Tackle it Tuesday – JC’s room

 

My house is still a disaster, I figured the only way to stay on task was to blog about it, and 5 Minutes for Mom happens to have the remedy: “Tackle It Tuesday”.  Now, I have to admit that this week’s room of choice has been a long standing sore spot around the house.  We just had major water damage and work to do on the main floor, but this room is on the third floor.  (Yes, we have three full floors – no wonder I get behind!)  The shape of this room is embarrassing, but at least we’re not on “Hoarders” quite yet.  JC’s room, formerly the “toy room” or as we used it, the dump-it-in-there-if-you-don’t-know-what-to-do-with-it room began it’s life as an extra room where we stored boxes we hadn’t gone through after we moved.  That was now 5 years ago.  I am standing firm on the new pledge:  If we haven’t needed it in 5 year, we probably never will.  Time to purge!!!  With that in mind, here’s the room:

         

Anyone who’s been to our house recognizes this garbage dump as the “toy room”.  The black hole of toys.  I decided to just start at the door and tie a rope around my waist and make my way to the back.  On one side of me a garbage bag, the other side a tote for actual “keeper” toys.  When the kids would come to see what was going on, I swear they thought it was Christmas.  Long lost toys reappeared.  Some we parted with and donated, others we decided were trash.  This was much more than a one-day project.  I am proud to say we made it out alive!!

We bagged up two large bags of broken toys and empty boxes.  I found two disgusting sippy cups that also got trashed.  JC has a cute crib bedding set that I was finally able to use, complete with a matching valance.  Now all this room needs is a good color to be painted…. any suggestions?

 

Tackle it Tuesday – Kitchen of Chaos

 

I figured the only way to stay on task was to blog about it, and 5 Minutes for Mom happens to have the remedy: “Tackle It Tuesday”.  Perhaps you saw a taste of what I was in store for last week with my kitchen photos.  I decided today was really the day.  I need at least one clean room in this house!!  So here’s some before shots (these look better than last week!):

After the kitchen had been literally shoveled out from the debris of the ceiling, there were chunks of plaster everywhere.  Water and dirt had dried to the floor. Yuck.  I started at the top and worked my way down to the floor.  I hauled out 2 large bags of junk and that big trash can full of plaster and wood pieces.  It took me most of the day…but I got it done!!

I have to say HOORAY! for Mr. Clean with Febreze (Meadow and Rain scent, and no, I’m not advertising), that stuff was so nice!!  I was getting really tired of that yucky dirty water smell and the Mr. Clean really did the trick.  I had to haul the buckets of water from upstairs, this sink still isn’t working.  What I still need to tackle:  The front of the fridge! But I need some sleep first!