Spring Clean Day 2

My spring clean for the body ended on Sunday night like this:

Kale + quinoa, avocado, and turkey burger

Better luck next season! It wasn't a bad cleanse, I really wasn't hungry, I just had a raging headache by 7pm and couldn't stomach spending 3 days of my spring break feeling that way. So, I gladly caved (there's even a Coke Zero off camera) and moved on to the bigger and better elements of spring cleaning: the house!

Here's the big, bold list I made on Sunday. I crossed off the items we have taken care of so far:

Spring clean

All over
Dust shelves, blinds, vents, moldings, light fixtures -- anything that collects dust and you usually ignore.
clean window treatments (including your shower curtain)
Wash windows

Living room
Clean out cabinet
Broken drop ceiling tile
clean behind couch
Vacuum cushions

Bedroom
Organize drawers
Dust chandelier
Burnt out bulbs 
Broken drop ceiling tile
Flip mattress
Change winter bedding to spring
Change clothes from warm to cool and pack away seasonal clothes
Donate/sell unwanted clothes 

Dining room
Paint chairs I've given up on this idea for now
Broken drop ceiling tiles
Check smoke detector batteries

Vacuum rug
Kitchen
Clean out fridge
Clean behind fridge
Fix broken drawer given up on this as well 
Organize paperwork: alphabetize and eliminate
Spray paint file cabinet Monday

Bathroom
Clean out chest
Clean out medicine cabinet and makeup bag

Laundry room
Vacuum
Spray paint lamp not happening  

Outside
Compost
Buy herbs

Plant herbs 

As you can see, we've made some good head way. I saved all the cleaning, cleaning for today. And by Wednesday when the family gets here for Easter, we'll be breathing easy in a super clean, and organized house! We took our clothes to Buffalo Exchange and traded them for store credit. They didn't take much, but we got $50 to spend in the store! The rest we took to Goodwill. Here are some pics of what's been going on so far:

sweaters ready to be stored for summer

Clothes to be traded and donated

Buffalo Exchange loot,  C also got a pair of jeans for $11!

Finally rehung this mirror, which fell off the wall during Isaac! 

This year we're going small with the garden, since every other year has been a fail in our low light back yard, check out last year's here. We planted basil, cilantro, parsley, and oregano. The big plant is a schefflera that I rooted from my own plant, which was rooted from my mom's, which was at my grandpa's funeral in 1990. Rooting for these plants is simple and involves cutting off a branch and putting it in water. The new addition is for Cynthia (hopefully we can keep this a secret until Sunday).