I get it– spring cleaning because you can set the wash tub outside, and beat the rugs when it’s warm.
But my washtub stays indoors since, despite my pioneer-woman conceits I actually don’t use a scrub board to clean; nor do I beat the rugs. I vacuum them. I don’t want to be stuck inside cleaning when the weather is finally nice and I can get out of the cave for a few hours.
Enter the January Cure. This is one of those internet things of which you’re vaguely aware for years. And then a friend says “I’m doing this!” and you think, okay, why not. It’s great “Dark Days” therapy.
Last year my friend petered out after a couple of weeks, but I stuck it out and went the whole month. I confess some of the tasks struck me as silly (buy some mass-produced art), or inconsistent with the eco-friendly mandate (buy some cut flowers in the middle of January– they’re only the most ecologically disastrous industry on the planet!). But for the most part it laid a really useful and effective structure for cleaning. Last year I had an entire 10-room house to clean, which was a little more than the “Apartment Therapy” home site was geared towards. This year, I’ve contracted onto my first floor, so I should be able to keep up a little more.
I’m going to add my disaster of a basement to the mix (in fact I’m headed there right after writing this).
I’ll be going back to my regular Tuesday posting day for reporting. (It seemed ridiculous to post about cleaning on New Year’s Eve- I don’t know about you, but on New Year’s Eve my aim is making messes, not cleaning them up!) I hope you’ll join me in signing up through the Apartment Therapy site, and that you’ll chime in on the comments here about your successes, misses, and surprises.
Happy New Year!
Not Dabbling In Normal 