Spring Cleaning?

[Addison]

Yes?
No?

I'm in the midst of a deep cleaning/reorganizing around here. There's something inspiring about the clean air coming through open windows.

The desire to be able be out a lot for summer plays a part, too. I hate leaving home for any period of time when it's chaotic.

Or maybe it's that the heat makes me feel less of an urge to "nest" in so many "feathers"...? Funny how some of us find comfort in surrounding ourselves with "stuff" we have no use for. I'm horrible about keeping things as keepsakes - from old school papers, all the way down to movie tickets and old house and hotel keys.

[rachel]

I dragged everything out of the bathroom cabinets, threw away half of it and organized the rest in trays...does that count? I found things under there that neither my husband nor I had any memory of owning.

I was eyeballing the garage today. But that seems to be a perpetual thorn, not really a Spring thing. Derick set me up a really nice pantry area on one side for all my Costco stuff, canned & dried goods, seldom-used but necessary ingredients etc. After a while, I discover that it's getting more and more difficult to get to my things, and I get aggravated and clean up/organize a bit. Or, he has a similar experience trying to get to his shelves that hold all his work paraphernalia and starts doing the same.

My back yard garden needs serious attention...but today I have assigned as office-clean up day. Which is why, of course, I'm posting instead of sorting files.