Remember, storage is about retrieval

  You know how some old ladies want to encase their orange and yellow floral couch in clear vinyl slipcovers for protection as if it worthy of archiving at the Smithsonian? Well I rented a commercial studio from such a woman, except she wanted to slipcover the old building in much need of repairs that were a long time coming. I guess if you don’t rent to anyone then those problems don’t exist anymore. After almost 4 years I am moving my business back into the carriage house studio at our house, and it will be a squeeze. It has also been a lot of work during a very busy time of year, we are hoping to finish up this weekend. And most of all I will miss my studio mate Rory!
   On the bright side, this has forced me to given me the opportunity to become a bit more organized around here. I don't think, however, my studio will ever be quite as together as Martha's craft room. It is almost as absurd of thought as me entering the Miss America pageant, winning a triathlon or living without coffee. Almost, except I want to attempt organization and those other three things, well...{shudder}.

So good friends of mine have been married forever and he is more the Felix to her Oscar and maybe they were in the midst of organizing the attic or basement and there was probably a little back and forth about what to get rid of  and where things should go and he declared " Martha says, storage is about retrieval " like this knowledge should be their beacon and guide them, end of discussion. Thinking about it now with piles of crap supplies littering my studio floor, figuring out how it will all fit,  I think maybe he wasn't far off. For my girlfriend's sake, I can't let him know that. Now, I have my mantra, onward!

Comments

[Dorian Fletcher]

I have got to think that Martha has a secret room that is a sty where she goes to "let her hair down"! Aren't you a wee bit suspicious of a creative person that has a workroom where there is a place for everything and everything in it's place? I keep thinking I will cull out the stuff I don't use, but it's still there - waiting for a creative spark. Good luck!