Things are crazy busy and out of the norm.
My poor husband had a stroke a week ago. It was scary day and has turned out lives upside down for a bit.
He’s doing very well and is making progress everyday.
Over this past weekend he entered a rehab program to work on recovering the use of his left hand and to hopeful walk again on his own. They’re very confident he will walk completely on his own and regain some use of his left hand, but more than likely it won’t be the same as before.
He was left handed. I joked with him and welcomed him to the right hand club.
I’ve spent the week cutting his food, picking things up for him, moving his things around in the hospital room, keeping everyone up to date on Facebook and most importantly, being by his side. It was a long week.
We made it through.
As my husband works on the challenge of his life, I worked on a new project in the basement.
That brings us to today’s post.
A new Heap of Change Challenge project.
Last week I started the challenge off with a small but important project, the coat closet. If you missed it you can read all about it by visiting Heap of Challenge Coat Closet.
Over the weekend I headed to the basement…
Enter at your own risk!
This area of my basement is my work/junk/laundry area.
And yes, it’s a mess.
It would really be nice to use the work area.
If only I could get to the table.
This is the area opposite of the workbench. Oh, look! The pile of items from the closet.
First, I cleaned up the area opposite of the workbench.
The biggest problem I have is wood storage. To solve that problem, I cleaned off two shelving units and placed them side by side. I was able to use the bottom of the shelves as wood storage but still have storage for other nonwood items.
I really would like a wooden rack to store all of my scrap wood, but this will work for now.
I have a ton of pallet wood stored on my porch at this very moment. I would love to move it all to the basement, but that would take the entire shelf or maybe more. Hmmm, I will have to come up with something.
Wow, maybe now I can actually use the work area.
I’m thinking about adding some pallet shelves above the workbench and maybe some crate storage below the bench.
That will have to wait for now, I’m in cleaning mode.
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Oh my goodness Andrea!
Sending out prayers and supportive thoughts to you and your hubby for a quick healing and recovery in the days ahead! How scary that must have been for you all!!
I think this is a wonderful idea and I probably have several heaps of shame I could work on, and actually wouldn’t know where to begin. Lol!
I don’t know if I’ll get to them this week, but hoping in the next few months – so thanks for inspiring!!
oh dear ..I am so sorry to hear about your husband. I am praying he continues to keep improving. It is always stressful on everyone in such a scary situation. I am glad you had a project to work on while he is recovering. When my husband had emergency open heart surgery some years ago I put in a complete little patio area off the front porch using pavers and sand…..
What a difference! Congratulations on taming the shame!
Looks greso much easier to create when it is tidy, right? Thanks for linking up!
Oh my goodness… to both your hubby and your basement cleanup!
I’m so glad he’s doing well. What a scare!
And to think you still had time to clean? You are amazing. I LOVE what you have done! That is too gorgeous of a workbench to hide!
So nice to have you join the challenge! I’ll be watching for more…. 😀
I hope your hubby is feeling better. You did a fabulous job, your work area looks so organized now. My garage looks like your before, I need to get busy in there.
My dad had a stoke about this time last year, he has made a great recovery and although he has to adapt a little with some things, unless you know what to look for you would never even know. I wish your hubbie a speedy recovery.
And the clean up – wow, great job. I bet you feel so good every time you walk in now!
love it I am sure makes it so much easier to work and less chaotic looks great
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Andrea, sending prayers and best hopes for you and your hubby as you go through your own Heap of Change Challenge: Life. I have a lot of areas in my house that will be undergoing the same treatment this year–42-years and 4-generations worth of crap. It’s gotta go! Thanks for taking the time to stop by and share with the #HomeMattersParty 🙂
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Thank you for the prayers!
It feels so good to rid the house of clutter.
I am so sorry to hear about your husband and will be praying for a speedy recovery! I must say though, you managed to lean up pretty well, that work bench looks much for functional now! Thanks for linking up with us for Motivational Monday! I hope you’ll join us again this week. The link up starts tonight: http://makingitinthemitten.blogspot.com/
take care of yourself as well don’t over do it sending zen hugs and prayers your way new follower from show me saturday have a great week
What a great tip! Hello, my name is Misty, from The LadyPrefers2Save at http://theladypreferstosave.com, and I’m one of the new co-hosts for the Merry Monday Linky Party! I wanted to write and thank you for linking up to this weeks Merry Monday party, as well as to let you know that your post will be linked to the Merry Monday Pinterest board, as well my social media accounts. I would love to have you also stop by my blog as well! Thanks for linking up at the Merry Monday’s Linky Party this week, and I hope to see you linking up next week as well. Have an awesome week!
So sorry to hear about your husband’s stroke. I hope he makes a full recovery soon! … And I love the way January motivates us to get organized!
Prayers to you and your family for your husband’s recovery!
What a great start on the clean up – I have a similar room that I’ve cleared out. It’s a great feeling! Thanks for linking up with CreativeSpark!
So sorry to hear about your husband’s stroke. Sending prayers your way! Great job on your basement! Decluttering and cleaning up feels so good doesn’t it? Thanks for sharing on Fridays Unfolded!
The change is amazing! Great job! Now it is time for me to go down and take care of the mess in our workshop! Thanks for the post! Really inspiring! Greets, Millbank Carpet Cleaners Ltd.