I can't really start packing now, because that would be silly when we have 4 whole months left here. Packing things away for 4-5 months means they aren't things we need on a day to day basis which is cause for throwing them out!
I started with the garage. Mainly because we bought a new car. Well, Ricky did. It will be his daily driver, now that his new job requires a commute. He's always driving me crazy about cleaning out the garage because there are things out there that just move from one house to the next but never get sorted through. So I successfully hauled a bunch of things off to the recycling center with his dad and him and cleaned the garage out!
Then I got this crazy idea to tackle the office/guest room/ my sewing room. I went completely OCD in there. Printed labels for everything, sorted through every single drawer and the closet. I impressed myself, haha.
Then I reorganized some of the kitchen cabinets and cleaned out the cabinets in our small laundry room.
Today, I sorted all the laundry...which feels like moving mountains to me.
I went through our master closet and pulled out a ton of clothes to toss or donate. I did that mainly because my husband has lost 70 lbs. this past year and it was high time to clear out his bigger clothes in celebration of such a huge accomplishment.
Then I did most of the laundry (its still going) from wash, to dry, to folded & hung.
Finally, Gavin and I went crazy cleaning out his room. I was very proud of him...he cleared out 3 large trash bags worth of junk!
We are going to rearrange it tonight as soon as I come up with a plan to fix his platform bed which I messed up while moving it. Anytime you tackle a clean up in Gavin's room its a HUGE task so to just toss that in randomly & finish (for the most part) felt great!!
Tonight and/or tomorrow I think I'll work on the bathroom & linen closets, the china cabinet, and our "junk drawers."
My goal is to have gone through every room from top to bottom and at least have everything sorted & decluttered by Friday.
Then I can enlist Ricky's help cleaning up the yard & hauling things away this weekend!
*whew* Even this post was exhausting.
Here are some photos of the cleanup in my sewing room!
I obsess over organizing. I am also obsessed with donating items, clearing out the clutter, and breathing. There is something awesome to be felt when the clutter is gone. I have been spring cleaning for weeks, and I think we are on our 19th car load donated! Its amazing from moving how much we accumulate, you and I both know that haha! Your sewing room looks darling! Love it!
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