Spring Cleaning

So, on Saturday, Joe and I began the task of cleaning our house.  Or, at least, of cleaning it out.  We went through drawers and drawers of paperwork, piles and piles of...well, everything...cleared out a few closets, filled a few bags full of donations, etc.  As for everything else, well, let's just say that there still remain a number of things on our official Spring Cleaning List that went untouched.  I have estimated that we have about 20 more hours of work to be done--including yard clean-up, basement clean-up, garage clean-up, etc.  Then, the real fun (painting, reorganizing, decorating, etc.) can begin.  My goal is to finish all painting and building projects NO LATER than June 30.  Admittedly, that might be a little bit ambitious, since I can't do very much with my toddler toddling all over the place, as he is wont to do.  Nevertheless, I have to start somewhere, and I have to have goals of some sort, or I'll never get anywhere!

In other news, one of the unexpected delights of living through the first full year in a new home is to see what sorts of perennials are lurking in the garden.  We have all sorts of tulips and daffodils, which are quite lovely, indeed.  We have a lot of work to do outside, but it's nice to take a few moments to stop and smell the roses tulips and daffodils.  At our old place (which we rented), there were two lilac bushes that produced the most fragrant flowers around.  Fortunately for me, I don't sneeze at the mere sight of lilacs, so I could really enjoy them.  I'm excited to discover what other flora-related surprises await me!

And, finally, the blogging universe is overwhelming.  I looked at one blog last night, which, in turn, served as an introduction to about 5980 other blogs, which, then, provided information for 2095890 other blogs.  Etsy is, likewise, overwhelming.  You can buy all sorts of homemade and/or vintage items from countless talented people; it takes so long to go through page after page of "aprons" or "things with owls" or "green rings" or whatever.  But, it's wonderfully fun (and wastes A LOT of time!!)  I am just so impressed by all of the things that people can create...it's amazing how talented this world really is!