just a little tidbit...

spring is here!
...FINALLY!

so now...i want to garden!
but it's still to muddy and wet so i have to wait.
a lot has been going on in my little home...i've been devoting my time to spring cleaning projects and jewelry making so i haven't had much time to post.
naughty naughty, i know.

though early, we have been formulating a plan for the backyard (which needs a complete overhaul thanks to my pitbull's "landscaping" escapades last year) so look forward to an adventure in cheap backwoods landscaping! whoo hoo!
-actually, it will be an adventure...i've never tackled a project like that before, so it should be interesting...

coming up soon i'll also share some inside crap i've been up to.
we're sprucing up the spare bedroom and converting it into a work room (and not just a place to pile laundry!), with a "desk" and shelves and room to actually use our sewing machine.
and then maybe i'll even figure out HOW to use it!

but until i get to those, i'll leave you with some of the most important things i've learned about keeping a home tidy:

if it isn't being used for it's intended purpose, get rid of it!

for instance, there was a bench in my kitchen...i had originally put it there as a place to take off/put on your shoes and to provide the ONLY seating in the kitchen.
but guess what? no one sits in the kitchen! so the bench became a buried under a mountain of jackets and god knows what else. i was constantly cleaning it, it was a huge pain in the ass and i hated it.
so i got rid of it. (ok, i put it out on the porch where is actually used for seating)
no more clutter. because there wasn't a receptacle for clutter.
-now, don't get me wrong, most of the things in my house are not used for their "true" intended purpose, but they serve MY purpose, so it works. get it? of course you do.

so needless to say i've been getting rid of a bunch of shit that has been giving me grief. and it feels good.

so there.