Today my Spring Cleaning project is to clean and organize my garage. It’s half full of family keepsakes and kitchen/home decor storage, and half full of merchandise for my eBay business. My goal today is to touch every box, peeking in to see exactly what’s in there, then sort, organize, sweep and clean. QUICK THINGS …
Seasonal Striped Dishcloths, at Williams-Sonoma Today I’m tackling the Spring Cleaning of my kitchen. I’ll be thorough, but I won’t stress about it or agonize. I can make today fun by watching a movie on my kitchen TV, playing fun music, drinking delicious iced tea, and switching to my favorite white wine later in the …
I’m not a big fan of “buying containers in order to get organized.” It’s probably better to sort, organize, recycle, throw out, and prioritize, rather than buy more items to hold your existing items. However, I’m not sure how much longer I can hold out before I buy these colorful Semikolon paper document storage boxes. …
Spring Umbrella, from Kate Spade Last night was the vernal equinox, and today is the first day of Spring. I’m hoping it’s another sunny day here in Seattle – it will encourage me to do my work faster in hopes of taking my dogs to their sunny dog park for a run! Do something to …
What I currently display in my guest bathroom: Cucumber & Casaba Soap from Mor Yesterday we worked on spring cleaning the family room. Today we’ll work upstairs, on the lovely light-filled living room we like to spend time in during early mornings and Sunday afternoons. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Fridge and freezer maintenance – …
Pink Milk Chocolate Tulip, at Godiva Today we’re moving furniture to do a thorough cleaning on the family room. Since this is the room that features our biggest TV and our surround sound system, you can imagine how often this room gets used. Therefore it’s more worn out, dirty, and tired looking than our other …
Spring Cupcakes, at Dean & Deluca I’m trying to keep up with my self-imposed Spring Cleaning schedule, but now that I have my second cold in as many weeks, I’m losing motivation. I’m not looking for busywork, but I also don’t want to have a lot more catchup work to do when I’m healthy again …
“Lady Flora,” by Evelyn de Morgan I’m excited for Spring to arrive. So far we’ve had some sunny days, and my snow drops are coming up in the yard. Today I’m enjoying looking at “Lady Flora” and other spring-themed artwork. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: If you’re a coffee drinker, is it time to clean …
The palest pink spring tulips I could find, now gracing my mantel QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Do you have bags of books or clothing for charity? Put them in your trunk today and drop them off while you’re out doing errands. Get your errands done early today so you can relax and enjoy the …
Sea Salt Neroli Candle, from Caldrea – What I’m currently enjoying burning in my kitchen My approach to Spring Cleaning is to gradually do a little project every week night, then two major projects every weekend until I’m done. This way works for me because throughout the rest of the year, I work on something …