Photo credit: ?ukasz Strachanowski

I took the concept of spring cleaning to heart this year, announcing to my family that we were not only going to clean, but also declutter every room of the house, even if it takes us until next spring!  With five people in a small house it doesn’t take long for stuff to accumulate, but we had gotten to the point where there was no room in the house that was always clean.  When I was in middle school and high school, we had a living room in the front of our house that we were literally NOT ALLOWED TO USE, it was for company only. Now that I have three kids, I understand exactly why my Mom declared that room off limits!

We’ve been giving away boxes of  books the kids don’t read anymore, outgrown clothes and toys, anything we don’t absolutely love and want to make room for. We’ve lived in this house for almost seven years and boy have we filled it up! It’s been nice to slowly see spaces emerge.  I think it’s hard to function with clutter everywhere, your eye never has anywhere peaceful to rest, you know?

The biggest task we really need to tackle is having our carpets cleaned, but I can’t hire a rug cleaning nj service until the clutter is off the floors so they can actually clean the carpets! I also want to do some research first and see what kind of chemicals are used. I’ve been learning that some rug cleaning companies are using natural cleaning solutions, which appeals to me as both a Mom and a pet owner. I’d prefer to avoid having my children and pets sitting and lying on carpet that was cleaned with harsh chemicals!  Before you hire a carpet cleaning service, ask if they have Natural/”Green”  Choices available!

So that’s what’s been going on with me, tackling clutter and feeling great about it. The more boxes we drop off at Goodwill, the more junk we toss out, it’s like a huge weight comes off my shoulders. What about you? Have you been doing any spring cleaning? Share in a comment!