sunshine mommy

Sorry I have been MIA lately. I have been doing the most dreaded thing ever. Spring cleaning. As I have mentioned in previous posts, Mr. Buddy’s eczema is constantly here and we have chalked it up to allergies. So first thing first, we had to say goodbye to the kitties We found them a really nice cat welfare place where people come to adopt the kitties, (http://www.uchspets.org/home.html) so I am hoping that they will find happy homes. It is still such a tough thing to do Next it was time to battle 4 years (in this house) of cat hair! I Dyson’ed my way room by room, scrubbing, sweeping, dusting, washing everything the cats touched, wiping down walls and windows. It was the most exhausting week ever. I have many bruises and injuries to show for it :/ This weekend Hubs joined in the party to help me finish the last of the rooms upstairs. Things are simple now, clean, decorated, they feel fresh. There are two large jobs left to tackle: the basement (oh boy) and the garage. The basement, as many know, is a catch all of the random things that there’s no place for, plus other random things that get shoved down there. My hopes are to organize the stuff into bins and finish all laundry, plus take pictures of the things we don’t want anymore to sell on Craigslist. We are kid free for the next two days, so I am going to take advantage of that time! 

I have always been one that hates to clean. That’s probably why my house piles up quickly. I am lazy about putting things away, just like the rest of us in this house, so it has always been a daily battle to keep on top of everything. I guess we are pack-rats, although not in the sense where our house is filled with junk, just that we have kept hold of a lot of different things from our past that we just don’t need anymore. So by purging all that stuff and bringing in fresh, “new” items (most all have come from the Goodwill store), I feel like our revamped house brings a new start; one that I desperately need. Once I started to clean, I began to feel empowered. Like all this mess and clutter that had controlled me for so long, was no longer out of my reach. I had the ability in my hands to master getting things neat. And I knew I was doing it for Mr. Buddy, so I kept pushing on. Now I feel a sense of relief, a huge weight off my shoulder. It literally has allowed me to open other doors and put this behind me, so I can move forward on to the things I have really been wanting to do lately. Sewing!! Painting!! Reading!!

 I cannot lie, as I cleaned my way through the house, I had a vision. I new what needed to be bought to make the room complete. (And shopping is always a motivator :) In my walk in closet, I found empty space and lots of it. I envisioned a sewing desk there and two days later, as I stumbled into a different Goodwill store, the desk found me! So with lots of fabric I have from here and there, I have started making curtains. Recycling old into new. It feels good to make your house your own. And that’s what I have been doing for the whole family. The boys rooms got rearranged and my bedroom feels like it has never been this comfy ever. We still have good ‘Ol Molly (aka, the dog) who is a Golden Retriever. She is not allowed upstairs and we keep her shaved, so I am hoping Mr. Buddy clears up and we don’t need to rehome our pup too. Only time will tell for sure.

 Sunshine is here and I am excited to move outside and begin the planting and yard prettying And I will be back to work more, which is great for me and the whole family!!

Pictures of the Upstairs (Scroll mouse of each picture for a description):