Clearing Out

Most Saturday mornings, Jeremy and the girls get up and make muffins together for breakfast.

I usually sleep in and wake up to the yummy smell. The girls really LOVE doing this. They talk about it a lot. I know this will be a cherished memory for them when they are older. (They sit on the floor so everyone can help add ingredients and mix.)

I love Christmas and hate packing it up, mostly because it is a lot of work. I love the feeling of a clear and clean house afterwards. I usually put up the next holiday decor before packing the current stuff away. It drives Jeremy nuts, because we live in chaos for a day or two. This year I threw all the Christmas into one room. I really wanted to clean it out. It took a really long time, but I am so glad I did it. I am going to clean out all of our storage this year.

I was able to throw away two garbage bags of stuff. I also gave a couple bags to the DI. I still need a few more storage bins. Mostly because I have been getting rid of all our boxes and replacing them with bins. I think I used some of my Christmas ones for other stuff. OOPS!

So much more organized and with detailed labeling. No more ten bins with just Christmas in them. Now I can grab exactly what I need.

We are ready for Valentines! It is one of my favorite holidays. My mom always made it a big holiday growing up and so I like to decorate for my kids too.

I am ready for Spring and some SUNSHINE. I do NOT like all the dark dreary days of January. I did not put any of my drapes and curtains up in this house. I really just enjoy sunlight. More than five hours a day of it would be nice!