Hi. I'm Katie. And I'm a mess. Remember in 3rd grade when the teacher dumped that kids desk out in front of the class because she couldn't stand the mess spilling out onto the floor anymore? Yeah I was that kid. I'm a creative, impulsive person and being orderly is not my thing. I mean I get by, I've managed a career and a household without disaster, but in general, I'm a mess. I've been a stay at home mom for 7 years now. Over the last 7 years and 3 kids, our house has filled with excess. The last couple of years we've made some pretty big efforts at reducing our quantity of stuff. But somehow it keeps coming back through the door. I think we have to make some bigger changes, more than just a closet clean out (all though we'll keep doing that too.) I figured I'd document it here. Routines are not something that come easy to me. So this should be a bumpy road. Maybe I'll learn something worth sharing, or maybe my disaster will just be entert...