Intro
Goals for this class:
- Learn a few home improvement skills and more importantly increase confidence that with willingness and YouTube, you can do a lot of things!
- We’ll talk of the sacredness of the home, and we’ll consider home being a reflection of what is going on inside of the people that live there. Home, a place to exhale, a space to support life rather than drain your energy.
Take Action
Stuff! At no other time in history have we been so affluent that management of our stuff has become such a big deal. I read a book on minimalism (the belief that owning less is more and creates a simpler, more stress free life.) Anyhow, a father talked about wanting to spend time with his son over the weekend, but had to clean the garage. So, he asked the son to clean it with him. Bonding time? No. The boy wanted to play catch so he wandered off after a minute. The dad was frustrated and stomped around the garage a bit, until a neighbor saw him and said, “Aww welcome to the dream life.”
Organization. Find a room or space in your house that is really messy and unorganized and do something amazing and organize it! This can be anything from your bedroom dresser to the pantry in the kitchen. Here are some tips:
When organizing a space, USE BINS. You can get use cardboard boxes, bins from the dollar store, Walmart or if you’re feeling extra richie rich you can use something like The Container Store. The reason for the bins is that when something is organized it is lovely but without a doubt, someone is going use an item and not put it back in its blessed space. So, it gets stuck somewhere else, and after this happens a few times, it is a mess all over again.
Make sure to label the bins! Most of us are pretty sloppy and so we don’t always put things away where they go. But I promise you, if your bins are labeled doing a quick tidy of the space is really quick and really easy. Label the bins!
Take a before and after picture so we can see your amazing results! If you want to be extra inspiring you can also do a time lapse video:)
Learn To Read A Tape Measure
Grab a tape measure and practice a bit. No more saying, “It is 16 inches and three little lines long.” Haha. I do that. I can figure it out but it takes me a second. I like the hack in the video. I’ll be practicing with you 🙂
For Class
Bring the following;
- Tape Measure
- Before and after pics of the space you organized.
- Do you have a small item that is old, ugly and has the sort of dust that doesn’t wash off? Some examples are: Picture frame, hanging shelf, vase, or wall hanging? Bring it to class. We’ll talk about ways to make it new again and I’ll have some supplies that might work for you to do it.
