Showing The Laundry Who's The Boss

     There are some days that cleaning is therapeutic.

     Today, I had this brilliant plan. I took pictures of the laundry room and my two foot pile of unwashed laundry. I was going to wash every bit of dirty clothes in this house and I was going to show you guys before and after pictures.
Great plan, right?

     Except I didn't take into account just how many loads that 2 feet of laundry would turn out to be. I'm currently STILL washing clothes. I refuse to go to sleep until they are all finished though. So, here I am... blogging just so I can take a break.

     Heck, I'll go ahead and show you the disaster.

     People, meet disaster. Disaster, meet people. I know that it doesn't seem to look that bad from the picture. But that is only because I had to rearrange it for the picture. I had to shove it all into one contained pile just to get the door to open all of the way. (This also doesn't show the disaster surrounding the washer and dryer that are hiding behind the door.)


     My laundry room looks fantastic now though. (I know, the pictures make if difficult to see all of the dust, dirt, and general grossness that was my laundry room.) I scrubbed the walls, the doors, the machines, the floors and the baseboards. Yes, I said the baseboards. If you don't know what baseboards are, then yours probably need scrubbing too. (Pine Sol, people. I love it. Original scent for me! Mr. Clean Magic Erasers too! If you don't have some, you should go out and buy some immediately. But be careful, they will take the paint off of the wall... don't worry I didn't learn that today.)

     When you're grown up and married, there is a never ending stream of tough decisions. Budgets, future plans, house maintenance and repair, vehicular choices, furthering your education, insurance plans, etc. Especially when you first start out. (It apparently continues this way the rest of your life - or so I'm told.) It seems like every little choice turns into a really big choice - because even the little things can have big effects.
Being grown up and married, I have a lot of those decisions and choices. I have learned that for me personally, I do my best thinking when my hands are busy. What better thing to do with my hands than to clean up? My house would be sure to appreciate it.

     (I would like to clarify quickly... I do not regret being grown up or married. While being grown up and married can be difficult at times, I expected it to be so. I would not change either for the world.)

     After I finished all of the scrubbing in the laundry room, I decided that it wasn't enough. I would clean the kitchen too. I even organized my plastic and glass container cabinet. (That's a lot - it hasn't been organized since at least last July... and that's a modest estimate.) I also made more counter space. That's right! Bye-bye to more clutter. (Well, actually, I just hid it. That's why I had to organize my container cabinet.)

    Ah, only about 2 or 3 more loads to go!
    Anyways, while I was overhauling my house, I also added a new page to my blog - you can find it by clicking the tab at the top that says: "These are a few of my favorite links..." Yes, I channel my inner Julie Andrews and sing it.

    This weekend, Prince Charming and I are planning to continue working on the house and yard in a big way. We shall see how this goes. We usually end up bumming it and watching TV.

Here's to clean clothes (that are washed properly) and Pine Sol.

Love and Suds,