New Year’s Cleaning

The other day was carpet cleaning day at Jessopland.  We consider this to be a joint activity but really Jerry get all the glory of running the beast machine.  I get to “help” by holding the cord. 

Carpet cleaner

While the carpet cleaning project was technically inspired by a pile of cat puke left by Mrs. B, I decided to call this New Year’s cleaning and therefore got inspired to do a few other projects including the very satisfying activity of vacuuming up dust bunnies from under the bedroom furniture.  I also did a plastic-ware audit, a heartbreaking activity in which I bring all my plastic food storage containers out of the closet and match them up with a lid.  Stray pieces which can’t be matched up get tossed.  For some reason I always end up with more lids. 

plastic ware match up

None of these activities ever seems to take more than a half hour and I always feel accomplished when I’ve completed them.  It’s a great way to start out the new year.  I think I’ll continue today with washing out the garbage cans and oiling the wood tables. 

Do you do New Year’s cleaning?  What are your projects? 

5 thoughts on “New Year’s Cleaning

  1. Sylvie

    I am off for most of January … I will be cleaning this house and purging all that I can from it. 🙂
    Happy New Year!

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  2. Peggy

    Ah …. alas I had great plans for cleaning …. and did get rid of some clutter, but the couch called my name …. completed with book, pillow, and blankie …. It was an epic battle, but the couch won!

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