My house is now catalogue ready. I have donated every item that is not needed or loved, every surface is clean of clutter, and laundry is always done.
Ok, maybe not so much. In fact, that toy I just tripped over suggests otherwise. I have learned some things during this process though.
1) Life is not clean. It just isn't. I have my plan for the week and sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't. Cleaning with a child in the house is also a bit like trying to lose weight by eating. It doesn't work so well.
2) Life happens. Yep. Life did not stop for cleaning. This summer my child turned 1, my marriage was stressed, and now I'm dealing with a close family member/friend/mystery-person-for-now who has just been diagnosed with a fairly serious disease. In light of everything else that has happened, having some dust or clutter is A-ok in my book.
That being said, I have made progress! (and will update with pics later)
This summer I have:
- cleaned out and organized my downstairs closet
-cleaned out and organized our garage
- cleaned out and organize our office
- cleaned my closet (and kept clean)
- cleaned my laundry room (and kept clean)
- donated 5 boxes of baby clothes to a local women's shelter
- donated an Acura full of bigger baby items to mentioned shelter
- donated 6 boxes of other random stuff to the local hospice thrift store
I also did something else pretty exciting.
I published a book!
Yep. I'm still so excited and it still feels so surreal. I also had my first interview with author, Kristina Circelli which you can read if you visit her blog
My interview with Kristina Circelli
Wow! Go you!
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