A Glimpse into JulieWorld, Literally

Where have I been?  So glad you asked because I'm dying to tell you.  *wink*

I've been knee deep in a major purge of my craft room, aka JulieWorld.  It has consumed nearly every waking hour over the course of the last four days but it's now complete and I couldn't be happier.

This may not look like four full days of purging but anyone who crafts will understand that any reorganization is far more involved than just the actual act of tossing.  And of course, purging JulieWorld not only involved the actual room but also two supply closets in my house.  It's that whole "Give Julie a Cookie Thing."  (Ironically the kindergarten teacher I subbed for recently left me Give a Mouse a Cookie to read to her class.  I got quite a kick out of that.)

Anyway....here's are what were eventually my "to go" piles.

Ummm....I did keep the dog.  :-)

It doesn't look like much in these photos but trust me, every one of those boxes were stuffed full of all sorts of crafty things, many of them at least a decade old. I donated a garage sized bin of my old Sizzix/Ellison dies to the elementary school along with that box of wooden stamps in the first photo. Everything else was given to one of my cleaning ladies.  She loves to craft and is always thrilled when I do a purge.  :-)



To give you an idea of how much paper I parted with here is a look at my empty storage folders.  I am gifting most of these to my dear friend Catherine for use in her room.

I've always been really good about organizing my things so for many, my room now will probably not seem much different but it is.  You just have to trust me on that.

So now for the big reveal!

Here is my main wall of storage.  I had this unit custom designed and installed in 2007 and I still love it today.  (And no, it isn't curved.  These are panoramic photos taken on my Iphone.)  Many of the bins and boxes you see are empty.  I actually have shelves and cubbies with no product!  The desk on the lower right is Randy's.

And here is the opposite wall with my desk and the closet.  I like to keep my inks and tools close at hand.  I have another ink storage unit coming next week which will sit in between the two I already have.  My utility "peg" board unit will be raised and I will probably be parting with the mirrored cork board.  Again the photo is curved.  JulieWorld is level.  (Duh...that's how the term JulieWorld came about..."everything is perfect in JulieWorld.")

I am feeling so liberated!  My craftiness will have to wait until next week, however.  We are keeping Fin this weekend while his parents take a long overdue vacation.   I can't wait!!!

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Other "news"....no pythons for the snake hunters last weekend.  Not even a glimpse.  There's always next year.  :-)