It doesn’t look like it, but I’m making progress. As usual, my fall cleaning coincides with Thanksgiving. If I was sensible, I’d get this done sooner, but this year there were other things to see to. Actually, I’m a procrastinator, especially when it’s something that I don’t like to do. Do you know ANYONE who likes to do fall cleaning?? (Probably my niece does. There’s no one who cleans as well as she does!)
I started by sorting out the closets in the two guest rooms, and then began on MY closet. It took me several days, but I culled out all the clothes that I needed to give away, and pulled the summer clothes out of the closet. Then, I went through all my winter clothing and tried things on to be sure they still fit. I’ve asked Dear Husband to go through the spare jeans to decide which to keep and which to throw out, and that closet will be DONE!! YEA! Oh, and I also cleaned and reorganized the things on the shelves,and vacuumed up some of the dust! *G*
So, I have just one closet, the one in the office, to clean out. If I run out of time, I’ll just CLOSE THE DOOR! Sounds like a plan, doesn’t it???
I have a chart of what needs to be done, parceled out over the next ten days. It’s the only way I can keep track of how much time I have left to accomplish everything. The nice thing about Excel is that I can move thing around when I find I’ve put too much on one day, or I have more time than I thought I would.
Arrrgh!!!
It's just my state of mind!
Isn’t it amazing how much dust can accumulate in closets? In the last couple of days, I have dusted two shelves (of the four) in Hunky Husband’s walk-in closet. Man-o-man! Glad you are making such great progress. You serve as a role model. (I agree with Bogie’s assessment. *smiling*)
Fall cleaning? What’s that? For that matter, what’s spring cleaning? I guess I’ve never done it by the book. My mother used to do it every year without fail…and I never appreciated her moods while she was in ‘cleaning mode’…or being herded around while she was deep into it. Maybe that’s why I never followed suit. I kind of do it as I feel it…it’s not MY fault I’m not feeling it lately. I’m a procrastinator too Buffy…
At least you got to those closets. That deserves a Bravo from me sweetie. You make charts…I make lists. I’ve got quite a list right now preparing for the holidays. Let’s wish each other Good Luck… ~Joy xo
Where the heck does all that dust come from,CC?? It all seems to make a beeline for pants and jackets that have been quietly sitting in the closet. I’m thrilled that most of it has been cleared out, at least for now.
Joy, stick to your guns on this, girl! I FINALLY worked on the closets because I recognize that I need to know things are in order, to be able to get on to other jobs. When I sit at my desk, the pending filing drives me crazy, until I have to take a day to get it done. The closets have been such a distraction that I realized I couldn’t go on to other things if I didn’t do those first. I suppose you could quietly mutter, “Obsessive/Compulsive,” or “Anal Retentive” here, and you’d be right, but I prefer to say that I’m just finally getting to my Fall cleaning! *G*
Thanks for the Bravo!
I hope your holidays are absolutely wonderful!