Baby Steps

I just thought I'd update on the progress of my office. I have actually been a little conflicted about really doing the office first. I mean, when the kids are sleeping on mattresses on the floor, and have little to no organizational tools in their rooms, how can I justify spending any kind of money on a room that is a non-essential? So I haven't spent any money in here yet. But what I have done is clean out the armoir in my bedroom and put all of MY crafting tools and supplies in there. (the kids's stuff still lives in the office) And I moved out one of the bookcases from the office down to the girls' room. I shredded a bunch of junk, tidied away other junk, and basically re-Tetrisized the closet. The biggest problem with that is that any time I need something, the whole system must be dismantled and re-done. But it'll have to do until I can save up and buy the system(s) that I want to get it working better for me. I want a desk, the cubby bookcase from Ikea, and lots and lots of pretty boxes and baskets... For now though, here's the progress I've made so far:

I know it doesn't look like much difference, but trust me. See that nearly empty shelf? And the zhuzhu pet habitat will be relocated to the bedroom soon...