spring clean

It all counts, right? Even the small stuff?

I’m so detail oriented that it takes me forever to really clean. I can pick up clutter, but with a little one around the house, by the time she goes to bed I’m pooped!!

Yesterday I cleaned out our craft paint box by ditching all the bad paint. I guess it all matters, each little bit!

Tonight, assuming I have time, I’m going to have my hubby help organize the massive amount of donations we have lying around. I think once we have that out of the way I’ll be able to find a few more projects to work on.

I hate cleaning house. If I’m in the mood organizing stuff is fine, but I hate cleaning. Okay, I actually like to do the laundry (most of the time) but I hate everything else :)

I know I’m weird. Despite my hate for cleaning, in the past week I did manage to sweep one side of the garage out…the other side was occupied with my daughter sleeping in the car so I didn’t want to disturb her by moving the car around (we just got back from running errands, so no, I don’t make my daughter sleep in the car normally)

Today I scrubbed the bathroom floor…and need to do a little better job of it tomorrow (I don’t like to clean, I don’t do it often, so when I do…it’s not that great of a job—don’t worry, our house isn’t filthy, my husband is great and does most of the cleaning…I do the cooking, bill paying, and organizing which he doesn’t like)

Next on my list is to continue with the basic upkeep, and try to find some other little projects to clean while my daughter naps. I also have a huge pile of “stuff” to donate to Goodwill. Just need to go through it all and put it in boxes to deliver.

I am a list maker, this is why 43things works so good for me!!

The first thing I am going to do for this goal is to make a list of everything that needs to be done in the house and categorize it by room. This is going to be a really long list, but it will make it easier for me to see what has been done and what needs to be done. Since I don’t have much time to tackle a whole room all at once this will make it easier so I don’t forget to do something small like clean the floorboards, or dust the light fixtures (these are also 2 things many people forget to do when cleaning their empty house to sell…it makes a huge difference so I’m told).