Organization vs. Creativity

It has been said that we can organize or we can create. To a certain extent that is true. If our tools and supplies are in such disarray, when our creative urge strikes (or is harnaced,) we will spend all our time searching for the items we need rather than actually being involved in the creative process. This is especially true if our crafting space is small. Recently my Art Barn door has begun to deteriorate. When we built the space, we were using the most cost-effective (cheep) materials we could find. So this "exterior" door was indeed 36" wide, but only 77" in height. Add to this, the decision was made to have it open to the OUTSIDE, rather than to the INSIDE. The elements of nature are not kind to any door left open and swung to the outside for very long. While not left open constantly, the building is about 12 or 13 years old and time hgas taken its toll. Se we have made the decision to replace it. Standard doors are 32", 34' or 36' wide - not counting the door frame which comes with the "pre-hung doors" - and are usually 80" high - again not including the door frame. We have found and engaged one VERY brave soul who is going to take the necessary steps to remove the existing door and modify the opening to accomodate a new pre-hung door tht will swing inward. THIS IS EXCITING!! The door will arrive any day now! Once re-construction begins, I will have to be without my crafting space for a few days. That's not too much of a problem, however, I don't wany all my supplies and tools covered in sawdust and other nasties - hopefully they won't be wet nasties! So I am spending my time sorting, temporarily re-locating and covering my surfaces with protective barriers. While I would just LOVE to be creating with my Labor Day Weekend "free" time, that will have to wait for a bit. In the end, I will be glad this has been done! However, at this moment, I am ENDURING the process, all the while reassuring myself that it will be better in the end. It will be better in the end. . . It WILL be better in the end. . . IT WILL BE BETTER in the end!!