I think we have been cleaning every single day since Christmas day. I don’t know what it is about the holiday, but it always makes me want to deep clean the house, and get rid of clutter that has been creeping up on me.

I caught up the ten loads of Christmas laundry, and got the downstairs vacuumed, dusted, and swept. I would love to clean the boy’s room, but I think that task will have to wait until they are back at school.

As the new year is quickly approaching, I would like to tackle a few more cleaning tasks around the house. Here is what I have planned so far.

• Clean out Agnes closet. Donate items, and purchase long term storage items
• Clean out the boy’s room closet. Donate items, and purchase long term storage items. Dylan’s wardrobe has outgrown his dresser, so this needs to be addressed too. I either need to add another bar in the closet, or find another dresser to add to the boy’s room
• Clean out the kitchen cabinets! Put unused items in storage for a yard sale when Spring finally rolls around
• Clean out and organize my closet. The clothes are pared down and together, but the books are a mess. Time to tackle the built-ins, and tidy up the mess
• Look for more storage for around the house… I would love to make a little “task/getting ready” area in the foyer, we could use more storage in all of the bedrooms too. Shelving in the kitchen would be much appreciated too
• Clean out the Christmas decorations. As I am putting them away, it is time to get rid of some unused items. If they are in good shape, maybe I can store them to add to the yard sale items.

Of course there is the day to day cleaning to be kept up with. Since all of the kids are home, this task hasn’t been easy. The more I clean up, the more messes they seem to make. Oh goodness.