What happens behind closed doors.

Never underestimate the power of a freshly cleaned house.  You can say you dont think like that, you can say you dont get it, but id call you a liar.  There are few things in life that make you feel like you have it all together.  It goes: Clean house, clean car, matching ginch.  In. That. Order.  Ok maybe your order varies- but having all those things makes you feel successful.  Complete.  Satisfied.  If you have them all done at once- heaven help you- nothing can stop you.

Today I had the desire, mixed with necessity, to clean something in my house.  I wasnt too sure what I'd tackle, but I knew I wanted to do something.  I have found myself with extra hours in a day, since Grace is at school.  And with a brain like mine- you need to keep it busy!!  So I tackled first, my main floor bathroom and Laundry room.

 I hate clutter- but I have so much of it.  I like to hide what I can behind closed doors.  If at all possible-eliminate it completely.  So I moved cleaning supplies to under the bathroom sink, made use of some decorative storage bins my sister left me to half hide/make pleasing to the eyes, and stacked some towels neatly on the shelf for convenience sake for the hot tub.  Then I found I had a whole ledge free..  I went down to the basement for a hunt and found pictures I wasn't currently making use of and displayed them..I got rid of the stuff I toss on the dryer from the "things"that I find in Geoff's pockets and wiped down the washer and dryer.  And although that room is still far from what I want it, I gotta say, I dont hate it.

Next, I moved on to my pantry... If you're picking up anything from reading this, you realize, we like to hide our mess..  For one, its the fastest way to clean up and two, out of sight out of mind... right?  Well at least for a little while.

I found expired foods, that I obviously took with us when we moved.  What a waste of money and space and energy.  I hucked all that.  I found a extra shelf under my sink and used that to stack all the spices I don't use but refuse to throw away(who knows when you'll need them)  I sorted, rearranged, and purged some more.  You wouldn't believe how much room I now have.  Maybe Ill get more spices, who knows.

Last but not least, I moved to my fridge.  While Geoff and I had did a cleaning on it last week, we really didn't "clean"it.  So after hucking old left overs, old juice, and such, I wiped it down. We loomk less disgusting now.  HAHA

Man, if you dropped in right this second, you might actually think I have it all together.  Mind you, there's stacks of laundry around the living room and piles of clothes in our room, my counters could use a good wipe and my floors a good mop.  But those 3 things, well you'd be sorta impressed.

So yea, never ever underestimate the power of a clean house. Trust me.  It'll change your day.