W hen you have a lot to do, you need to be organized to manage it all. I am not always the most organized person, but I try. So far in this new house, we have not yet set up a “command central” area like I have had in other houses. I am a visual person so the more “in my face” the calendar and organizing space is, the better! If I can’t see it, it is completely out of sight out of mind. Sad, but true.
I think this just might be one of the problems I am having with feeling not on top of things. Not only do I literally have “too much to do” but I am not doing the most basic first step in organization by establishing our command central. I need a place where all of my “things to do” come together in an organized fashion. I think the reason I haven’t done it yet (beside being, well, too busy) is I have felt limited by the way our home is laid out, I just haven’t found the perfect place for a “command central” yet.
Can you imagine having this space all to yourself?
{My Home Ideas}
I have a desk in our bedroom, but I just don’t spend much time upstairs so it isn’t the best place for me. And I really do not want to see our family calendar and to do lists on the wall of my bedroom. Ahhhh, I’d never get any sleep! I’d be have nightmares about my to do list all the time.
Poor poor me. My house is too small. Boo hoo.
But wait? Is my house really too small?
We actually have an office right on the main floor down the hall from the kitchen. Hello??!!!! Perfect for command central! But, right now it is actually known as “the junk storage room.” When we moved in, my husband was going to use it for his office so we put all of his dark manly furniture and bookcases in there. Over the time we have lived here, it has become clear he doesn’t use it as a place to actually work, but more of a place for me to set things. All he really needs for an office is a laptop and a Starbucks and he is fine. So I took it over for myself, but I have yet to really make it pretty and function the way I want it to.
I would love this for my command central. Thank you.
{My Home Ideas}
Today I’ve been pondering how we use our house and why it doesn’t always seem to work for us exactly the way I want it to. Is it really because it is “too small?” Do I need a new house? Do I need to move somewhere so I can get my mudroom, office, craft room and exercise room? Nah. I just need to better use the space we have. And I need to downsize and declutter even more of our stuff, including furniture. Eek! Downsizing to a house half the size of our old house seems to be an ongoing process of “letting go.”
So, I have decided I am going to take that “storage office” and claim it as command central with pretty bulletin boards and things that inspire me.
But knowing how I need to use my space also gets me excited about finally feeling more organized (and who am I kidding, it is always fun to dream about decorating your own office space!).
And that is not the only room that is going to get re-purposed. I’ve got plans for another room. More on that later.
Do you have areas in your house that would be better used in a different way?
What keeps you from making that change?
If you want more help in getting rid of stuff, read Affluena, by John H Graaf, David Wann and Thomas H Naylorza. Thought provoking and makes you glad you have a small house.
I know this is an older post, but I just had to reply.
I too have lived far too long without a well functioning command central. 7+ yrs… though for a tad bit of time in there I did start to organize & utilize the beginnings of one, but then remodeling efforts took over the kitchen/laundry/mudroom areas of our home & it all got shoved to the back burner. I have since attempted on several occasions a digitized version, but I’m much too visual for that to ever be completely effective. I’ve finally found the right spot and have just started into figuring out how to make it tick for our family. Glad to know I’m not alone in the process!
I know this is an old post, but I wanted to comment on a change we made to re-purpose our space. I realized that we only used our dining room for homework, and the on the rare occasions we ate in there it wasn’t big enough for our family of 7, never mind our frequent dinner guests. I re-imagined the room as a den with comfy chairs and a love seat, a desk and a combination of bookshelf-topped cabinets. The only furniture that stayed was the piano! Each child has a space to store textbooks and ongoing projects, and I built gallery-style picture rails for our rotating displays. I made the change a year ago and haven’t missed the formal dining room at all. (Well, maybe a tiny bit at Christmas, but it’s still overall a positive change).
I love the idea of “command central.” WE are in charge of ALL of our schedules, eh??? I have a craft room now–sharing an office with my hubby–but I’m not using it for that. Next house? Craft room WITH a command hub! My oldest starts kinder in the fall so I KNOW I have to be organized! I’m a visual person, too–so it’s gotta be “out there” and visible–and attractive!!
By the way, we have offers in on two homes. Both have a space in the front I get for myself, one that’s an enclosed garage, the other a “dining room.” I cannot WAIT to decorate and get it organized and beautified!! Thanks again for the inspiration!!!
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