I'm a dirty rotten scoundrel. I got as far as ripping apart our school shelf and wiping it down, and I took one look at the random assortment of shit strewn about the dining room table and fled the scene like a burglar. I will finish, I just need a Law & Order: SVU marathon. Mariska will inspire me.
But I did complete the one, and two people have walked in and been so impressed they vowed to go home and organize their own houses--yea!
I also got all caught up on laundry, swept, mopped, scrubbed, wiped, and de-cluttered everything I could get my school shelf-avoiding hands on.
In short, I'm pretty caught up. This is when I rearrange my nail polish, sort my flip flops by colour, alphabetize things, dump the junk on the computer, and feel overwhelming urges to redecorate, buy art, scrub wastebaskets, and caddy-fy everything I can.
Todd mentioned a garage sale, which I liken to hearing the term "root canal." Mind you, I am the master garage sale-haver, but it takes so much prep it fills me with dread.
Today I am helping a dear friend whose McMansion is filled to the brim with rich people dirt/clutter, and will be there tomorrow as well. Good thing things are ship shape here.
The next day I'm helping a friend who just moved from the dorms into an apartment, and she didn't even attempt to lie about the shit hole. I know I will be uber-eager to scour my own digs after this week.
So where are we lagging troops? Basics? I've heard lots of good things via text so I'm maintaining my faith.
MY IDEAS:
-Get the washer humming, head to the kitchen.
-De-clutter, find caddies for, your desk area.
-Strip/wash/remake all beds.
-Open your wallet and throw away old receipts, coupons, etc. And please put your cash in descending order with the faces all pointing the same way, for me.
-Dust.
-Pretend someone very important is coming to use your bathroom.
-Have a heart to heart with your room. Remember it should be a place of peace and comfort. Make your bed!
Okay, this is a start, I expect most of you to do a whole lot more, plus bake, which is making me hate all of you. Debe and Karinda are in the lead here and they're pregnant. Let them motivate us all.
A little each day keeps the shit hole at bay!
All done except the baking. I'd love any ideas on how to make a bedroom be a place of peace and comfort (other than making the bed).
ReplyDeleteRemove everything that is not a source of comfort--ie boxes, things to be fixed, errant shit. Personally, I find sparse to be best. Create space, arrange things in an eye-pleasing fashion. Some people like candles, I don't know, I'm not much of a girl that way. Mostly rid your space of eye sores and things that don't belong.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. Well, creating space is not really that easy even though I am in the biggest bedroom. I wonder if it would be easiest to rid my space of the eye sores by using those candles you were talking about. There's nothing like starting over, right? ;)
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