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By Alyce Wilson


June 30, 2004 - Clean Sweep

This past weekend, The Gryphon graciously helped me put together the new computer desk I bought through Fingerhut. This was more of a problem than either of us had anticipated, since it didn't provide pilot holes for many of the screws that had to be fitted.

It was also short a couple screws. But these were for the shelves for the speakers, and I decided I don't mind not installing them.

We did agree, however, to stick with IKEA from now on.

So I will now begin reorganizing my office space, something which drastically needs to be done. As I began mentally planning out what must take place, I realized that I never showed the before and after pictures from my reorganization of the front section of the apartment, completed earlier this year.

Here's what the apartment looked like before I began reorganizing.

Front room before (Click to enlarge)

Front room before, reverse (Click to enlarge)

Front room before, dog pen (Click to enlarge)

You'll notice an empty set of shelves I'd received for Christmas but hadn't yet utilized. A small caveat here: this was taken just after a very hectic holiday season and was the worst my apartment had ever been.

The next two shots show what sort of chaos my dog, Una, and I put up with during the reorganization project. This was sooooo fun. She got very confused. Una doesn't like it when I change things, because then she has to sniff everything that's been moved.

Front room durnig change (Click to enlarge)

Front room during change (Click to enlarge)

 

And finally (drumroll please), the finished result.

Front room, after (Click to enlarge)

Front room, after (Click to enlarge)

Now, in an ideal world I would have also moved the dog pen, but in my small apartment there's no other place to put it. The pen comes in useful when the pizza guy comes.

Hmm. Looking at these pictures, I will definitely move on that idea to recover the foot stool. It's looking sad, indeed.

The entire process involved several weeks of going through papers and magazines, shelving videotapes, records (yes, records), CDs and books, and finding new homes for the various loose objects floating around on the floor.

Now the reorganization project begins in earnest on my work space. I'll share before and after pictures when I've completed it. Time to confuse Una!

Moral:
Dogs prefer the mess they know.

Copyright 2004 by Alyce Wilson

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