My kitchen looks a lot better already. Monday night was a long night with lots of progress made, and lots of paper towels used up. I scrubbed all the surfaces and even tried about three different methods to get the sink as clean as possible. It's still rusty, but at least I gave it my all. The stove was especially gross since it's actually been getting some use lately. But it's all shiny now. The only things left in the kitchen are the fridge/freezer and the pantry. That shouldn't take too long because I am not a food hoarder. I throw things away when there is even a hint of it being bad, as long as I am taking the trash out at the same time.
I have a few details I want to add in the kitchen (shelving, hooks, curtains, etc.), but I think it's going to be pretty much complete on time for week three which is all about the entry-way. Good timing since I just got a new console table delivered from Target.com today (free shipping!). Hopefully it will encourage me to keep going and to declutter some more in order to make room for it. I'm excited!
I also need to find a way to finalize stuff in the dining room, though cause the book doesn't give a week just to that area. I imagine not many apartments HAVE dining rooms, so I am lucky, but it also becomes a new place to stash crap (most of which was given to me by people trying to clean out their OWN homes. Oh the vicious cycles must end! Goodwill, people!). But yeah, the dining room is just going to get hit whenever I can do it...bit by bit I suppose.
The difficult thing about this project, though, is not getting discouraged by the big mess that I am stirring up as I work, or by the fact that there seem to be a ton of projects looming and maybe not a whole lot of time in my life to spend on them. But, you can always put things off for another day. They'll never get done of course, which means sometimes you just have to dig in and get it over with.
Which is why I am off to watch the Cardinals tonight. HA! Real productive, right? And they will be amazing to watch, I am sure.
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