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THAR SHE BLOWS!

It was such a wonderful day yesterday! After what felt like hours and hours of trying to make my way through the rough and treacherous terrain, I had finally seen the most wonderful sight as I stood holding myself up to keep from falling down with overwhelming amounts of joy and sheer happiness that I finally finished one of six feared projects - I had emptied the closet and had cleared the mound on our bed that came from the closet. Who in their right mind would have ever guessed that this deal would have me pondering the biggest math question of the day? You'll love this, but don't try to solve this...It is physically impossible without a five subject notebook and a box of pens from Office Depot. How many hangers, pairs of shoes, a vast array of various sizes of clothing items, men's girly magazines, ball caps with various designs, belts, old and new jackets and other extreme odds and ends, can you fit in a closet that is 2ft deep, 3.5 feet wide and 8 feet high? Ok, I was never really the greatest at word problems, but I know how I should have answered this question before it got cleaned out – there should have been a huge yellow caution sticker with the word danger in red lettering and the rest of the sticker that said:

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The best part of my day, was when this mess that you see to your left, was completely transformed. I decompress the amount of crap that had found its way into this extremely small space, that maybe about 60 years ago, was called a closet, but compare it to the closets of today, this is now considered a locker. Now, not only did I decompress it, I downsized it's contents and then went on to color code it too. Below is the after picture. It feels great to know that I have completed another one of many tasks that I have on my to-do list.



After

I am also very excited to learn that today my sweetheart is helping me with my declutting and cleaning today, so that we can enjoy the Pro-bowl game this evening. It's another opportunity for me to learn the game and spend quality time with my husband and sons. So, for now - I thank you for keeping up my with progress and the words of encouragement. I can see the light at the end of this year long quest. I can't wait to be able to say - I finally did it! My remaining project of the day – I’m FINALLY GOING TO CLEAN THE COAT AND LINEN CLOSET. How many weeks have I've been saying I was going to do that?  Well folks, today is the day...Wish me luck! Enjoy the game.