I am joining in on the Spring Cleaning Party at SimpleMom.net. I don’t think I’ll post every day because it takes me almost as long to put the post together as it does to clean! I love having the extra accountability and encouragement that comes with doing a project like this with others.
The assignment for Day 1 was to perform a "clean sweep".
The goal is to quickly sweep through your home, throw away trash, and toss items you no longer need or want into a box for later.
I interpreted this as cleaning up my piles of stuff that had been left in various places throughout my house.
I started with my kitchen. I have a tendency to make a pile at the end of my counter. I actually had recently cleaned my pile so it wasn’t too bad.
Next I moved to my bedroom. Once again, not horrible, but I had a few things sitting on the chests that didn’t need to be there.
I had a couple of pieces of my daughter’s jewelry that needing repair that had been sitting on my chest for a couple of months. Guess how long they took to fix….5 minutes!
Now, moving on to the nightstands. My husband and I both do a lot of reading in bed and we both like to have a lot of books going at one time. The nightstands have a tendency to pile up.
I straightened up the nightstands and cleaned up my catalog pile from the floor and there is definitely some improvement. The nightstands are still too piled though.
I did finally take a look at the single largest piece of clutter in my room. It had been there for so long I was almost blind to it.
The playpen has not been used at all for a couple of months. I used it a lot before my daughter could safely go up and down the stairs by herself, but she’s 2-1/2 now!
Space, glorious space!
I’ve still got a lot of cleaning and organizing to do in the basement, but what little I did yesterday made me feel SO much better!
I’m looking forward to seeing what my next assignment is!
By Kristen H.
Looks great! Way to go.
Wow! You made great progress.
Blessings,
Dawn
I think you are a pro cleaner! You won't have anything left for the rest of the days!
Stephanie@inspired
Please? I could really use a complete home makeover this summer. Seriously, though, it's always great to see inspiration!