This weekend my husband kept me very busy with Spring Cleaning. Now grated I started it kinda of.. but once I got on a roll there was no stopping me. It all started on our Friday night date. We were talking about the house and what would make us more happy there. Right now the state of the house is not one that I am happy with. The dogs ruined the carpet so that got pulled up. I have wood floors but those need to be refinished and look trashy at the moment (yes I said it.. trashy.. there is splattered paint, burn marks etc) Now I detest carpet. DETEST IT. I feel like it never gets cleaned enough. It drives me batty! But at this point I am tired of the wood floors, and cannot fathom how to refinish the floors, as ALL of the furniture has to be out of the house for 48 plus hours to dry and no one can walk on the floors for at least 24 hours post refinish. Not sure how to do that with 2 dogs, a cat and 2 adults. So I conceded to carpet in the bedrooms, hall and living room for now, since we have a husky that well sheds a lot and the vacuums just do not always get his hair up, plus we have the issue of them deciding to pee or poo on the floor. On the wood, no big deal.. on my carpet a dog may die (not really calm down). So we talked through that and through that I really wanted the shelving unit that I have been using as a skirt/pants rack move to the dining room for storage of other things, like crafts, and tools, and candles and what not. (back story: I have been slowly decluttering since B and I were together as I have accumulated a lot of stuff over the years, some of which were past roommates stuff they left.) SOOOOOOO I got home from dinner and started cleaning.
First I took all my fave clothes that are either a little tight or a little loose and put in a storage bin to put in the attic so that I do not look at them until I am ready for them again. Then I started on giving aways. I filled 4 large garbage bags of clothes off that shelf and threw away tons of things that were just in bins that have not been looked at in forever. I also filled an entire garbage bag full of purses I have collected over the years but NEVER USE. I was able to put all my skirts and pants in bins in my closet.. total win! I went to bed exhausted but very happy with myself.
Then came Saturday morning. Started with my wonderful Husband wanting to go to breakfast, which I thought meant after my work out. I was wrong, so what did I do once I finished working out while he pouted... you guessed it I cleaned!! As that is what I do when I am upset. I clean. I was able to fill another 2 large bags full of clothes before I headed off to Target for some supplies. I came home to a cleaned off porch and some new things so we could throw some bulky old things away (well two new fold-able chairs so goodbye old wicker love seat). We put the love seat on the street with my barely used 15 year old stereo, some shoe hanging storage thingies, a tivo, and who knows what else. It was picked up within 5 mins of being on the street.
By Sunday morning the entire house looked amazing, no longer smells like dog and is wayy more open :D
I love spring cleaning and i love my husband. Now off to plan a honeymoon :D
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