Life is a Journey

On Tuesday I tackled my desk. Since it took 4-5 hours to complete I think it’s safe to say it was definitely a job needing done.

I started at the top and worked my way down. As you can see I removed the top shelf so I could stand things up.

I got rid of some mags I had been keeping, tidied and rearranged. Looks SOOO much better don’t you think?

The desk had become a real dumping ground.

I moved all my bills, etc into the trays in the cupboard and tried to make this a special “ME” place.

Then came the drawers. I cleared out the junk and made a tidy, practical drawer.

All my paid bills/accounts have moved to the spare room upstairs (but still need to be sorted)

and the bottom drawer is now EMPTY!!!

With the cupboards opened…

I’m so happy with how it turned out. Yes it took me All day to do but it’s going to be nice to use this desk again, as I’d pretty much taken to using my laptop ALL the time. And with the desk clear I should be able to use the desk for menu planning, school uniform stuff and anything else I feel like. It’s certainly my new happy place :-).

With Spring just around the corner, and me finally being in good health, I’ve been itching to give the house a thorough clean. It’s been a long time since it’s been done due to this years injuries & illness so the house is in desperate need of a thorough clean. I often get stuck on where to start so decided to tackle it as I do each week when I do the weekly cleaning.

So first up is the dining and lounge room. It was probably a good room to start it as it was relatively tidy and organised.

I cleared away both sides of the buffet units – which had become a bit of a dumping ground when we got the new lounges.

I then spent a good few hours cleaning and reorganising the buffet unit…as you can see it has been a while…

I cleaned the window sills, removed cobwebs, wiped down the walls and skirting boards.

All that remains is sorting through the jigsaw puzzles….the ones we’re keeping are going to be re-homed in the cupboard under our stairs.

I then moved on to the lounge room.

We still have to order new coffee tables, though we may keep this one, so I tidied and cleaned…

and repacked the blankets…

Looking tidier….

Except this corner (which is awaiting a new coffee table). Amy’s computer has been dumped here and a dogs toy landed. Plus a stack of old magazines for me to sort through.

The plan is t0 drop down the speaker shelf (behind our new TV) and get another shelf to go the whole width of the alcove space.

Still to do – the fun job of sorting out this cupboard, and trying to get Kevin to part with “some” of his DVDs.

Next week I tackle the kitchen…