The decluttering bug has bitten…
I expected it. It happens every year around this time. The Christmas decorations which looked so cozy and cheerful just a couple of weeks ago are beginning to make me feel claustrophobic. It is time to put them all away and begin a thorough cleaning. It always makes more sense for me to do this now rather than wait for spring at which time the great outdoors is beckoning. Besides, having a really clean house makes those cold, winter weeks more pleasant.
I had put away some of the decorations last week. Today I have done more and hope to have all but the tree done by the end of the day. I’m hoping to get David to help me un-decorate the tree tonight while watching football. I figure he can take down a few decorations during each commercial. I bought a special quilted bag/container for the tree this year so I am looking forward to seeing if it fits. We’ve had the tree about 14 years so the original box is a bit battered. I’m making a point of carefully sorting as I put away the decorations this year. We have several things that we haven’t used in quite awhile so I am going to put them in my *garage sale box*. I think I may need one more medium sized Rubbermaid container but then all my decorations will be in these boxes.
After I get this done and do a regular house cleaning, I am going to start on the “Grand Plan“. This was a yahoo support group (Yahoo Groups no longer exist) for people working their way through their houses according to a home cleaning/maintenance plan developed by Katie Leckey. Unfortunately the first week (this week) starts with the front porch and there is absolutely no way I am going to be hosing down our porch or cleaning the outside of the window when it is 27 degrees!
You know, I started this blog as a chronicle of my decluttering and it has been anything but. Guess it’s time to at least occasionally report something along those lines.
roz says
Feel free when you finish yours to come work on mine! You know I tried to do the sign for grin on here and it wouldn’t let me!!! How weird is that???
mommy22ss says
Blogs seem to take on a life of their own… you start out doing one thing with it and before long it is something totally different! I just try to go with it… I enjoy reading your blog though. Have a wonderful day!