Moving and never totally unpacking really puts a dent in the cleanliness factor. So today, we went full UFYH on the garage. Having a garage and a barn, we have tools and projects scattered between them. Today's goal was to get those all in one place. Garden projects? In a garden bin. House maintenance/materials? In a house bin. Car materials? Fencing swag? You get the picture. The main MAIN goal however is to be able FIND the materials we need to finish up projects whilst dad is away YET STILL be true to dad's organization system enough that when he gets home, HE can find and rearrange as necessary.
oh. em. gee. Do we have our work cut out for us!
In true Washington fashion, it was raining most of today! So I threw up our little cabana over my truck bed to help the transition from garage to barn be less moist. Cardboard and rain just don't mix, you know?
Woo! Part one complete! Our initial focus was "do we need immediate access to this? or can it live in the barn?" and keeping this in mind, we were able to free up space. We compounded computer boxes from 3.5 to 2, took Boy-Child boxes to his room for HIM to deal with, and got rid of the trash. We keep a box of cracked corn for the chickens in the garage as their treat (mostly called "crack" because, well... it is) but there have been some spills which encouraged rodents to roost and defecate. Mum has also been collecting the empty feed bags, they're canvas and so would make great grocery bags. Well, they still had bits and pieces of food left in them- also encouraging rodents. Unhealthy droppings EVERYWHERE: on the floor, on top of boxes, and, in the case of some un-taped boxes, INSIDE. At the stage this photo was taken, Mum was pretty happy with what was left. The pegboard will continue to be scant and disorganized until ALL the tools are rounded up, cleaned, and redistributed accordingly. It is a great idea, just needs tools!
At this point, the back wall looks pretty good but there are two tool stations that still could use some UfYH-ing. Mum focused on the smaller station (right photo) first while I got rid of trash, broke down boxes, and prepped stuff to be hauled to the barn. Dad's tool rack and shelves is pretty sacred ground, but he hasn't had a chance to properly move-in or arrange things to his liking. We tried to keep true to what he DID organize.
We did a little rehab on dad's poor tool-tower, pulling all the paper to one drawer and electronic/electrical materials to another. Top drawer is for misc nuts, bolts, screws, blades that can be gone through another time. We pulled all of the actual tools, though, and put them in little green army bags for easy moving.
The right hand photo is actually immediately to a person's left as they exit the house from the laundry room. Mum wanted to keep the car supplies (windshield washer fluid, oil refills, and cleaning materials) to their own shelf. Dad's boots have been cleaned and tucked out of the way for his return.
Speaking of tool round up - man that wrench in the center is Clue worthy in heft!
All these puppies and the bits and pieces of tool boxes have been culled from the house and now the garage, and are ready to move to their second to final stage: the barn. Once there, that will be ALL the tools possible and they can be cleaned, organized, and delegated throughout the property. We'll KNOW what sets are complete, what needs filling, and what just ought to be replaced.
The next, NEXT project is the barn. Which is now mostly classroom, haha. But will be barn again once mum moves into her new classroom right and proper. Before that, we have a PUPPY COMING as well as guests so the organization and puppy-proofing of the house is a priority.
So have a picture of our chickens to tide you over :D
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