, maybe additional shelving would help. The do-it-yourself shelving units at Target are pretty cheap. Another thing they have are large plastic tubs, which are excellent for storing camping equipment and smaller useful items. They stack on top of one another so they don't have to take up a lot of horizontal space and you can label the front so you know what's in them later. I'll probably get a number of those and arrange the things that are currently in the attic a little better.
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Date: 2005-04-03 07:29 pm (UTC)The way I approach a monumental pile of stuff is to first identify what I can toss out... That usually reduces the pile by about a quarter...
Then I think of what can be done with the largest pieces. I had to move all the bookcases out of that room and had no clue where to put them. After looking around I noticed there was plenty of space in the living room. True, the walls are now lined with books, but it doesn't look too crowded. That reduced it by over half, and all that remained was the little stuff.
For some stuff, maybe additional shelving would help. The do-it-yourself shelving units at Target are pretty cheap. Another thing they have are large plastic tubs, which are excellent for storing camping equipment and smaller useful items. They stack on top of one another so they don't have to take up a lot of horizontal space and you can label the front so you know what's in them later. I'll probably get a number of those and arrange the things that are currently in the attic a little better.