What a Life!

Well, I got everything on the list done with only two exceptions. I decided to buy the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to clean off the crayon and paint marks. Then I cleaned out my closet instead of Ben’s. I am not sure what to do with the things in Ben’s closet so it might not get done right away.

My closet, on the other hand, was fairly straightforward. I got rid of a couple outfits and some old shoes. I decided to move my flute and music stand to the basement where all my music is kept. Since I was vacuuming the blinds, I also vacuumed the floor of my closet and under the bed. Very, very dusty. None of the other ceiling fans really needed to be dusted, but the one in our bedroom was awful. That room has minimal curtains, a wood floor, and our bed. The only thing I can think of that would generate more dust than the entire rest of the house would be the down comforter I have on our bed along with my feather pillow (Steve has the other kind). I never realized such things were such sources of dust. But for now the room is clean and my closet is very trim and tidy.

The pantry thing turned into a major project. We have this standalone pantry that I cannot really use anymore because a certain person can open the door and take items out and carry them around the house. So really, only the top two shelves were in partial use. I decided to empty it out, move it downstairs to the utility room, and store backup items in it there. So the bags of flour, the new bottle of ketchup we don’t quite need yet, and other such things all traveled downstairs. That freed up room in the cabinets for not only the cereal boxes (formerly stored on top of the refrigerator) but my cookbooks as well.

I straightened all the spices, and lined up all the bottles of stuff (cider vinegar, cooking wine, vanilla, oil, etc.). The grater now has one home – it was the worst for floating from place to place. I even made a place for my measuring cups and glass measure.

I really wish I’d taken a before picture of the kitchen, but I didn’t and I can’t seem to find any of the side where I removed the pantry in my archives. So you will just have to imagine with me that the room seems much bigger and more spacious. That pantry is only about 15x15x60, but it was dark and tall and seemed to make things a lot more crowded than you would think.

Our kitchen doesn’t really have much counter space. But with how I have things now, all of my mixing bowls, dishes, food, spices and cookbooks can be reached when standing in one place. And yes, it’s a very small kitchen.

When I finish cleaning it up (washing the dishes and scrubbing the potatoes I dug up from the garden), I will add pictures to this post.

So Domestic Diva Day was a great success and will probably be repeated soon.