Years of Messes

It took me about 4 years to research and write my dissertation, so for roughly 4 years I have done little in the way of organizing. Even under the best of circumstances, I tend to make piles of stuff round the house, but this past year -- in which I was doing almost nothing but actively writing -- my piles became grand champion and frankly, overwhelming. They have taken over certain portions of the house. Since handing in my document, I've been trying to clear through them a little at a time. This task -- plus looking after Sammy, who is extremely high-maintenance -- takes most my time!
At the risk of embarrassing myself, I am going to share with you my EXTREME messes so you can see what I'm up against. Really, it looks as though we are moving.

The Living Room --


The Dining Room --

A long shot of both rooms together -- you can see my nice den rug is rolled up on the floor here to prevent Sammy from ruining it. There are baby gates on both ends of these rooms to keep dogs OUT!!! You can also see that I never have put away BB's camp trunk and other items, though I did unpack and do wash!



Like Mother, like Daughter: BB's messy table --



BB and I both contributed to this mess on the porch --


You can see that we have out work cut out for us. In the meantime, BB and the dogs have been enjoying our new gas log fireplace:




Happy Friday Everyone!!!