A Drawer a Day

I don't know about you, but the thought of spring cleaning makes me both excited and unmotivated. I love a clean, organized place, but trying to tidy up the whole place at once can be pretty overwhelming. So, I've been trying to do little bits and pieces lately. Actually, this started almost a year ago when we found out that I was pregnant. We had waaaay too much "stuff" that we were holding onto, in hopes of using it one day in a bigger place. Well, it got to the point that we needed to make some decisions and purge the things that had been just sitting around.

I'm a saver. There's no doubt about that. My husband is one too, but he has a much easier time parting with things when there is a end purpose in mind. So, we had many "conversations" about particular items and why we should save them...In reality, it was me trying to convince him that we needed it or that I had some emotional attachment and couldn't part with the item. Most of the time he won, and I have to say, I'm glad he did.

It's such a freeing feeling to not be weighed down by material possessions. Don't get me wrong. I like nice stuff, just like any other girl, but there is a true sense of appreciation and gratitude when the "stuff doesn't have you."

So, we purged and got rid of and donated a ton of stuff. But...there are still those places - our dressers, bathroom cupboards, filing cabinets...you get the idea...places that still need to be gone through and cleaned out. It seems like a never ending task at times. But, once I start, it's very addictive...in a good way, I might add.

My goal is going to be to take one drawer a day and organize it. Easy enough, right? I'm not talking the entire dresser...I'm talking about 1 drawer of the dresser. That should be a cinch, don't you think? Or take for example my desk workspace or the kitchen counter tops. I could pick one of those and do it in a day as well. To make this even more reasonable to tackle, I'm going to give myself a month. I'm not going to do it every single day, but when I do decide to organize, I'm just going to do a bite size at a time.

I can do this! I think I'm actually getting excited now! This project is not going to be so daunting. Yahoo!

What about you? Do you want to join me in this little challenge? Think of all of the drawers we could clean!

Happy day!

hi-d