Pinterest Project

Now to decide on handles. I sent this to my 3 sisters last night for opinions. Black was the popular choice. Gotta love spray paint when it’s on sale (last year)

DAY #16 - Organize your work space

I actually did that back in May. Moved out everything other than the desk. Even moving it back from the wall to in front of the window was tough. Painted a wall a day and then one day for the trim, another for the door. Clean up next day. Yup. A week to paint a room.

Recycle, Repaint, Reuse

Pinterest projects finally coming to fruition. Pics to follow.

DAY #15 - Recycle something

We recycle as much as we can since we live on a farm & store household garbage in a utility trailer until we haul it to the nearest county dump. I used to have 3 large blue bins for recycling but changed to smaller green bins with paper bags to separate as some years we are away more than we are home. Batteries, electronics, glass, tin, cardboard & newspaper are all separated and taken to RediRecycle in town. Beverage containers are taken to the wood shed and the can are crushed in a garbage compactor before being taken to Redi for cash back. 10 cents a can, 25 for 2 litre bottles. It’s my mad money. A pedicure here. A manicure there. A treat that’s not in the budget.

Some days I find myself removing recyclables from the garbage can. It has taken me many years to retrain the step children and even though they are grown & gone, they continue the new tradition and hubby relapses every so often.

Not sure if Princess Purrl is helping or hindering but she is definitely not recyclable.

DAY #14 - Clean your laundry room.

Nope. We got new pedestals for the laundry pair at Christmas and everything got cleaned then, even under, behind, beside & around when we installed them. Besides, Sunday is a day of rest, sort of, as I don’t seem to be able to sit still on do nothing days.

After pancakes made by the 9 yr old granddaughter for everyone, and our Sunday tradition of watching a movie (Tangled) on the iPad in bed, she headed back to her mum’s in town. Then the guys went out to plow the newly fallen snow in the yard and at the skating rink.

For some reason I had the urge to paint. Last year I bought a bread box & potato bin from my friend’s business on Facebook. She even threw in a plate rack for free because the colour matched. The colour was cream. Way too yellow for my taste so I repainted them “cotton” which is the same paint as the trim that I painted over the dark dusty rose trim inside the house. (leftovers) Now I am painting everything I can find if I don’t like it’s colour. All with the help of my trusty sidekick, #PrincessPurrl Well, supervision when she’s not napping.

DAY #13 - Clean out your linen closet.

Nope. That was the day of our family skating party at the farm. My linen closet in the main bath is not in too bad of shape. A lot of old towels that we use for the hot tub. I will get rid of any ratty ones or use them for drop cloths when painting.

Day 12 - Declutter the bathroom cupboards.

Nope. We were in town all day. No time. I bought something though. So much for another challenge from the group not to buy anything for a year. A necessity however, new winter boots. We bought a wall clock from Salvation Army for $8. EIGHT DOLLARS!! I didn’t like the pic that was up there before anyway.  I’m going to sell the pic in the garage sale for $10

DAY #11 - Declutter your medicine cabinet.

Easy Peasy. I actually had already done it last month, checking for expired meds. They are in a ziplock bag ready to go to the Pharmacist next time we go into town. All I had to do was wipe the shelves & clean the mirrors.

I guess I should check the medicine cabinet in the trailer. Nope. -26 C . I’m pretty sure I emptied it in the Fall of anything that would freeze since we weren’t going south this winter.

Finally got around to part of Day 9’s challenge. After taking out what I needed for supper, best to clean it before I put anything back in. 1/4 the way done! After supper, finished the top half. Pretty darn empty since we haven’t been grocery shopping in a week. Freezer is full though. That’s tomorrow’s job as it shouldn’t take me too long to declutter the bathroom cupboards. I hope

Bonus! Just finished organizing 2 more kitchen drawers. With a little help from friend. 

Day 10 - Clear your kitchen and/or dining room table(s).

Nope. I did it that Monday when I had company. Haven’t gotten to the Fridge or Freezer from Day 9 either. I decluttered 2 junk drawers AND a cupboard AND 2 pantry doors. Mind you, most was done from midnight to 2:30 am and the rest after supper. Hey. It’s still all in one day. Just took a 6 hour “nap” in between.

Uh oh. Now there’s stuff all over the dining room table. Just need to find a box or bags to put it in as soon as I decide if they are donate or garage sale. I’ve run out. I now have a garbage bag full of Tupperware to donate that has been added to the pile by the front door.

The junk drawer has never been so clean. Still too many pens even after testing them all & throwing away anything that didn’t work and the basket on the right doesn’t fit properly. I know I have another little white one somewhere. I’m sure I’ll run across it as I continue decluttering. It could be in the trailer but it’s -20 and almost 1 am. I need another 6 hour nap. Goodnight!

DAY #9 - Clean your refrigerator and freezer

Nope. Didn’t happen. Will do it tomorrow as my friend a province away has decided to join me in the challenge but she is not on Facebook and even though we’re behind, I know we’ll get caught up eventually. It’s like going to the gym. It gets you more motivated when you’ve got someone to go with.

Today I woke up achy all over. Literally top to bottom, or bottom to top. Hips, back, shoulder, jaw, & cheek. Can you have arthritis in your face? Lol. The change in the weather has a lot of people in the same boat. My man was back from town at the walk-in clinic with meds for his chest cold before I was even out of bed. He didn’t sleep well last night so I didn’t start decluttering til after he woke from his nap. I wasn’t planning on doing anything today but after supper & unloading the dishwasher, it just made sense to clean the cupboard before putting the dishes away.

2 cupboards down. 5 more to go!