If you give an organizer a messy kids’ room,
She’ll want to organize it.
She’ll get it all organized and decide
the closet door must come down!
You’ll take down the closet door…
and she’ll be happy.
For at least five minutes…
until she notices the wallpaper border.
It must go, too!
It’s far too juvenile for the boy who lives in the room.
She’ll want to take it down.
She’ll get a spray bottle, vinegar, hot water, a Pampered Chef pan scraper and the help of the eight year old boy.
She’ll peel and scrape.
He’ll peel and scrape.
And down the wallpaper border will go.
Seeing the wallpaper gone will remind her that it’s time for a new paint job.
She and the boy will pick out paint for the wall.
She’ll move the furniture away from the wall, cover it with plastic sheets, and get ready to start painting.
Seeing the walls so clean and clear will make her notice the scuffed and dingy baseboards.
She’ll want to paint them.
While she’s painting the baseboards she realizes that the closet should be painted, too,
especially now that the closet door has come down.
And so you’ll take all the shelves out of the closet (and all the newly organized bins and containers)…
and she’ll paint the baseboards, the closet, and all four walls in the boy’s room.
Seeing the room all freshly painted and organized,
makes her remember she has a blog about organizing.
And so (finally) she’ll write a new post and promise to be a good blogger again…
until you give her another messy kids’ room.
sounds familiar!
Found you thru Wendy and I am waiting for the new book and work book to be released.
I teach scrapbook organization classes and am waiting to teach another until I swim and soak in the new book!!
Cant wait to learn more from you!
my son’s border is still up but if i never go in his room, i don’t notice it. another project, another day. now, were are those reese p-butter cups!
HAHAHAHA! I love it! 🙂
lol! I had to laugh… one thing always leads to another!!! 🙂 I am sure the final look will be perfect!
….and the bloggers will want to see pictures of said room! (tee-hee!)
Thanks for your words of encouragement!
Dianne
Love it! I could here “If you give a mouse a cookie” in the very first paragraph! So creative.
I am laughing out loud!!
My husband might wonder if you are talking about me!!
He might hear all the chaos and come to check out what we are doing, only to find the youngest helper asking mom if we are done yet.
Then he might try to sneak out only to find himself being asked to bring a tube of caulking upstairs, and give us his opinion on paint colors.
Then, afraid he might say the wrong thing, he might say “I think they all look good. I like them all”. Only to find me whining at him to look more closely at the color differences and to see why I’m having such a hard time making up my mind.
Then he might have wished he had pretended to not have heard all of the chaos in the first place, as he now is being sent to the store for a paintbrush and roller! LOL
Thanks for the laugh Aby! :0)
rachel
I have a messy kids room if you’re interested! : ) His closet is from the 1930s and is about 9″ deep – no way to hang clothes. . .and toys galore. . .it’s on my list. . .
Hillary
Hilarious and way too familiar. You are a kindred spirit indeed!
This is great – and so true! The one thing that I thought about is that when you take the closet door down… do you notice that the inside of the closet needs to be painted…? I did!
Great Aby! Looking forward to adding your book to my collection (or obsession) with organizing and scrapbooking.. a match made!!!
Got any good organizing projects for us?
Pictures please!
I just caved and let two little boys share a room with bunkbeds and could use some fresh ideas.
So funny! Sounds like me.
Pictures please…
I’m just going to say that I can’t wait to see the photos, because I know you are going to post them…RIGHT?!
I have the painting done if you want to do the organizing! I completely understand, things seem to snowball on me when I start a new project. Maybe I should start them more often, maybe more would get done?! Thanks for you and for your blog.
You’re so funny. I loved this, and we love those books at our house! Glad I checked in today!
Yes, one thing always leads to another when cleaning/organizing/decorating. Its easier to do nothing! But definitely not as fun when all is said and done.
what a great post! and a terrific take on the “if you give a . . . ” series!!
~mary
LOL!!! Sorry had to laugh. I have totally noticed how one thing leads to another when cleaning and organizing. I have taken down the border in my kids toyroom, but I think I may leave the paint for now although the bright yellow is starting to get to me.