some.spring.cleaning

Ok, so I didn't get my spring cleaning done last week...not all of it anyway. I had poison ivy which was a blessing and a curse. Poison ivy: bad. Prednisone: good. I had lots of energy! :)

I did get a little spring cleaning done, but more importantly, I finished up an apron...pictures after she gets it....and made birthday presents! And I spent a TON of time with my kids.

Honestly, I'm kind of starting to dislike my computer. So, I'm definitely going to try to blog less (especially during the day) and says lots of yeses to my kiddos when they want to play. Hey, I'm a poet and didn't know it. (And some of you are wondering why you're still reading my blog!) :)

Ok, so here's a little spring cleaning action...this is my catch-all drawer that has the can opener/ice cream scoop/garlic press/chip clips/pot holders/oven mitts/pizza cutter/pretty much anything that doesn't go in any other drawer. You get the picture.

I hate this drawer. There seems to be a major lack of organization in there. And it's not even so much the disorganization that I hate...it's that I can't get it closed sometimes AND there's a ton of stuff that I don't use for 11.5 months out of the year (see the turkey baster way back there??? I've never even made a turkey in my oven.)

So here are the before and after pictures:

So, Jackie, what did you do with half of the stuff that was in there??? Drum roll please.....I give you the kitchen box that has stuff that I really do use just not very often:

I did this at our other house, and I'm not quite sure why it didn't make the transition over here. What happened to that box? It wasn't labeled...that was the problem!

I took out all of the medicine droppers that really should be with the medicine. I took out the tongs that I never use unless we're having a party. I took out the heart shaped cookie cutters (most of them!) because we really only need a couple to cut heart shapes out of pancakes or bologna. We don't need our corn on the cob handles in the middle of winter, nor do I need that turkey baster just taking up room.

These things were cluttering up my drawer! I DO use them, so I didn't want to get rid of them, but for cryin' out loud...how have they been living in my drawer for this long?

Ok, I'm all better. And you'll find my extra kitchen utensils under my bed. Labeled. In a box. Yes, I said under my bed....it's accessible and I'll remember and I can't think of a better place for them for the time being.

I've also cleaned my refrigerator, the coffee pot, the microwave (although I noticed that it's dirty again), my front entryway, and 1/2 of the main bathroom. I'm getting there, but we're having fun again this week.

One of my other new mottos? "A clean house is the sign of a wasted life." :) Well...just kind of...it can't be disgusting!