spring cleaning

These last few weeks I have been feeling uber inspired by clover lane's 40 Bags. Coupled with Pinterest and a healthy dose of that crazy show, Hoarders, all I want to do is purge, organize and repeat. I took a huge bag of junk out of the laundry room already and I'm still reeling from the high of the neatly organized cabinets above the washer and dryer.

Ever since September I have had a goal to park my car in the garage. A little slice of goodness I haven't been able to do since....ever. I've never parked a car in a garage either because I've lived in spaces that didn't include a garage, or the garage has been occupied. Like now. Currently it's habitants include an undrivable car, man gadgets and lots of lots of other stuff.

Yes, let me introduce myself. I'm "little irish" and I keep STUFF. It's horrible disease I'm trying to rid myself of. All this stuff I hold onto has been weighing me down for too long. So! I wrote myself up a little list of places I could take a bag away from. Working myself down the to biggest jobs. I've already started chipping away here and there, randomly picking areas that are quick and provide instant gratification.

40 BAGS

1.       Boy bedroom

2.       Boy closet

3.       Boy toys

4.       Girl #1 bedroom

5.       Girl #1 closet/wardrobe

6.       Girl #1 toys

7.       girl #2 bedroom

8.       girl #2 bedroom

9.       girl #2 toys

10.   Kid bathroom/linen closet

11.   Master bathroom

12.   Master bedroom

13.   Husband clothes/dresser

14.   Toy corner (little kitchen)

15.   Book shelves

16.   Family room

17.   Game cupboard/storage

18.   Kitchen

19.   Kitchen

20.   Kitchen

21.   Refrigerator

22.   Pantry

23.   Dining room

24.   Living room

25.   Desk

26.   Craft closet

27.   Laundry room cupboard

28.   Garage

29.   Garage

30.   Garage

31.   Garage

32.   Garage

33.   Garage

34.   Shed

35.   Shed

36.   Shed

37.   Office

38.   Office

39.   Office 

40.   Office

Disclaimer: The 40 bags in 40 days is a project Clover Lane does during Lent (40 days) in which she rids her house of 40 bags of stuff. I'm not religious (and not honoring Lent) but I can appreciate the value of ridding our living spaces of unneeded, accumulated things.