Selling Sno-Cones at the Beach

cleaning up

We spent the morning doing a serious spring-cleaning (yeah, 6 months behind, as always) of our bedroom, in hopes that banishing the dust bunnies would reduce if not eliminate the sore throat/stuffed nose/headaches we feel every morning.

We wiped down all the surfaces, vacuumed the walls and ceilings, and are in the process of washing ALL the linens, including the curtains. They are stretch velvet, so let's hope they are washer/dryer appropriate.

Why is it that cleaning is primarily a relocation of junk from one place to another? I have to clean the spare room when I get home: it's full of the stuff from the bedroom.

Later we're going...SHOPPING!!! A couple of organizational things to provide storage, and maybe some new clothes. B is a total clothes-horse, but I am a minimalist. Lately, a totally dowdy and frumpy minimalist, I'm feeling. It's shallow, I know: but clothes can really make you feel better about yourself. I realized in Poland how peculiar and specifically Midwestern is the jeans/sweatshirt "ensemble." Comfy, yes, but I think I can do better.