Thought for the day - cleaning the house

Today is one of my last day's off for awhile.  I start back to my final semester next week which I'm very excited about!  So, today I'm going to try to get some more things done around the house.  We'll see how that goes.  I always seem to start out with the best of intentions, but then get caught up in doing nothing.  Oh well, haha.

Anyway, one of the things I want to start working on today is cleaning the house.  And there are several things I mean by that.  One is that I need to keep up more with my cleaning.  I know there are many people who find it a waste of time to constantly be cleaning up things, but I believe that it will do me good.  I spent a lot of time over my break reminiscing over places when I was a child and I want my house to be like that.  Everything had its place and it was, most times, always ready for company...expected or unexpected.  That is one of my goals for this year.  I want my house to be a "destination" house.  I think it would do both myself and Michael a lot of good to have more people in our lives, physically, in real time and not just on the internet....but that does play an important part in our lives as well.  I would just love for people to be able to just stop by spur of the moment and have a house presentable.  This may sound crazy to some, but it would be beneficial to me.  We had some people over for Sunday dinner this week and had to clean more than usual just because we live like slobs sometimes.  And that does not make me happy to be 42 and live in a pig sty....even though I love pigs haha!  We have a great house and it's time we start using it and all that is in it.

Which brings me to #2.  Yes, I already know this and have said it many times, but I have too much stuff.  I love my things but there's just too many of them.  Our garage is jam packed and we can't use it for anything besides storage.  It is time for me to start going through them, again, and getting rid of things.  I did some of that last year and it felt good.  I've decided not to sell them if I can help it.  I would love to give them to people who will use them and cherish them.  I remember when my love for antiques began as a young child.  There was always such a thrill when I'd find a treasure at Goodwill or when Grandmother or Aunt Billie would give me something to add to my collection.  Maybe there's a young person out there beginning their own collection that would enjoy finding one of my treasures in a thrift store.  Or maybe I have friends who collect or friends with children who are interested in these things.  I won't know until I start going through and letting go.

We'll see how all of this plays out.  I have it on my list of things to do to go out to the garage and work for awhile.  Now, if I can tear myself away from the computer, it might just happen today!

Cheers