Redid my bookcases today. Pictures... :)

When we moved this fall, all the books on my bookcases were jumbled and out of order.  We were more concerned about getting the things we needed for daily life in order.  And then, with starting a new job...  I spent all my spare time learning what I needed for my job and learning how to live independently.  Well, with the snowfall this week, I have had the time to catch up on all the things I needed to do (and I got over having the flu as well!!)... So... Today, I had the luxury of time and managed to knock a couple things off my to-do list.  Primary among those were re-doing the bookcases.  Books are now arranged by topic and placed so my most used books are handiest.

Pictures of the bookshelves follow.

Books were piled up as they were taken off the shelves.

More piles.

Partially done shelf

Crisis counseling, trauma, PTSD books

Substance use/abuse books 

Addiction counseling articles

Skill training books for various mental health conditions

Wellness and exercise books

Abnormal psychology and criminology books

Completed bookcase

Self-help and inspiration books

Chronic physical conditions books

Neuroscience books and ethics books

Physiology and genetics. Native American histories and multicultural books

Women's studies, philosophy, slavery, politics of power

Statistics, research methods, human sexuality

Math, History, English, French

Communications Theory, Sociology, Business, general psychology

Counseling techniques and theory, group counseling, theories of personality, becoming a counselor

Major contributors to psychology

3 Completed bookcases

4th completed bookcase

Environmental, disease, autobiographies, death and dying, parenting, ADHD and Dyslexia

ADHD, Developmental Psychology, family therapy, school counseling, education, childhood psychopathology, sexual deviance. 

Art paper, art books, crafting books, coloring books

Daily meditations books, self-help books, poetry, Kipling, Native American Lore

Fairy tales, folk tales, books from when I was a child, nature identification guides, wildflower guides, hiking books, travel guides

Picture books, National Geographic books, Environmental books, Religious texts/books

The 5 bookcases making up the reading corner of the living room

Chair and table put back into the reading corner.  Shelves with decorations put back as well.

Science fiction and fantasy bookcase.  Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey, Andre Norton, David Weber, Lois McMaster Bujold, Charles DeLint

2nd science fiction and fantasy bookcase.  Mercedes Lackey, Jennifer Roberson, Stephen Donaldson, Nancy Collins, Gael Baudino, F.M. Busby, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Patricia Briggs, SM Stirling, Illona Andrews, assorted others.

The science fiction and fantasy bookcases.  Chai on the couch chewing a bone.

Inky

Inky

Reorganized the kitchen. Thought I would share pictures.

Having read the 52 weeks to an organized home, I thought I would participate in the challenge.  For me, I feel blessed to be starting from a good place already (thanks to just recently having moved!!).  So, I have spent about 2 hours today working on the kitchen and organizing it a bit more.  I am including pictures of all the cabinets and drawers.  And the recently cleaned out refrigerator (which also has my yummy cheese covered tater chunks from last post in it).

Here is the link for the challenge:  52 weeks challenge ... I hope it interests you.

PICTURES Of KITCHEN

Brian's Cabinet of food.  Beans and water bottles.

 To-Go cups, yam noodles and extra little bottles for spices and storage.  Larger water bottles, some spices, tea set, and baking dishes for casseroles.  The big pot on the stove has the venison roast.

 Plates, bowls, lunch containers (in glass), bean pots, spices.

 Sink.  Brushes in a ceramic vase and elderberry extract in a pottery vase.  Reminds me to use my elderberry extract each morning to keep from catching all the viruses and bacteria I am exposed to by being out in the community.

 Glasses, mugs, flours (bean, tapioca, sweet potato, etc) and my food cabinet.  The potato bowl holds the beep collars for the two dogs and the two glass jars have dog treats.

 Refrigerator.  Camping gear, dehydrator, and electric skillet on top.  Bookcase of cookbooks.  Other part of the bookcase is for dog stuff - coats, leashes, etc.  Chair holds tote of dog food so I do not have to bend to get a scoop.  That way if my back is acting up, I can still get to the dog food.

 Overview of the kitchen.

 Inky!  And kitchen

 Kitchen

 Two person table.  Himalayan Sea Salt grinder.  Jody Bergsma coasters.  Two placemats.

 The one plant in the house.  A little light that stays on all the time.  Night lights are throughout the house to reduce fall risk.

 cookbooks and dog things.

 dog leashes, wind chime, and aprons.

 Lunch bags on top, dog coats, totes of leashes and assorted dog supplies.

 Clean refrigerator.  Brian's side (the fuller one) and my side (the emptier one).

 Freezer - full of homemade broth in glass jars, grated cheese in glass jars, tomato sauce put up from the garden this summer, homemade bread crumbs, and venison.

 Freezer jars of chili and the glass jars of cheeses.

 Cabinets have pull-out shelves.  Awesome for baking dishes and things.  I use glass baking dishes or stainless steel.  No aluminum.  I can taste the difference when I cook things in aluminum.

 cabinets

 cabinet with tool box.  Also pampered chef mandolins.  I love those things.  Takes a great deal of body fatigue out of slicing veggies!

 under the sink and the trashpail.  We recycle lots and do not generate much waste!  So, we only need a little trash pail.

 odd shaped items, to-go cup straws, stainless steel straws, tongs, and my garlic presses.  Also dish clothes and sponges.

 silverware, knives, and graters.  The knives mostly have sheathes on them.  There are a few paring knives without sheathes.  I LOVE my kitchen shears.  I use them more often than knives for cutting things.

 the cutting board fits over top of the glass dish holding the knives.  Which is handy and also makes it almost impossible to accidentally put you hand into the knife tote.

 Dish towels, wraps, baggies, and potholders.

 The junk drawer - tape, flashlights, scissors, grocery lists, hangers, batteries, binoculars, gardening gloves.

 Teas and measuring cups.  Also 2 bottles of vanilla beans.

 placemats and fabric napkins.  Couple more aprons.  Tablecloth.

 Wok and veggie steamer.  Stainless Steel bread pans.

Pans.  The empty space is for the pot that is currently on the stove with venison roast.



POTATOES WITH CHEESE BAKED IN THE OVEN: