Time for a little tweaking and some fun!

Today was another gray day, feeling spent from the excitement of yesterday, and glad my brother is going to be okay!  Also, have been struggling with continuing on and finishing the paperwork portion of this excavation!  I decided to tweak my space a bit and try and get a little holiday cheer in here, since it is not likely I will get the living cleared before New Years (there is still hope, but probably not realistic!).  So to ward off the blues and get re-energized, I decided I needed to mix it up a bit.

I went upstairs and dragged the little Tippy/Charlie Brown tree from years ago, laying unloved in the craft room after removing all the Tippy treats from it, like 4 years ago.  I went outside to the patio and retrieved a metal container to shabby chic it up, cleaned it and brought it inside along with a slab of marble left over from the Butlers Pantry Project.  I had two small stacked drawers that were taking up space, and in line to inherit some of the office supplies that I laid the marble on, after a good cleaning.

A little decorating did my little heart good!  I am feeling better about my little all purpose room becoming magical and inspiring as a home office/sitting room/library!  I find myself enjoying each step a little more now!

Tonight, I plan on going through the binders in my hutch and seeing what order I may be able to bring before bedtime, along with those I put on a book shelf.  The binders I am keeping will be the one of important documents (SS card, Birth certificates, marriage licence, etc) medical binder for the two Italian Greyhounds, a medical binder for me, and so on!).  Anything that might be needed at a moments notice, and also close at hand in the hutch on my desk!

A little Christmas cheer!

Pine Cone Christmas tree, perfect for by the fireplace!

The mess-My sad beginnings.

Another day, more progress.

Much more functional-still a work in progress!  But much, much better!

Anybody else struggling with this?  Any tips, tricks or ideas?  It seems so hard to be in this all alone, I know I am not, but I have found a few boards and fellow strugglers online.  We don't call ourselves hoarders, but we do post our before and afters of our accomplishments.  A very encouraging way to move through the mess!  One thing I am glad for, if that's possible to be glad for in this, is that, for all the mess, the true filth seems to be limited to dust, dirt and grime.  Although, in my kitchen, I have to admit, something is fouling the air, but I cannot locate it.  I believe its an onion that escaped.  But usually, anything that's edible, the dogs get.  Still have to sweep, but rarely is anything but dust and fur swept up!  Still, I'm thinking THEY ARE NOT GOING TO EAT A LOOSE ONION!  Lol!