15 More, Here and There

While my lunch was heating up I spent 10 more minutes in the corner of the dining room that has gathered a bunch of different things. I consolidated, arranged and organized, so that I have Soldier Boy's care package supplies all on one shelf, and my sewing things on another shelf. This project isn't complete, but it is more orderly and I now have an idea of how I want to fix things when I dedicate time to more detailed organizing.

After lunch I spent 15 minutes in the laundry room, which has an area under the stairs that you can't see. The majority of the time was spent under there, and cleaning the cat box. Neither of which you can see.

BEFORE

AFTER

So let's total this up:

15 minutes in the kitchen, 15 minutes in the dining room, 10 minutes in the dining room, and 15 minutes in the laundry room. To cap it all off, I spent 15 more minutes in all three areas, cleaning surfaces and sweeping.

That's an hour and ten minutes to go from complete, nasty chaos to clean, comfortable living.

In between my cleaning sessions, I ate lunch, blogged, took pictures (obviously), took care of all of Crush's needs and put Sprout down for a nap.

The only thing I've given up is unproductive computer time... the kind where I flip between 3 different email addresses, facebook, myspace and a couple of other sites I usually visit. I've read all the blogs in my feed and responded to all the emails in my inboxes. I haven't felt guilty for cruising the sites I enjoy because I set my timer for 15 minutes to rejuvenate.

Easy breezy.