spring cleaning/decluttering/decorating project this week?

16 years ago

Well, I am finally ready to get back at it and try to make some headway. I have 'maintained' what I have decluttered/cleaned so far and am ready to go forward with something else.

BTW, the desk is still perfectly clean and I still have not figured out the new camera/uploading pics to the computer yet, so that will have to wait a bit yet.

The first project for the week is to get more shelving in the spare bedroom closet and some more 'stuff' organized in there.

Then clean the room, window, blinds, and lastly finally hang some curtains. That room will then be 'done' for now.

Next will be the utility room/hall which has not been thoroughly cleaned in about 2 years. There is a lot of stuff/clutter to deal with in there. It also needs painted, but that will have to wait until later...like after some others areas are painted.

So, what is at the top of your list of things to get accomplished today, this week, or the near future.

Sue...chugging away needing some encouragement

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OklaMoni
16 years ago
not sure, if that is the right encouragement, :)
but it is funny!

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susanjf_gw
16 years ago
started yesterday and discovered the pipe is leaking under the sink...YUCK! so now i have all this stuff sitting in the middle of the kitchen floor till dh can try and get it fixed...guess what is going to be tossed! all these half empty cleaning botles...
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Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
16 years ago
I thought, as I sat in my recliner last night. Geez! How long has it been since I cleaned light fixtures? So, today I will clean all ceiling lights, wall sconces, ceiling fans, and worst of all "outdoor fixtures". How do those bugs get in there anyway?

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Kathsgrdn
16 years ago
I haven't even put away all my Christmas decorations yet. I'm not doing any deep cleaning though. Don't want to agrivate my lungs right now.
joyfulguy
16 years ago
Four-letter word: - D-E-S-K.

A foot and a half behind my back, right now.

Just sitting there, like a crouching dog ...

... waiting.

Like a long-haired dog ... covered with burrs.

Doesn't need feeding, at least.

But, unlike the dog, quietly - and unmoving.

o j
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16 years ago
Found out last night I didn't have to work today at school sssooooooo, I think dh and I will try to put in a lower cabinet and countertop in the breezeway by the washer and dryer. Well, I better take out the sink and cabinet that are there right now,,,first. That's one of my projects. The rest of the house needs to be cleaned though. Hmm, where to start?
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
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16 years ago
Moni-Love the Maxine. I can always relate to her.

Susan-Did DH get to the leak yet? Is it likely just the drain pipe that needs tightening up, maybe something you could do?
Don't you just hate those under the sink leaks? Once it's fixed it always takes so long for it to dry out completely b4 one can reload it. I found a plain fan (no heat) works much better than a heater at drying it out.

Gayle-did you get your lights and fans cleaned? Don't you hate it when the leading edge of a fan gets fuzzies on it? I have one I run 24/7 and it gets them regularly.

Kath-hint hint...don't get out so many next season.

OJ...we didn't get to see a pic of your seat at the KT (desk). Got one? Are you talking about my dog I spent nearly 8 hours cutting the burrs off of? She used to have long flowing hair on her tail, and now it looks like it has a burr hair cut.

toni-if the project requires help, and you have the help available right now, that is the one I would choose to do first. I unfortunately seldom have any help when I need it, which is why I have learned to 'try' and do so many things by myself. The rest of your house can wait....see Maxine above.

my update...got exactly nothing accomplished yesterday, but I am well rested today. I hope to get yesterdays chores done today and hopefully something else at least started.

Sue
patti43
16 years ago
Not this week or next but soon, we're painting the bedroom. First, I have to remove all the borders around the ceiling that were here when we bought the house. Every room has wallpaper borders. It's a job I don't look forward to, but it's easier than looking at those crazy flowery borders (different in each room). After the bedroom and bath, it'll be the Florida room. Think I'll leave the cream color in the LR/DR. For now anyway.
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16 years ago
Today I'll be cleaning my kitchen and dining room. They've both been messy since Christmas!
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16 years ago
I'm off to wash my windows and wipe down more dust bunnies under the beds! Rascals!
gardenspice
16 years ago
The last couple months, I try to clean/organize one or more cupboards or drawers per week. My work days are pretty long, so this almost always happens on the weekend.

Mostly, it is quick and easy; the plastic bag drawer or the kitchen utensils drawer. Other times it is more challenging; the pantry, the linen cabinet.
By only trying to do one thing per week, I keep it quite doable.
glenda_al
16 years ago
Have a new cleaning service coming Monday, so I'll wait until then :o)
texastroopermom2
16 years ago
I just cleaned out the kitchen cabinets with the food, now I am going to tackle the refrigerator. I will then go onto the cabinets with the dishes, etc.

Sheryl - NJ
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16 years ago
Finished my Mom's room - so now it's fresh. Going to wash my bedroom windows now! See ya!
jampack
16 years ago
Ok, I may wear out my welcome very quickly--hope not. BUT, I spent the better part of yesterday trying to customize a vinyl roll-up shade to the proper width and hanging it. All by myself. I'm not dylexic either, but I swear a trained seal could have done it faster and simpler! :) But I got it hung. Course I have to reverse the hardware now. But I'll get it right and the next one will much easier.

Lots of projects to keep me busy and out of trouble, or in trouble--not sure which. Have cleaned abt 6 months of 2 filing cabinets into one- in anticipation record-keeping ease., moved boxes of stuff from bedroom to storage. Have material for sheers for bedroom. Have decluttered quite a lot in past year, hence my KT name. :)
curlysue
16 years ago
I just redid my bathroom a few weeks ago. A friend of mine told me about how she had spent the whole day cleaning hers from top to bottom. I told her that was my plan, but when I got started it seemed just as easy to paint. LOL
Ceilings, trim, walls, and even cleaned the linen closet. All this done in one day-I didn't do anything else that day. It looks great and it kind of motivated me to want to make the rest of the house sparkle, so that is what I have been doing. I work full time and on Saturdays I take my mother shopping and do all her errands, so I have very little free time, even with all that I get cabin fever. So every winter I paint and polish and shine like a mad woman.
Linda Wayman
16 years ago
Sue, congratulations on maintaining what you have decluttered. Maintaining the decluttering and organizing is as difficult as maintaining a weight loss after reaching a goal.
I see there are a lot of us here trying to clean, declutter and organize.

Glenda, why are you using a new service? Were you unhappy with the one you used to have come in every few months?

I've been working like crazy since the holidays are over. Yesterday I took everything out of the main bathroom and cleaned from top to bottom. I installed a new towel rack...it was cheap and easy to do. Today I did the same thing to the master bath. So far I've been maintaining too. I've been trying to do one major job a day plus my regular cleaning.
After everything is cleaned I need to paint every room except the master bed and bath. I'm having a difficult time selecting colors though. I'll be glad when that is behind me. I want to have all the inside stuff done before the weather is warm enough to work outside.

Linda
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
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16 years ago
jampack-love the name!-I saw your post at Home Decorating...lol and the time you were having. You stenciled cut the shade first...how crafty. Pics please.

Wow curlysue...you are an energetic one. I think I used to get a lot more done when I was working full time (plus travel) than what I now accomplish.

Sue...really getting off here and not coming back until something is done

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