Crazy Cleaning Frenzy

I told myself that today was a cleaning day. I could sleep in, but not past noon, and then I had to begin the cleaning on my list. It has been six hours, and I haven't accomplished as much as I wished I had, but I have attacked a lot. I have dusted the house and cleaned the bathroom. I have organized the garbage and recycling to go out tonight. I have organized the pantry, kitchen, and linen closet. Left on my list, you ask?

• put away summer clothes and take out winter ones
• make bags of clothes not worn this summer to take to goodwill
• repack the closet (part of the above two, but also some minor maintenence of boxes contained within
• organize bookshelves (have decided I require a third bookshelf. May head out to purchase tonight, but more likely will go on list of things to do tomorrow

The big thing that goes on that list is to organize the back porch and basement storage areas, including the storage I have under my bed. I plan on buying a house sometime next year, probably before August, and I don't want to take shit with me that I dont' need. I think I can start the process of culling now. Then, if I don't use it between then and now, it goes when I move. Harsh, but true. I'm a bit sentimental when it comes to my material things. "Oh, this is the ticket to the concert that I went to with so and so..." I could keep it, but unless I get good at scrap booking sometime soon, why? No one gets to see it, it's packed in a box creating a space and fire hazard. I must get through these things while I am still in the apathetic, throw things away, stage. If I hit the boxes in a sentimental mood, we're doomed. I'm trying to decide how much energy I have left tonight. I'd like to get the clothes switched yet tonight. I think I'll leave the boxes and storage and organizing for the nights I have this week.

The problem with the 'leave it' theory? Tuesday I think I may go golfing. Wednesday perhaps to the Twins game. Thursday is happy hour, and Friday my parent's are coming to visit. That leaves the rest of today and perhaps tomorrow night. I think I'm going to go find a small snack and then attack my room.