Day 2: Ray Of Hope

On Day 1 of my twelve step Spring Cleaning process, I decided to tackle the laundry room.
It's a room with the washer/dryer, a cabinet/shelf/pantry area, and all my pots and pans.

Too bad I can't seem to post photos...it takes away from the full effect. You have no idea what it entailed.
Let's just say- I started at 8 a.m., took an hour break at 11, and finally sat down about 2:00. I removed two big bags of trash, one bag for Goodwill, and still have a couch covered in laundry that needs folding.(That will be top priority of Day 2).
But, let me tell you- it looks amazing!
In fact, I wanted to stay in there all night because it was the cleanest room in the house!

There is something so peaceful about organization. The way that cans of carrots and peas line up perfectly- and pots fit inside pans, and empty drawers make room for scissors and tools and quickly sought after items.
There is something wonderful about dusted counter tops and swept floors and lint traps free of lint...of open spaces and empty corners and places for everything...

I actually sat down and cleaned out the four junk drawers in that room. Yes! You heard me right- FOUR JUNK DRAWERS!
I'm that kind of person. Hand me a hair tie or a rubber band or a Chinese menu or a stray light bulb- and I'll toss it in a drawer. Along with dead batteries, ball point pens, bullets, mismatched earrings, and marbles.

I found some flower seeds in one drawer. You know, the kind of seeds that are already embedded in a wood fiber material, ready to roll out in the soil and covered up. It's a Morning Glory Climbing Roll. And I must have been crazy when I chose that- because do you know hard I fight to keep those darn morning glories out of my garden?
Anyway- I bought it because my daughter was selling that sort of thing for her eighth grade class trip. It was either the seeds or an angel statue that looked like Daryl Hanna.

Speaking of my daughter, she just celebrated her birthday last Tuesday.
She turned 30...

One good thing that came out of it was a Ziploc baggie full of change.
Now, I really don't know how much is there yet because I have to wash the battery acid, spilled glue, packet of duck sauce and Morning Glory seeds from them- but I'd say I have enough coins for a good start on yard sale season.

The great thing about Spring Cleaning is that it snowballs.
In comparison to the clean rooms, all the other rooms look like crap. So you have no choice but to carry on.
My next step is the kitchen- and although I plan to paint it again, I'm still going to tackle some much needed organization here today and save the painting for another time. Hopefully it won't take me long because I have a little homely kitchen- with no junk drawers.
(Unless you count the silverware drawer that is full of nut crackers, oyster shuckers, ancient cork screws, deer skinnin' knives and some sort of animal shaped cookie cutters.)

So...I better get started on Day 2.

Before I change my mind...