Neatness has never been one of my strong suits. Here of late, I’ve started making the effort to get things cleaned up and cleaned out around my home. It’s definitely not an easy proposition, but one that I’m hoping will make my house more like a home.
Cleaning the house has never been an easy task. The longer it goes without caring for housekeeping, the more disorganized and messy it gets. Matters aren’t helped by the fact I go to flea markets and estate sales and pick up even more stuff. Over the past month, it’s finally gotten to the point that I’ve decided to make a concerted effort to get things cleaned and organized.
My hot water heater recently breathed its last breath and I had a friend coming over to inspect and possibly fix it. I realized the clutter in the kitchen, where the hot water heater is located, made it impossible to get to. So my kitchen was the first place the cleaning and reorganization began. Although I haven’t gotten it as organized as I’d like, it at least looks a lot better than it did.
I’ve made a start on getting both the living room and bedroom cleaned and organized as well. There were so many odds and ends in both rooms and I’ve realized it’s going to take quite a bit of time to get things the way I’d like it. There is quite a bit of stuff that I’m going to donate or throw away. Much of the rest of it is going into what I’m calling a “catch-all room”, which is now nearly filled.
I realize my house didn’t get this way overnight and that it’s going to be a time-consuming process to get it all done. But I’m happy to say I’ve at least made a start on the process. With my mind working the way it does, clutter seems to be par for the course. So I’m also working on tidying up each day instead of letting it build up as I have.
Small steps…baby steps, but the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
David Lee
David Lee 