Making It Work: A Cluttered Home Life

One of my favorite 5-year-olds was at the house yesterday for the first time. Trying to explain why we had lots of furniture in some rooms and none in others was pretty funny. She didn't mind the mess as long as she got to play with Sherpa and repeatedly check our mail since we didn't have anything.

Here's what she saw. We're pretty cramped but keeping good attitudes!

The right half of the office-which-is-now-our-bedroom

Another view

Yes, we do have two TVs in this room. Only one is hooked up; you can consider the other decoration. (And yes, I do sleep against the wall. It's kind of like a safety net...like when you were a kid and had gates on your crib or bunk bed!)

This is the guest room. One month ago it looked very clean and put-together. Now it has become storage for things like pictures and the futon mattress.

Oh, and dresses. I had to clean out the hall closet where my dresses were since everything in that part of the house is now covered in an inch of sawdust.

For a small room, it sure holds a lot!

This is our kitchen. With a couch in it. And a dog. We're slowly taking over every inch Sherpa has to roam...woops.

This is interesting. That door goes out to the deck and backyard. We (Sherpa included) have to squeeze between the couch and the wall to get out. Or to get to the basement steps which are located across from that door.

The mudroom aka Sherpa's room. Again, we apologize daily for taking over his territory.