Whipping this house into shape!

We have had a lot going on lately!  We had a garage sale 2 weeks ago, followed by our 6 month inspection today.  Add to that 4 kids 4 and under most days and our house tends to take a beating!  We had to sort through everything in the garage and closets in a very short stretch of time for our sale, then we had to get everything organized and put away after that.  Here are some before and after pictures.  Before pictures are areas that were torn apart due to garage sale aftermath, or areas that were just plain neglected for 2 weeks.  After pics are after a fair bit or work.  More to come.


  
It's not perfect, but it is much improved over the last week!  I still need to finish up my room and Raquelle's room.  I tried to give her a chance to clean it on her own first, but her standards of clean do not match mine.  Thad has been working mostly in the garage.  We are close to having it organized enough to turn into a game room.  We have a couch, table and chairs and a rocking chair to go out there.  Our garage already was cabinets and counters all the way around and carpet on the floor...it only lacks furniture and insulation.  I am looking forward to turning it into a usable space for something other then storage!  There is also talk of bringing the kids play structure into the garage for the winter...we'll see.  I don't know if I will get all those cabinets baby proofed by then.

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