I have been running at a frenetic pace the last few months. Almost too much. Ever have that feeling where you finally say to yourself – enough? I got there this week. When I get to that point I know it’s time to step back and “clean house.” So I did.
On Monday, I took the enormous stack of mail and started to separate the junk from the mail that actually required some attention. Do you know that 5.6 million tons of junk mail and catalogues end up in landfills each year? I had half of those at my house. I found 7 pieces of mail from companies offering to clean my gutters! Please. I have two teenage boys for that job.
On Tuesday, I did all those phone calls for various appointments, insurance billing questions, etc. You know what calls that I’m talking about. Those are the kinds of calls that I put off but where my kids keep asking me … “did you call ….?” I made all of those calls on Tuesday!
Wednesday evening I cleaned the mud room. That was disgusting! The smell of sweat permeated soccer bags, coats and even my stuff. I ended this chore with a nice big spray of Febreeze. I think I’ll keep the bottle right there for future reference.
Thursday I cleaned out my personal email boxes. Wow! What’s the deal with all the junk email? How did they get my name? Not only did I delete but I unsubscribed. “Unsubscribed” … I love that word!
Friday I cleaned my own closet. I organized and threw away. Can you believe I found a sweater set from 18 years ago! Every year I would say to myself, “well, maybe I’ll wear it this year,” … but I never do. I almost started to say the same thing yesterday when I decided to throw it in the donation bag. That felt good.
My kids’ rooms are next … EEK!!
Have a productive Saturday!
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