One of my biggest frustrations is when a space doesn’t work properly for me.
I feel like I don’t want to spend time there, and then I’m easily distracted while in that space too.
Can you relate?
Example 1
I saw a room on Instagram that gave me an idea for one of our spaces. The person had a daybed/ bench in the kitchen area and it looked so inviting that I thought, “oh, I’d like one of those” and then I thought of something I could do.
So this weekend I moved one of my couches to the dining room. I still have the table and chairs; there is just more space to relax with the couch there.
Dion is still not sure about it but the kids and I love it there. I find them sitting and reading on the couch because the light is amazing in the mornings.
Do you need to move things around in one or two rooms to make your spaces work better for you?
Example 2
I’m not a fan of beige anything 🙂
When we bought this house I knew I’d have to jazz up my kitchen somehow.
I decided on 4 smallish things (compared to a complete kitchen renovation – which we choose not to do because we prefer money to pay off our bond :)) and I’m delighted with the results from just 3 of the 4 so far.
The 4th thing is proving a lot more money than I initially thought so it will take a month more of saving to do that.
I’m going to put up pictures and such on Monday to talk you through some of my thinking.
But for now, I have a little thinking exercise for you.
Think of a space where you spend a lot of time – kitchen, bedroom, kids’ play area, study, etc.
Take a few minutes to evaluate your physical space and see how it’s working for you.
- Do you feel happy when you look at the space?
- Are you energised when you’re there?
- Does the space function well?
- Can you say with complete honesty that not much irritates or frustrates you there?
- Is it organised enough for your and your family’s needs?
Your coaching challenge
- If you couldn’t answer yes to at least 3 of the 5 questions, what are 3 small things you can do to brighten up that space and make it work for you again?
- Do you need to move furniture around? Shop your home first before you think of going to buy new items.
- Consider this the first draft and keep tweaking until the space is fully functional.
- Don’t get caught up in Pinterest perfectionism – it doesn’t have to be pretty to be functional, organised and bring you peace.
If you’d like to talk through some of your space issues, let’s set up a free 15-minute chat for you.
I’d love to know which of your spaces you want to make work better for you, and what the first thing is you’re going to do.
My house is a mess now and driving me crazy. I need to start organizing spaces from one side. But can only start once the in-laws finish packing and remove their stuff. But this has made me realize how my space needs to be organized for me to be productive. The first place I am going to start with is an office for myself. My current spot not working functionally for me.
I can imagine, Terisha. In the meantime, could you move their things out of at least one space so that you can have one small sanctuary in your home?
If we can’t get them to finish by the end of Nov/first week Dec, I am going to have to do that. I thought I was being kind by allowing them to do it their way, but now it’s just dragging on and on and every room and cupboard is a mess.