Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Impossible Project Reveal


Well I started here...



With a messy studio that had fallen by the wayside. (You can read all about the beginning of my project here)

I hoped to get back to here...


The reality is, I landed somewhere in the middle...


But I'm really happy to say that I accomplished a mini impossible task within my impossible project- Magazine Organization.

I went through every single magazine I had stored. Tore out anything I wanted to keep and put that into an organized pile that's headed for a binder. There were just a few that I kept whole because they were Halloween magazines or "best of's" on other topics.


Each one of those bins was stuffed full. Plus I had a some stacks that couldn't fit inside the bins. So I'd say 99% of what I used to have made it to recycling!

I also went through all the paper sample books.


And gained some scrap paper and a whole bunch of shelf space.



Which I immediately put to use.


Even though I dreamed of having my pristine studio back by January 31st. Overall I'm really happy with how far I've gone.
  • I tackled the magazine project, which was something I'd wanted to do for a while but kept putting off because it seemed so daunting.
  • And I'm on my way to even better organization and use of the space than I had before.
This challenge was great motivation. I proved to myself that despite feeling dizzy I can modify the way I sort through stuff and eventually get the studio back in order. So I'll keep going with my impossible project until I get there!

Thanks to all the Impossible Challenge Hosts (especially Karah who invited me to play along). If you want to check out how other "Impossible Projects" turned out here's a link to the reveal party.

17 comments:

  1. You are one organized gal (and patient) to go through all those magazines!! I have a pile waiting for me. It looks great and I'm sure you'll be a crafting maniac in your new space! Glad you joined our Impossible Challenge!
    Kelly

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  2. Me too - I have a massive pile of magazines to sort out. I just can't throw them out without checking them first.
    Congrats on getting this far, it's a big achievement already !

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  3. You have made amazing progress! Oh how I dream of having a room all to myself for all my crafty stuff ...

    Thanks so much for taking our impossibilities challenge!

    Linda
    itallstartedwithpaint@gmail.com

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  4. You are on your journey my friend! Remember....a journey of 1000 miles starts with a single step! Thanks for participating in our party!
    blessings,
    karianne
    BTW....I love those black and white organizers!

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  5. Hey! Well done with getting as far as you did...Going through magazines can be such a mammoth task! Your craft room is going to be great. Congratulations!

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  6. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT!!! such fabulous progress!!!! : ) 3 cheers!!!! (hugs)

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  7. MEG! This is such great progress, I bet going through all of those magazines took forever! What a feeling of accomplishment you must have. I sooo appreciate you jumping on board and joining the challenge!
    Karah

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  8. Great job Meg! Didn't it feel great to mark this off the to do list.

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  9. Congrats! It looks fabulous! I'm so proud of YOU! <3 from your newest follower and fellow {new} blogger :) Please check out my impossibility and follow back!

    ~Misty
    www.413sparrowlane.com

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  10. That's still a lot of progress! Way to go! I wish I had an organized thought binder or something!

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  11. You have made a lot of great progress. It's inspiring.

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  12. Every little step counts, right!? I think so! You'll get there. At least you know where the magazines are!!!

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  13. you have done tons of work already...be proud! love the magazine organization and the shelves are looking really good too
    :)

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  14. Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments. Your encouraging words mean to much!

    I'm thrilled to have all those magazines gone and down to just the recipes and projects I wanted to hang on to.

    Just the magazine part of this felt impossible. So I know if I got through that I'll get the rest of the studio back into shape.

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  15. You've done a great job! Congrats on how much you've accomplished so far.

    We both tackled the same impossibility so I know how much work you've put in :)

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  16. I am so thrilled with the progress you have made. And I am glad that you are seeing it as great progress even though you did not complete the entire task by the end of the month.

    Just keep going - a little at a time and surly in another month or two, you will have your beautiful, organized craft room back the way you want it to be.

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  17. Some great ideas that I can also adapt! I have a HUGE pile of magazines to go through and a binder would be perfect to save my favorites.

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