Spring, Spring, Spring

Along with the Nice change in weather and Spring Break also comes SPRING CLEANING. Or in our families case it has been more like Spring Organizing. So though our to-do lists are still 10 miles long we decided to turn our attention to some much needed organizing. Starting with the garage. When we moved in, all the stuff that we were not quite sure where it was going to go, all got put out in the garage. And those piles in the garage have just seemed to get bigger and bigger as more stuff has just been tossed into them mostly by me. Also the other motivation to get the garage organized has been that summer is quickly approaching, and I would like to be able to park inside the garage before the heat is turned up. So after some long days, lots of shelving, lots of trash, and a few trips to the Desert Industries drop-off it is finally complete. Though we still have TONS of stuff, at least the stuff is organized.

The Before...

The only reason the above picture looks like there is some extra room, is because all of these were also in there.

And the After...

Next came the Van. Before it made its grand entrance into its new home in the garage, I decided that it also needed a big spring clean. 6 hours later I had taken out the seats which allowed me to clean down in all the nooks and crannies that I can never get to. Shampooed the carpets and rugs. Cleaned and moisturized all the seats. Scrubbed all the scuffs and stuff off the walls. Cleaned the dash & windows, and now the baby looks brand new again. Hopefully after the big threats to my kids about not eating in the car, not leaving papers, toys, shoes, jackets, trash or ANYTHING in the car it will stay reasonably clean.

Along with the change of season also comes the change in wardrobe so our closet was the next project we tackled. It would have been nice to have some fancy, schmancy custom closet look going on but this is what we had to settle for. It does the job right? And is way better than the 1 rod that was hanging from end to end. Jason’s side still needs some work putting everything away in its spots. He was too busy hanging a ceiling fan on his side of the closet so that he wouldn’t get hot while he was getting dressed each day, and I could wait no longer for the picture.

And last but not least is a little project that my Handy, Dandy, Husband did for me. I don’t know about anyone else but at our house there is always this pile of shoes by the front door. We have used different baskets and bins to try and make it look less tacky but for us it never seems to do the job. So we came up with a little idea to do in our laundry room, since I can now park in the garage and that will be the door in which we will enter and exit. We drew up the plans for these cute, yet strong little drawers and Jason built them for me.

So with a few major springtime projects checked off our list we are ready for summer.