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Ever since coming back from spending Christmas with my family in a cramped condo (the condo itself is lovely, but 6 adults + 1 toddler + associated luggage for all = cramped!) I've had this urge to clean and get rid of stuff. The useless stuff that breeds in the darkened corners of your closets. When you actually purge it, you pull it out, turning it over and say to yourself "Gees, I forgot I had this." THAT STUFF MUST GO! If it's not in use, at least seasonally, (Christmas stuff has its own special storage) then it should not be kept.
The kitchen was done before my husband got up today. Even the condiments and various bottles of things (olive oils, soy sauce etc) were lined up regimental style in the cupboard. The fridge was purged, thank goodness! The clothes of all were seriously revisited. Tray and I had recently done this is in the past few months so there wasn't really anything for us to get rid of but the wee man of the house had CLOTHES! I made 3 piles; what was too big, what fit and what he had outgrown. They were all evenly sized piles. There will be a lot of donations going out the door. The bathroom was purged (you know how lotions, hair pins and cotton swabs just build up in the bathroom? Yeah - MUST STOP IT!) and all Christmas related decorations were taken down and put away. In the process of putting them away, reshuffling and purging of the storage/winter coat closet was done. I'm seriously considering donating the skates. Worn them one winter. Don't know when I'll do it again.
The linen cupboard and the book shelves still need to be done but those are items that can be solved at another time. I'm somewhat satisfied with what was accomplished today. All laundry was caught up. I would have been happier if I'd done the ironing as well but that too will have to wait. At the moment the only garbage bags in the house have donation materials in them, and that will happen on the weekend.
A new year, a somewhat cleaner/more organized household.
Now if I could only get my poor stand up kitchenaid mixer fixed. For those who are unaware, the brave soldier was selected to make the trip to Toronto to assist the culinary activities of the Holiday Season. Stalwart as he was, he toppled (or was pushed by the food processor traveling along with him) and upon contact with the pavement, was decapitated. For the rest of the holiday, it spent sitting useless on the kitchen table, cradling the head in the metallic bowl. A very sad sight indeed.
The kitchen was done before my husband got up today. Even the condiments and various bottles of things (olive oils, soy sauce etc) were lined up regimental style in the cupboard. The fridge was purged, thank goodness! The clothes of all were seriously revisited. Tray and I had recently done this is in the past few months so there wasn't really anything for us to get rid of but the wee man of the house had CLOTHES! I made 3 piles; what was too big, what fit and what he had outgrown. They were all evenly sized piles. There will be a lot of donations going out the door. The bathroom was purged (you know how lotions, hair pins and cotton swabs just build up in the bathroom? Yeah - MUST STOP IT!) and all Christmas related decorations were taken down and put away. In the process of putting them away, reshuffling and purging of the storage/winter coat closet was done. I'm seriously considering donating the skates. Worn them one winter. Don't know when I'll do it again.
The linen cupboard and the book shelves still need to be done but those are items that can be solved at another time. I'm somewhat satisfied with what was accomplished today. All laundry was caught up. I would have been happier if I'd done the ironing as well but that too will have to wait. At the moment the only garbage bags in the house have donation materials in them, and that will happen on the weekend.
A new year, a somewhat cleaner/more organized household.
Now if I could only get my poor stand up kitchenaid mixer fixed. For those who are unaware, the brave soldier was selected to make the trip to Toronto to assist the culinary activities of the Holiday Season. Stalwart as he was, he toppled (or was pushed by the food processor traveling along with him) and upon contact with the pavement, was decapitated. For the rest of the holiday, it spent sitting useless on the kitchen table, cradling the head in the metallic bowl. A very sad sight indeed.
Congrats on the cleaning frenzy - I've done exactly the opposite this past few days; not bothering to clean up the mess from New Years Eve. I need to stop sleeping (11.5 hours yesterday/last night) and get stuff done. :)