30 Days To A More Organized You: DAY 3

It's summer vacation at my house. I have completed another year of teaching first grade and my house looks like I have dissappeared for the past 9 months. Well, in some ways, I have. So, I am taking the next 30 days to get it back in order. A little while ago Money Saving Mom completed a similar challenge to this one and it inspired me to make my own list of areas of my home that need some extra attention from me.  I thought some of you might like to come along with me on this journey. Perhaps your homes are in prestine condition and you don't need to organize or clean as much as I do.  Or perhaps there are only a few areas that need some extra attention. Or, perhaps you'd just like to chuckle at how untidy some areas of my home may be. Feel free to complete as many of the daily assignments you'd like or as little as you'd like. This is simply going to be a diary of what I am doing at my own home to get it in tip-top shape! Most of the daily "chores" will be able to be completed in 30 minutes or less. However, there may be a few that may need some additional time spent to complete them.

Today's assignment (if you so choose to accept it: Clean out your magazines, books, library.

Here's my before/during picture. Of course I had little helpers!

Here is my after picture. Ah, much better! I swept out the bottom of the basket too.  I donate my "done with" magazines to my sister and then she passes them on to our local library. (JUst don't forget to cross off your name and address.)