February 11, 2009
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Spring Cleaning
***Edit**** For those of you who do read this rather boring entry
I'm wondering what you guys think?? Now that I'm looking at the after pic's I"m wondering if I should thin out some of the things on top of the cabinets (at the very top)? Most of them are antiques my Dad gave me but there are a couple things I could take down, things without sentimental attachment. What do you guys think?********************************************************************
I have several reasons why I'm starting my Spring Cleaning now, good reasons, not just my regular OCD-ish kind of reasons.
I've got 3 weeks, in that 3 weeks I want to not only clean and organize from top to bottom but I want to do a major de-clutter. I also need to work on my time management in relation to homemaking and homeschooling. Trey will do alot of independent work for the next 3 weeks. The plan is that by getting this all out of the way in the next 3 weeks it will allow for an easier transition when I add Savannah to the formal school mix.I know some women totally get this and some don't. (the one's who don't I think are referred to as "born organized", color me jealous!
) My point is, for some of you my blog will be pretty boring for the next few weeks, feel free to skip me for a while 
This will keep me on track, it'll help me not to wonder at the end of the day "what on earth I did". I'm starting in my kitchen today, I'm moving everything from the counters to the island. I'm skipping the top of my cabinets, I did them not too long ago, some of you might remember the fall. *lol* Skipping the top of the cabinets wont be easy but I'm trying hard to let go of some of my OCD tendencies. *lol*
I've got 3 boxes, keep, trash, and relocate. It's doubtful I'll find much clutter in the kitchen but likely that I will find lots of food I need to toss, another area I need to work on, but I'm learning from my cooking sensa katherine
I didn't finish today but I did get a little farther along than I thought I would. The plan for tomorrow is to finish the upper cabinets and start on the drawers. I also need to work on a chore chart for Trey and Savannah. Trey will happily do chores, he's a great helper, I just don't always ask for his help. I now realize I can't keep the house clean, homeschool, and stay somewhat sane by all by myself. I need them to help, maybe I'll "feature" some of Trey's before/after pic's this week, he'd love that
I need to figure out what I can do to include Savannah, things a 4 year old can do, I'm open to suggestions? 
I did actually find a few things to get rid of off my counters, I love the clean look but not too bare. I had 3 pretty bottles but my OCD kicked in and I cleaned them so hard the paint came off of them. (I put them in the garage for my summer yard sale)
Before
Note to self, stop buying Tea bags, we don't drink TEA. (it's the southern girl in me but we're more of a soda family.
After.
YES, I played with the label maker today 
I like the look of a clean fridge but the southern girl in me just can't pull it off.
Comments (16)
Oddly I found the previous years interesting. I particularly liked the Before/After pics you put up!!!
@nidan - Awww, thank you
makes me feel not quite so weird *lol* unless you're making fun of me, and then I'll just pretend your not 
LOL!!!
Hadn't thought about the comment that way!!!
@nidan - it's the paranoia, I tend to think that way *lol*
@homeschoolingthem - You want paranoia, I just read that the Cleavland's baby (When they moved into the whitehouse for the second time) was outside playing and a stranger cut off a lock of her hair as a suvineer.
That'll make one paranoid!!!
Fishing for someone besides me to comment?
Saw you updated this post: LOL!!!
@nidan - WOW!
@nidan - *lol* No not at all, what do you think, thin it out or leave it like it is??
The post, or the house?
@homeschoolingthem -
@nidan - oh no you didn't! The top of the cabinets, not the post! *lol*
My Grand mother had far more than that on top of hers. the only reason I have nothing on top of mine is I'm a guy...
Well Justin did put his bell collection up there. I think that was more to just keep neighbor's kids away from them.
Trev's skateboard tends to be positioned on the couch a lot. Even durring winter!!!
Looks great. Here's what I'd....keep what you love...clear out the stuff your not so attached to. The lots of things up there is fine...if it's stuff you love. It's kind of hard to tell from the pic what's up there. I have the same problem with the fridge...I like the clean look...but can't pull it off...and that's where the chore charts are. I got a new one for Christmas...and ALL the stuff off the old one is still sitting here in a shoe box by my computer!...and the fridge still has the ginormous red bow...I suppose it's time to take it off. I finally took the January snowmen down today.
It looks great! I agree--keep what you love on top of the cabinets!
I for one love all the do-dad's on top
. Good luck on all the cleaning! Sorry I haven't been commenting or reading your posts I have just been really busy these last few weeks. Will try to get back to reading and commenting. 
~*~Megan~*~
Looks wonderful!
You can come and do mine next. 
As far as thinning things out- it's all a matter of personal choice. I am a clutterfree freak- and all of that on top of my cabinets would DRIVE ME NUTS...now, on the other hand...my mom and sister have so much stuff on top of their cabinets that I wonder what weighs more the conents INSIDE the cabinets or on TOP. (LOL) The funny thing is- I LOVE the way their homes look...it's just not "me".
I think your kitchen looks really nice, you may want to introduce some greenery up there to break up the glass stuff? just a suggestion.
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