Spring Cleaning in the Fall

Seriously, I published this last year and I didn’t follow through with this great idea!  Somebody out there needs to kick my ass and make me follow this plan!  Who volunteers???

I’ve made it no secret that I’m, shall we say, a little “housekeeping challenged.”  I hope you read my confessions in “Why Is My House Always Such A Mess!?” under Little Helpers for Thought.

So, I decided that someone as challenged as myself, needs to take baby steps, to get this under control. First, are there any  cleaning products that really work, without me having to work too hard?  I want to let you know about a product that actually worked for me.  Kaboom Mold and Mildew Stain Remover with Bleach.  As I was giving my bathroom a good thorough cleaning, I sprayed it on the dirty part of the tile and was going to let it “set” while I cleaned the rest of the bathroom, then go back to it and scrub it away.  Didn’t have to go back and scrub it away!  The dirt was gone!  I just wiped it with a wet cloth, just to make sure I didn’t have a lot of bleach left over.  I need more like that, that do the work for me!  I have this disgusting gunk splashed all over my kitchen walls.  I have to idea what it is, but nothing seems to get it clean.   Any suggestions?

Now, for the clutter.  I was going to have a yard sale so the grands could have a lemonade stand.  I sure have enough stuff to have a garage sale, but it’s garage sale stuff – nothing worth taking a picture of and putting on Craig’s list or Ebay or OfferUp or anything else for that matter.  But, the grands got busy with Cheer Camp, dance, skating and everything else, so I never had the yard sale.  I still have to get rid of this clutter and I can’t wait until I have it all packed up and organized.  I know damn well that will never happen.

So, looking on Facebook one day, I found this great solution.  It’s called Pickup Please  http://bit.ly/PUP-30Day and it’s a charity to benefit American Veterans.  So, you’re not selling anything, you’re donating.  The website tells about a 30-Day Declutter Challenge.  I’ll probably need more than 30 days, but baby steps.  Once I clicked on the link, there was a 30 day list of what you should clean out on what day.  That was a good guide, but nothing really about how to declutter.  That information was included in the Recent Posts off to the left.  Here are the links that were there on the day I looked.

30-Day Declutter Challenge!

https://pickupplease.org/move-second/

https://pickupplease.org/fall-forward/

https://pickupplease.org/7-in-7-declutter-challenge/

https://pickupplease.org/life-in-alignmen

https://pickupplease.org/kids-klutter/

So after all this work and decluttering and organizing, I’m entitled to treat myself to my favorite adult beverage – WINE!!!  I’ll be sipping away, while reading all of your suggestions on how to help me literally “clean house.”

debbie@grammyslittlehelpers.com