Where to start?!?

First, Happy Father's Day to all those wonderful men out there.  You know those men who have helped us achieve our dreams, by supporting us and believing in us, and yes...even putting up with us! My hubby is currently on a two hour drive to pick up our son from a Boy Scout camping trip.  Thanks honey!

Since my classroom is currently off limits for carpet cleaning, I am forced to turn my attention to my house and how to make it run more efficiently.  I find myself doing a lot of my school work at home (no surprise) so I want to set up some spaces to help contain the mess and still allow me to be with family.   That led me to the basement.  I have to begin by reorganizing my scrapbooking area which is not being used.  Once this was started, I realized what a huge project this would be.  You know the kind, where you just know that it would be easier to put up a FOR SALE sign, walk away, and start over!!  Thank goodness my daughter thinks it is fun to organize other people's spaces.  Now if I could just get her to do that to her own room!!  Anyway, I digress, the basement first then the living room.  The ultimate goal is to get the basement ready for furniture to be moved down there so I can rearrange my living room...by Friday.  Wish me luck!  Seriously, look at this mess!  Why must it get worse before it gets better?!?