Around Thanksgiving Dean decided it would be a good idea to straighten the garage. If you knew Dean you would know that the garage was already in good order, but he started going through every cabinet, draw, tool and everything else. He tossed some things, gave some to his buddy, and donated other items to the local charity shop. The garage looks amazing, and we know exactly where everything is located.
Next we were going through our utility storage and went through the bins and did the same process, trash, donate and giveaway. This does lead me to ask how many wreaths does one home need? Dean tried to put the number of wreaths we have solely onto me, but then I reminded him he purchased the 4th of July and one of the summer wreaths. OK, so he purchased two and the rest is on me – who can go to etsy and not buy a wreath for every possible occassion?
Then one day, while I was at work, he said he was going to take on the pantry. This shouldn’t have been a large task as it was orderly, but then he decided to line the shelves, add more storage, additional lighting and a spice rack that makes my heart so happy. One can’t stop in the pantry when there are other cabinets, drawers and the refrigerator to be cleaned out too.
Here we are a few weeks later and every closet and drawer has been cleaned out, organized and are so orderly. We have made multiple runs to the charity shop, gave away more items and had to toss some.
The house feels wonderful in its newly organized state – we can now relax and enjoy being inside through these cooler days and cold nights as winter continues. Come spring we’ll do it all again.
Lora Knows Home 