A week ago we came back to our city apartment with bags full of mom’s fresh vegetables and fruits and sweets. A lot of sweets that my little one wants to finish as soon as he can. So it will be a stressful few days of saying no. And I have to organize it all in my pantry, and I need space for some new things that we will soon need for our newborn. And we live in a small apartment and sometimes I stop and ask myself will we have enough space? But, all that aside, I’m grateful that my husband is similar to me in organizing stuff. And his possessions just like mine, are not many. We started our small home together and we both agree that a tidy home feels like a calm space that allows us to create peace and creativity, for us and our children. With less stuff it is so much easier to organize and be responsible with that stuff. That way we know where everything is kept, and how it’s stored.
I knew I wanted to organize newborn clothes and to make some kind of storage for outgrown baby clothes, for pillow cases and sheets. So I found solutions in shape of cotton satchels. While I was at my mom's she taught me how to sew on her old sewing machine. It was not easy, at all. Because it was very slow and with many mistakes, my mom sewn most of them at the end. So I came to my home with eight cotton satchels ready for some organizing and storing and with a strong decision that I will buy myself a sewing machine or find a used one till the end of this year. I love finding a storage spot that’s not so visible, but still accessible enough. I have shelves in my hallway where I decided to store fabric and scraps and wool in some satchels. Pillow cases and newborn clothes are now stored in satchels in our closet in the bedroom.
Unfolded linens on those closet shelves and newborn clothes all mixed up in storage box were a big problem for me. Cotton satchels as a temporary storage solution just turned permanent for me and this apartment situation. And I find them beautiful too. As I already said, we will welcome our little girl at the beginning of autumn. Now there is three of us, sharing one bedroom but soon there will be the four of us. We are in pursuit of our own home, our own house somewhere in the countryside, but for now this small space will have to do. Even in a tiny apartment there’s always room for more gratitude. Right now I want to save this space from clutter and I’m doing my best to keep it all as organized as it can be. I am grateful for my mom's hands and her vintage sewing machine and these cotton satchels made from old fabric. I am grateful for this small space of ours and for my decision to always first look for solutions made of things I already have.
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