Success, at last!

OMG! As my youngest granddaughter would say.  When I started tidying, decluttering and sorting I had no idea it would take so long or that I would find so much 'stuff'!  These are some of the photos that prompted the clear out -

From these you can clearly see the enormity of the problem.  Thankfully after many trips to the local tip, several wheelie bins full and much recycling of unwanted goodies my home now looks like this -

Hopefully I will now be able to keep it tidier and more organised than previously.  I have revamped several things that just weren't working, including my photo storage, which took 2 full days!  I have started listing my yarn on ravelry and will add my needles and patterns over time, which will also help.  Tomorrow I am off to Scarborough for a week with some of my children and grandchildren which should be fun.  When I come back I hope to tackle the few places I haven't had time to get to and to do some scrapbooking in between school work.  I am feeling more creative and optimistic so fingers crossed.