January

Why IS it that January always seems to spark some organizational fire in me? Through the past few years, I almost always seem to get in a "sort out, clean up, and organize" kind of a mood in January and this year is no exception. However, I do see that THIS year, I have had some"triggers". The first impetus is the finalization of my husband's "man cave", which has freed up some space in the Utility room... also called the dog room/old laundry room. In this room we have built an indoor kennel space where the dogs can spend time when we are away from home all day.. it has a dog door so that they can get outside to another enclosed space for air and exercise. It is also the space where I bathe the dogs; which when you have an Afghan Hound means there is also the paraphernalia for brushing and drying, as well. It also still has our original laundry area - but I rarely use that now, except for the dog's laundry. We had installed a countert...