Summer Cleaning

Part of my goals for 2014 is to recreate old positive habits that have gone astray in the past 12-24 months...lemon in warm water on rising, a green smoothie a day, an hour of exercise a day, following my schedule to keep on track. These benefit me more than words can say, and in turn my family is much happier because everything is running smoothly and I feel sane!

In the past, I have always used January as a type of spring cleaning month, though it being January, it really is Summer Cleaning. Room by room,
de-cluttering, clearing out, wiping out, wiping over, straightening up - you get the drift, right...?

The inlaws have been here for 6 weeks, some times it felt like it was flying by and other days it felt like they had been here for 6 months. Tonight they were flying out, home, back to Ireland. The whole family was here for the most of the day, emotions were running high. It is always so sad to say "see you soon" to them, especially seeing them farewell all the kids. I thought it was a good time to kick start my summer cleaning by escaping into my sewing room.

Until I started I thought it was all in fairly good order....but I decided to take it a step further - storage containers and labels. Works a treat, everything is in its very own home now, and when I slide open the wardrobe door it is all clearly there for me to see.

I do still need to sort that fabric out properly! And also go through the crafting magazines and books and be realistic/ruthless about what I really do need.

I can feel an ebay selling explosion coming on I have to say. Or is it gum tree these days?

So, other than a general straightening up now and the above couple of jobs, the sewing room summer clean is done. I can cross it off my list.

Now about the rest of the house and those other habits I need to re-ignite!!!