Treasures

How long has it been since you've cleaned out your closets? Since we've lived in our house now for 2 years, I decided it was time to deep clean the house from top to bottom - which includes wiping down the logs - not a job I cherish but they get dusty too!

I decided to start at the top - our bedroom - and my goal is to do one room a month - it surely can't be THAT difficult to accomplish this tiny goal in a month's time - I figure this way I'll have the house completely done by summertime - (those that know me will be thinking, yea right, she'll have the entire house done in 3 months) - and secretly I hope that I do!!

But as you know, we don't stay home a lot on weekends and I have found that when you get home after work and it gets dark within an hour, it's more difficult to get cleaning projects done - I prefer daylight! Hence, the fact it's almost the end of January and I haven't got the bedroom done YET!

I am working on it - I've cleaned the dresser and cedar chest, I've cleaned the 2 nightstands and a couple nights ago, I cleaned out the 2 closets - hence the reason for this blog!

Our one closet (if you can even call it that) is lined up against the roofline with a wall built a few feet out - so the closet is just like a triangle - in fact the part up against the bathroom wall is so angled that I literally have to crawl in - yes, it's quite a sight!

Anyway, as I was crawling to the end of the closet (it's LONG and narrow of course) with flashlight in hand, I discovered things that I had no idea I had put in that closet when we moved in!! 4 Easter baskets????? Give me a break - why the heck were they in there when all the other Easter decorations were in a tub in the storage room? A great find - a table lamp (that I forgot we had) with a swivel arm that I immediately took down and put above our computer so we can actually SEE the computer at night! Another find - an almost empty box but it had rocks and seashells that I use to decorate (it was taken to the storage room also!)

The Goodwill bag got larger and larger with clothes we no longer wear and 2 lampshades that I was saving for what reason?

The bedroom WILL be finished this weekend - and then it will be on to the next room - I can hardly wait to see what I stashed away in the office closet!