I have been a crazy lady the past few weeks with all the spring cleaning going on in the house. It started off small in the house, I decided to clean and organize my pantry which for some reason seems to always be in a state of chaos. I clean it and the next thing I know it is all messed up again. I guess four people in and out of it all day does it.
So when I was done with the pantry which I pulled everything out, organized and put things in bins and containers, I moved on to the cabinets. I thought what the heck; let’s get the whole thing done. So next thing I knew all of my cabinets were organized and cleaned out. I was ruthless in getting rid of things I hadn’t used for years. I threw broken things away that for some odd reason I had kept.
When it was all said and done, my kitchen looks pretty good. I actually had a friend stop by and look in the pantry for ideas. So my crazy spring cleaning moved upstairs where I decided to do the linen closet which I hadn’t touched for years and well pulled out all the stuff. I had wedding presents in there like crystal vases and bowls I haven’t used for years. I finally pulled out a vase given to us that I had no place for and I found a place. I took all the extra blankets and such and well put them in those space saving bags. Wow did the closet look nice and after I had space for those odds and ends that seem to pile up after the holidays.
Then I moved on to my closet and got rid of all the clothes that didn’t fit me any longer after my weight loss. I bagged up so much in there. It looked so nice to and I keep thinking of what else I could do. Both kids’ closets I did right after the holidays to fit all their toys in. I do have one more closet that needs to be done but I am unsure what to do with it all right now.
The funny thing is I actually enjoyed it and love having things organized. I am weird like that in getting that high from cleaning. I can go months without being this productive. I find that when I organize and clean like this I feel so much better overall and life seems to function around us all better. Here is the funny thing, it will be a mess again in a few weeks, and I will happily redo it and try again. That is just life with having kids.
Bio:
Rebecca Benson is a League City stay at home mom who has lived here since 2003 when her husband took a job on the International Space Station program. She followed soon after working on the same program for nearly six years when she started staying home with the kids. Rebecca loves to craft, scrapbook, sew, and embrace motherhood. Rebecca has a blog called Mommiedom ((http://queenmommiedom.blogspot.com/) where she talks about all the things in her life not just those “confessions”.
