WoR-Days 2 and 3

I really have been working hard on my Week of Responsibility, I promise! I just haven't really had time to blog about it much. However, today's room is really bad, and it's going to take me all day to do it so I'm doing what I do best--procrastinating! Although, at the end of this post I'm going to show some "before" pictures of the room so everyone can see the mass transformation.

But first, updates and promises to rooms!

On Tuesday I cleaned my bedroom, it's in the back of the house, and hidden from view most of the time. Because of this sometimes it becomes a dumping ground for random items that I either don't want to, or can't figure out how to put away. However, that's how I USED to be. That girl is gone, and a new one who takes pride in her room is in charge.

To my bedroom:

You are my favorite. You provide me with rest and clothing, two things I so desperately need. I am sorry for neglecting you for so long. From now on, you will be a sanctuary of relaxation, not a bastion of chaos...

...Dang it, Laundry! I can't escape from you!!! Wait, why do you need 3 hampers? Ohhhhh no, you're not pulling that old "just transfer the clothes into a new hamper when the old one gets full" trick anymore! Guess what? I'm taking 2 of your hampers and putting them to better use. You see, my shoes have a habit of wandering off and winding up scattered throughout my house. One of your hampers will now contain them! And the other hamper? I'm tired of having dog blankets all over my floor. They are being folded and put into the other one. So there. You are going to be working at 1/3 of your capacity now, and that means that Washer and Dryer are going to have to step it up. Maybe you can talk about it at your next "We Hate Kerri and are Going to Try to Ruin Her Sanity" meeting...


...I apologize, Bedroom, you and I both know that Laundry is what prevents you from doing your job of letting me sleep. Hopefully I have now solved the problem by taking out its support system. I think Laundry was the biggest problem here. That and the issue of Marley jumping on my bed when I'm not home. Now that we've had a few grueling weeks of training him to sleep on his bed, this shouldn't be a problem anymore.

Here are photos of my new and improved (clean!) bedroom!

Yes, I am still rocking the twin bed. But it's comfy, so I'm cool with it (however if anyone is getting rid of a double, I would be MORE THAN happy to take it off your hands :)). My mom made the quilt that's on it. That's my great-grandmother's sewing machine to the left. Um...the lamp is from a thrift store that I spray painted to make look antique, the evil hamper is on the far left. I love those flowers on the wall. I found them at Target a little over a year ago and stalked them until they went on clearance.

Other view of the room. The other three walls are a really pretty light blue. Marley's bed is on the floor, and the photo collage above his bed will hold pics of my family. Right now all that's in the frames are my grandparent's prom picture, one of my other grandparents and me when I was a baby, and 8 of the stock photos that came with the frames.  In the bottom left corner is Abby.

 

This is what usually happens with the dog bed situation though.

I also worked on the dining room, but I think I'll wait to post those until my living room is complete since they are connected. For now, here is the "before" picture of the room I'm tackling today:

 

The den. It is the catchall for all random items. 

Den....prepare to be transformed.